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Ghost Stories

Little Theatre

March 31, 2001 By admin Leave a Comment

Reader Submission Just got out of hospital, so I’ve got plenty of time, here goes; I had been asked to play for “Forever Plaid” at the Little Theater, but I hadn’t played String Bass for 25 years or so, so I was plunking away on stage before dress rehearsal (Just like falling off a bike-ya […]

Interview with Rebecca Rosen

“If you look at them [mourning customs, epitaphs, and motifs] with 20th century eyes you will miss [the meaning]. You’ve got to understand what the world was actually like, what it was like living in … Read More+

Hystery Mystery

Eileen Mor Lighthouse

Eilean Mor Lighthouse

October 11, 2008 By admin Leave a Comment

Eilean Mor Lighthouse Mystery Over the years, lighthouses have served the purpose of keeping those at sea safe from crashing against rocky outcroppings or running aground when approaching land. In recent time the lighthouse has gone the way of the great sailing vessels of yesterday. Now with the advent of GPS and radar the lighthouse […]

Roanoke Island, NC

October 13, 2007 By admin Leave a Comment

Taking into account the unfamiliar territory and the unknown reaction of the native people to English settlement on nearby land it would seem that the Roanoke Island settlement was doomed from the start.  So why has this story persisted over the years as one of the most intriguing disappearances of American history? In 1584 the […]

1946 Panther Attack

November 30, 2013 By admin Leave a Comment

Fear and panic gripped the residents of rural Chautauqua County during the summer of 1946. Over a dozen documented sightings of two large Panthers/Cougars, roaming within an area of less than 10 miles, culminated into an attack of a young boy on August 14, 1946 in Busti, New York. Little did the residents of the […]

Black Panther

November 1, 2013 By admin Leave a Comment

Over the next several weeks, Chautauqua Ghost will be featuring a three part series about the Black Panthers of Chautauqua County:  Past and Present.  Find out the folktale that originated from the actual event that spurred over 67 years of sightings of this predator. Read original 1940’s -2013 newspaper articles, interviews from eyewitnesses, photographs of […]

The Ghost Cattle of Camp Onyahasa

November 9, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

In 1942, three young teenage boys were excited to be camping at Camp Onyahsa. Little did they know that this would be an experience that would have a lifetime effect upon them. Camp Onyahsa is located on Lake Chautauqua in Dewittville, NY and is one of the oldest summer camps in the country. The boys participated in a number of activities […]

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