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Leading a ghost tour in Havre de Grace.

This is my second year of working for Havre de Haunts Tours & Paranormal Research Group.  The group has explored and investigated strange as well as historic happenings in Havre de Grace, Maryland from which a tour has been formed.  The town's tales of history, prominent visitors, and hauntings makes for an amiable walk though the picturesque water front location.  Each October chilly winds rustle the leaves as the moon peers down for added atmosphere.

The Friday night tour I led was additionally interesting as several tour customers brought along their own emf detectors - which were very active during the walk.  It is believed that the presence of ghosts can cause a disturbance in electromagnetic fields, which is what the detector reads.  Of course myriad things can trigger a reaction and at certain points when the detectors were very active there were telephone poles with numerous transformers or such attached.  Hardly an ideal scenario for ghost hunting.  Interestingly at one point in the tour the detectors became very active at my every mention of the word 'gangsters'.  Not proof, but oh so curious.



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I've had odd experiences at haunted places before.  Doors opening on their own seem a popular occurrence for me - I've had similar experiences at the Hollingsworth house in Cecil County and The Whistling Oyster in Fell's Point.  I decided to jot down these experiences for my new book - Midnight Writings.  Other articles included in the book concern my zombie make over for a day on the set of Trailer Park of the Living Dead (filmed in Cecil County, Maryland), my musings about horror conventions, films, and Edgar Allan Poe.  For these segments I must thank all those who have agreed to be interviewed by me in the past, such as actress Tanya Erin Paoli.

And there are a baker's dozen of fictional offerings as well, including The Customer in which a bothersome bar patron has an unfortunate occurrence after last call and Midnight Encounter in which a pair of grave robbers with a body on their hands get an unusual offer.  Why not take time to take advantage of the offer of buying Midnight Writings at http://lulu.com/spotlight/wrigler ?

Happy Reading & Ghost Hunting!



A murder occurred at Havre de Grace's State Theater, which once showed silent films and although long closed might not be totally abandoned.

  



Havre de Grace Ghost Tours - October 2015

The seasons are changing once more, with the warmth and green of summer giving away to autumn's falling leaves which are carried to the earth by cool breezes.  Autumn's my favorite season due in part to the colorful leaves and spookiness ushered in by the oncoming holiday of Halloween.  What better time is there to enjoy a good ghost story or stroll through a picturesque scene of fallen leaves?
Havre de Haunts Tours and Paranormal Research offers the perfect opportunity to indulge in such a pastime.  I'll be leading ghost tours as follows :


In Havre de Grace at the Wolbert grave.
Frank Wolbert was murdered at the Seneca House.

October 9th at 8 :30pm
October 10th at 8 :30pm
October 16th at 7pm & 8: 30pm
October 17th at 7pm & 8 :30pm
October 23rd at 7 pm
October 24th at 8 :30pm


You may ask for me when making your tour arrangements.
For ticket ordering info or more complete details, go to havredehaunts.com
The tour commence at Concord Point Coffee in Havre de Gace.  Walk ins are welcome but tour space is limited.

The tours include commentary concerning Havre de Grace's history and notable visitors/citizens as well as stops at haunted hot spots like the Seneca House and the Joseph L. Davis building.

Havre de Grace's main street boasts several stops on the ghost tour.

Clues You Could Be A Ghost

I like writing horror tales, especially playing around with iconic creatures.  Of late ghosts have been the object of my musings, perhaps partly influenced by the Havre de Haunts ghost tours I led last Autumn.  It is said sometimes ghosts aren't even aware of their condition.  Now I've been feeling odd of late, but not that strange.  Still, there are numerous clues of a ghostly existence such as these...

1. Every evening around dusk a different team of ghost hunters arrive at your house.

2. You have no problems passing through doorways…even when you forget to open the door.

3. Abe Lincoln was president when you were born.

4. Every family reunion picnic is held Halloween night.

5. There’s a tombstone in the graveyard with your name on it.

6. No matter what you eat, you never gain weight on your hips and remain able to float in the air.

If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions you may be a ghost. If you’ve answered yes to all of them, you probably are.

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Havre de Grace's Past

At the Frank Wolbert grave in Havre de Grace. 

     As reported in a previous blog, I had the honor of leading tours during the autumn months for Havre de Haunts Tours and Paranormal Research.  I found the experience most rewarding and of late I have furthered explored Havre de Grace's past - with a little help from my friends.

     My friend Theresa was raised in Havre de Grace like myself.  On a lovely September day we got together for me to do a practice run through of the tour.  The result was much reminiscing about growing up in Havre de Grace.  She shared with me a tale I had not heard of before concerning a legend of buried loot and gangster hauntings once in the town's old Bayou Hotel.   

     While taking a full weekend to celebrate my birthday at the start of December, I further explored Havre de Grace with my friend Deborah, who was visiting from Virginia.  She had previously come to Havre de Grace for the Halloween Havre de Haunts ghost tour.  In it numerous interesting characters from the town's past are discussed. One of my favorites is Frank Wolbert, and with Deborah I came across his grave in Angel Hill Cemetery outside of Havre de Grace.

     The Wolbert tombstone was large and impressive.  It is shared by both Frank Wolbert and his brother.  Whether Wolbert finds it impressive or not is questionable as there are reports he prefers to remain in the Senecca house where he lived and died.  His death on August 15, 1967 is not in dispute, but many facts about him remain vague or mysterious.  Some legends claim that the eccentric doctor kept a collection of shrunken heads and an alligator in his basement.  Frank Wolbert's death was a violent one - his head was bashed in and he was found hung from a window of the Senecca house.  The Senecca house is currently home to doctor offices whose employees supposedly often deal with objects disappearing or being discovered in odd places.  When such things happen it is suggested that 'Frankie' (AKA Wolbert's ghost) is to blame. 

     Stephen Senecca was responsible for building the Senecca house, and it is an architectural wonder.  It is also supposedly one of the most haunted places in Havre de Grace.  People have reported seeing odd lights occur in the house at night.  Orbs and odd phenomena in the house's windows often appear in photographs of the place.  For an art class at Havre de Grace High School I did a sketch of the place, drawn to its appearance but utterly unfamiliar with its history. Perhaps I should have added something in one of the windows...  

Havre de Haunts Tours

I was born in Havre de Grace. The town has played host to some historic figures of fame as well as some dark deeds. It is believed a few inhabitants of this picturesque town have elected to continue to reside in Havre de Grace even after their deaths.

Havre de Haunts Tours and Paranormal Research was founded in 2013 to preserve the history of Havre de Grace and investigate its supernatural occurences.

In October the group offer tours highlighting Havre de Grace's history and ghostly legends. I'm happy to say that I will be assisting with some tours.

My tentative schedule to give tours is as follows -

Fri Oct 3rd at 7pm
Sat Oct 4th at 7pm
Fri Oct 17th at 7pm
Sat Oct 18th at 8:30pm
Fri Oct 24th at 7pm & 8:30pm
Sat Oct 25th at 8:30pm
Fri Oct 31 at 8:30pm
Sat Nov 1st at 7pm
Fri Nov 7th at 7pm
Sat Nov 8th at 7 pm

For a complete listing of tours go to http://havredehaunts.com where you can purchase tickets and learn more about Havre de Haunts Tours and Paranormal Research.

Havre de Grace currently offers festivities on First Fridays and annual parades for holidays like Christmas and Halloween. The city once offered a movie theater dating back to the silent age of cinema. The theater is no longer active, but its spirits are and may provide ghostly piano music.

Havre de Grace - Historic & Haunted

     Nestled at the point where the Susquehanna River meets the Chesapeake Bay, Havre de Grace is a small Maryland town with a French name (meaning harbor of grace).  Its history dates back to colonial days.  And anyone raised in the town can tell you that the city missed out on being the U.S. capital by one vote.  Instead it has had to make due with the title of decoy capital of the country.  To attest to this fact is the decoy museum and a Spring sponsored decoy event.

     The town offers the richness of small town life.  Its waterfront is beautiful.  Parks provide superb scenery that shift with the seasons. 

The town's waterfront promenade offers a spectacular view year round.

Parades mark various holidays, from Halloween to the Fourth of July.  Its quaint main street is brimming with antique shops designed to trap the interest of tourists.  The town has supposedly trapped numerous ghosts as well, if tales from its haunted tours are to be believed.

     An alley way which played host to a gangster's murder during the age of prohibition is supposedly marked by mysterious red blotches that will not fade away from the street's pavement.  The town's old Opera house still holds ghosts that make unexplained noises on the upper floor.

     Other historic links concern a resturaunt where Al Capone once dined during a visit to the town and Lafayette trip to the town during the Revolutionary War.