Culture

October 30, 2022

Historic Elks Club becomes favorite local “haunt”

While the Fraternal Order of Elks Club has a 150-year history in the U.S., some say the St. Marys Elks Club can sometimes be more of a “fright club” with many peculiar incidents occurring over the years since the historic building was constructed in 1918. Many who have frequented the Elks Club at 33 Lafayette Street in downtown St. Marys say they have encountered experiences that cannot be explained.

October 29, 2022

St Marys ghosts play a game of “hide and shriek”

Ghouls just want to have fun! In St. Marys, ghosts on Halloween, and at other times of the year, want to play a game of hide and shriek!

October 28, 2022

Falling for Autumn

Autumn and fall are used interchangeably as words for the season that comes between summer and winter. They are each used in American and British English, but fall occurs more often in American English. So where did these names come from?

October 26, 2022

Bare-Knuckle Kraut

On a frosty October evening in Elk County, writer Megan Schreiber-Carter found out what it takes to make 350 pounds of sauerkraut by hand in a garage full of family and friends. She takes us along to experience the lively banter, the rapid pace, and the interesting process that ends with tasty fermented cabbage by New Year.

October 24, 2022

Ghosts of the PA Wilds: The Penn Wells Hotel… Haunted?

The Penn Wells Hotel is a nice-looking, stately hotel in downtown Wellsboro, near the PA Grand Canyon. It’s an old building in a very scenic community, and it’s worth visiting. But is it haunted? According to writer and paranormal investigator Lou Bernard, that seems to depend on who you ask.

October 19, 2022

The “spirited” hospitality of Straub Brewery lives on

If you’ve got it, haunt it! One of St. Marys’ oldest businesses, Straub Brewery, admits to having more than a few friendly ghosts that have presented themselves to staff and visitors on many occasions.

October 17, 2022

Ghosts of the PA Wilds: The Further Adventures of Loop Hill Ike

Keating Township, Clinton County, is a very remote area, settled in the mid-1800s by escaped slaves on the Underground Railroad. It’s an area of myth and legend, with plentiful stories of ghosts, monsters, and magical spells. Often figuring prominently in these legends is a man named Isaac Gaines, known as Loop Hill Ike. Writer and paranormal investigator Lou Bernard tells some of those legends of Loop Hill Ike.

October 10, 2022

Ghosts of the PA Wilds: A Severely Haunted Road

The Lock Haven Paranormal Seekers turns fifteen years old this year. As writer and investigator Lou Bernard explains, the Lock Haven Paranormal Seekers are the most scientific, reliable paranormal investigators in Clinton County, and perhaps the entire I-80 Frontier. In celebration of the club's anniversary, they recently decided to take a little road trip down the Pine-Loganton Road.

October 3, 2022

Ghosts of the PA Wilds: The Ghostly Grave of Allen Ketlaw

Lou Bernard, writer and paranormal investigator/history buff, delves into the story of Allen Ketlaw, a hermit in the mid-1800s in Warren County. After Allen died by suicide with no friends or relatives, his community found it difficult to find a place to bury him. When they attempted to bury him a shallow grave... Allen himself seemed to have complaints.

October 1, 2022

Coming Soon: Ghosts of the PA Wilds

“Ghosts of the PA Wilds” describes a series of ghost stories from the region written by historian Lou Bernard, who also revels in folklore and the paranormal. Each Monday of October 2022, and leading right to Halloween, the PA Wilds Are Calling blog will feature a new ghost story to celebrate the spooktacular season upon us.