Show THIS WEEKEND’S TRAVEL the $10 tours last year “business has been terrific” (or you might say booming) For details: Send a stamped envelope to Sidewalks of New York 33 Alan Terrace Suite 2 Jersey City NJ 07306 or call (212) 517-02Also of note is the Myrtles Plantamansion in St Francis-vill- e tion a La (30 miles north of Baton Rouge) known as “the most haunted house in America” The house is situated on an Indian burial ground and has been the site of 10 murders since it was built in 1796 two solid credentials for hauntings There are daily tours of the house from 9 to 5 (admission is $450 adults $250 children) Or if you want a more intimate experience 10 of the bedrooms are available as guest rooms ($65-- $ 120 a night for reservations write The Myrtles P0 Box 1100 St Francisville La 70775 or call 504 Often finding out about haunted haunts takes a bit of doing Information usually is collected locally and there is no central referral service But chambers of commerce or visitors bureaus of a chosen city usually are aware of local ghosts Many such as the Fredericksburg Visitor m 635-627- 7) Center even publish brochures of their or ghost activities (call write to 706 Caroline St Fredericksburg Va 22401) Also check your library — not for ghosts necessarily but for books on where to find them A new oversized paperback Haunted Houses Tales from 30 American Homes by Nancy Roberts (Globe Pequot Press $995) is a good place to start Roberts tells the story behind the tall tales interviews the haunted proprietors and when possible dares to stay at the houses One example is her description of the Reed House in Asheville NC an imposing Victorian where Roberts explains the resident ghost is said to enjoy an occasional game of pooL Two other ghost resources: Where the Ghosts Are: Favorite Haunted Houses in America and the British Isles by Hans Holzer (Prentice-Ha- ll $695) and The Ghostly Register: Haunted Dwellings Active Spirits by Arthur Myers (Contemporary Books $995) Happy haunted hunting! By Laurie Werner i The Skoal I I certify Man Sweepstakes Entry Form that I am iiwom n Signature A look at some of the USA’s most familiar haunts vacag For the casual tioner finding supposedly haunted sites isn’t hard They’re all over the USA Some examples: The White House Abraham Lincoln has haunted everyone from President Eisenhower and Eleanor Roosevelt who both felt his presence to Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands who thought she saw Lincoln n standing in a doorway says Bill assistant White House curator ghost-seekin- All-ma- The United States Military Academy at West Point NY frequented by an iridescent woman named Molly and an unnamed male apparition who stands if that’s the word about 6 Alcatraz the former island prison in San Francisco Bay said to be A1 g home to a ghostly Capone who died in Florida in 1947 Name I I I 5-- I I banjo-playin- I I I State Zip Telephone No Please send me a fret sample of Skoal long Cut a regular user of smokeless tobacco? If Hi Yes Yes -- No No ves brand used most often S Tobacco Company Signature and age are required m order to receive tree sample and allow weeks for delivery Offer good only U A Void S m where prohibited by law ‘Trademark of U “Offer aal available to minor Lao w WE£KEN00CT0BER 2171 1988 City Are you The Colonial development of Fredericksburg VaM where the various historic houses have several apparitions including Kenmore stalked by George Washington’s brother-in-laFielding Lewis USA Address mow mom mam Worn mom mm worn mb mm mm mm mam mo |