August 14, 2012 When you hear about Bigfoot or Sasquach, the talk is usually about the Pacific Northwest. But are there unidentified creatures like Bigfoot in Upstate New York?
August 3, 2012 Utica's first train station was constructed in 1836 to serve as a way station for travelers bound for the west. In 1853 the train lines converged and it was apparent that Utica needed a more substantial station for the traffic
July 20, 2012 The month of August marks the anniversary of an event that has shaped our region’s history. On
August 6, 1777, the Battle of Oriskany took place, in what is now known as the town of Oriskany. This
battle was one of the bloodiest battles in the Revolutionary War, and not only effected the history of the
Central New York region, but also shaped our developing nation.
July 9, 2012 First identified in the 1990s, the paranormal phenomenon of 'black-eyed children' has become a hot topic in paranormal circles recently. They tend to appear either at one's door or an encounter in a store or other public venue. The people, often children, ask for assistance. They often stare unnervingly and turn beligerant if their requests for assistance are turned down. One report of these odd beings even comes from Upstate New York.
July 6, 2012 The Hotel Utica is a prominent building in downtown Utica. Located on Lafayette Street, the Hotel Utica was created to be the pinnacle of luxury in the early 20th century, and was home to many prominent guests, some of which may have never left.
Opening in 1912, the Hotel Utica was a tall, ten story building designed
June 22, 2012 The Overlook Mansion, also know as the Burrell Mansion was designed by noted archtect Archimedes Russel and built around 1889 for the industrialist and inventor David H. Burrell in Little Falls, NY.
Mr. Burrell spent his life traveling abroad an
June 10, 2012 The CNY Paranormal Portal comes to 'life' in our new web-based series, the CNY Paranormal Show.
June 8, 2012 When we talk about ghosts, we are often discussing the forgotten people. Their names and identities have been erased, replaced with the translucent image of someone who was once alive. Sure, there are some famous ghosts, who are as well known in death as they were in life, sometimes more. But, for the most part, the ghosts we encounter are those who have not moved on in death, even as those who knew and loved them have moved on. But not all ghosts happen to be living entities.
May 25, 2012 Among the various ghost stories and urban legends, the story of the bride, the woman in white that haunts a particular roadway is a story that is so common that variations are found in every state and a multitude of countries around the globe.
One such story is that of the Phantom Bride of 13 Curves in Marcellus, just southwest of Syracuse.
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln was traumatic for a nation just starting to heal from the Civil War. But perhaps the most tramatuized that night at Ford's Theatre was the Upstate New York couple who where seated with the President and Mrs. Lincoln on that fateful night. From the NY Shadowchasers, find out if President Lincoln's spirit ever visited a house near Albany.
In discussing the topic of haunted locations one of the most clichéd and iconic spots for a haunting is that of a castle. The imagery of a European castle silhouetted against a stormy sky brings to mind classic horror stories from Dracula to Frankenstein and not without just cause. In Europe castles are some of the longest standing structures with a bloody history that lends to extensive accounts of paranormal activity.
Haunted castles are not limited to Europe however; there are hundreds of castles throughout the United States with 14 of the most prominent castles in New York. One local haunted castle is Belhurst Castle in Geneva.
When discussing the paranormal, often what is talked about are haunted locations, or haunted people. We talk about the places that ghosts haunt, or the people they are attached to, even after life. But what isn’t often talked about are haunted objects.
