ghosts

One of the things that we often take for granted is the existence of modern medicine. Diseases that once threatened the lives of anyone it came in contact with now are controlled with a combination of antibiotics and vaccines, or have even been eradicated.

The Otesaga Hotel was built in the early 1900s, by Edward and Stephen Clark. They envisioned a luxurious resort on the shore of Lake Otsego, and with the help of architect Percy Griffin, that is what they created.

Steeped in history and legends, New York is filled with stories of the forgotten, eerie and the weird that influence us everyday. What role did the Historic Four Corners play in two scandalous national murder trial's and what hidden secrets haunt the halls today?

During the 1800s in America, the mentally ill were not treated kindly. For the most part, if unable to afford expensive private care they were forced into poorhouses. While these poorhouses were designed to provide the mentally ill and disabled with care and support, often times they were mistreated, increasing the number of problems these patients had.

During the early 1900s, one of the defining events in American history was the Great Depression.

A freak accident took the love of her life and the father to her unborn child, but his memory lives on through the art of one brilliant photographer.

Steeped in history and legends, New York is filled with stories of the forgotten, eerie and the weird that influence us everyday.

When looking at what makes a good ghost story, the elements that are looked for are a tragic back story, a creepy location, and sometimes a tantalizing mystery. A lot of well-known ghost stories end up becoming more myth than fact, and the true tragedy of their haunting takes a back burner to the spirit sightings themselves.

Many sites in the Mohawk Valley have a significant history that have led to some of the most prominent hauntings.

When discussing the folklore of the paranormal, and the evolution of historical fact into myth, we tend to look towards the long term. Events that happened in the 1700's evolve to become something more than they ever were, facts blurred by the passage of time.

The Bama Boys from Syfy Channel's Deep South Paranormal came up to Utica to show everyone how they ..."Do it Southern Style."

Lansing Manor is located in North Blenheim, NY, and a demonstration of what is possible when the historic value of a location is realized from an early date.