Terri Rimmer has 25 years of journalism experience, having worked for ten newspapers and some magazines. Currently she writes for http://associatedcontent.com. She has a daughter, McKenna, whom she placed for adoption in August 2000. Ms. Rimmer published her e-book "MacKenzie's Hope" on http://booklocker.com under the family heading. It's also listed on http://adopting.com. She resides in Fort Worth, TX. In 2007 she won a Media Award from Associated Content and in 2005 she received a grant from Change, Inc. One ghost walk explores historic buildings of McKinney, Texas’ Chestnut Square. (Source: Dallas News).
The Londoner Pub is part of The Legends of McKinney Ghost Walk set for Oct. 25. It’s a self-guided tour of paranormal hot spots in downtown which also includes Chestnut Square, the Old Collin County Prison, the Collin County Courthouse, and the North Texas History Center. (http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/102108dnmetmchaunts.39762a5.html).
A storyteller will be at each location sharing stories of the good ole days.
“Cindy Johnson has heard her share of ghost stories around town but never anything that she could relate to,” says writer Chris Coats. “That changed when Cyndy Long, owner of Alice’s Tea Shoppe, mentioned meeting Ms. Johnson’s cat at McKinney’s Chestnut Square.”
Since the cat had been deceased for two years when it was spotted, Johnson, executive director of Chestnut Square, unearthed the idea of an October ghost tour of the town.
The charming little British establishment is also recommended for lunch by one restaurant reviewer. The ghost is said to impale the walls with forks and rearrange the stock room at the bar formerly known as Buffalo Joe’s which is also rumored by the locals to have been a brothel at one time.
The Londoner Pub at 100 N. Tennessee Street may be reached at 972-562-2929 or via their website at londoneraddison.com.
But if you plan on traveling to Hudson Valley, NY, home of the Hauntings on the Hudson event held yearly, check out Philipsburg Manor, birthplace of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” And don’t miss the Great Jack-o-Lantern Blaze of thousands of artfully carved, lighted pumpkins at Van Cortlandt Manor. (Source: Lynn O’Rourke-Hayes.).
For information, call 914-631-8200.
If you’re into ghost stories and your travels involve Salem, Mass., hear professional actors tell the scary escapades from the sea in Salem Harbor.
For more information, call 978-744-0044 or see bostoncentral.com and search under “haunted happenings.”
Speaking of ghosts, if you live or are traveling near Lubbock, TX you might want to visit the Buddy Holly Center which houses contemporary art galleries as well as a permanent exhibition on the life and music of the native Charles Hardin “Buddy” Holly, including items such as his glasses, recording contracts, tour itineraries, schoolwork, and Feder Stratocaster guitar. (Source: Texas Monthly).
Hours are Tues.-Sat., 10-5 and Sun. 1-5 and the address is 1801 Crickets Avenue.
For directions, call 806-775-3560.
Halloween TV fans take note: Warner Home Video just released the 42nd anniversary edition of “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.”