“Don't matter if you believe in them or not. If they're there, they're there,' Mrs. Phipps said.” - Joan Lowery Nixon, The Haunting
This is my favorite annual event. *Dining with Ghosts in Weston, Missouri.
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| This would almost be the view when the Missouri River port was at the bottom of Main Street in Weston, Missouri. |
First time - after 9 or so years of coming to this event - we could see the Missouri River from the top of the hill on Main Street.
Flooding earlier in the year and a recent levee failure have given views that are a reminder [almost] of what it used to look like
before the channel changed in 1881. KC Star.
At one time, the Missouri River was at the bottom of the hill where Jeff's Architectural Salvage and Weston Burley House are now located.
Timing this year also offered a chance to see the Orionids. While on the ghost walk, standing outside The Hatchery and listening to the background, a spectacular meteor flashed across the sky.
There are some changes this year. A few new sites have been added and some of the regular stops are off the tour - but still mentioned. Stories include a few recent events.
2019 Weston Ghost Walk highlights:
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| Ice Maiden. Beautiful Nicolette is a haunted statue. |
Ghost Tour staple: Nicolette.
At one time she had a companion male statue but his whereabouts are unknown.
She stands at the front of the store behind the door for the Ghost tours. No longer given a window space - because of her track record. (And the front windows have recently been replaced.)
The first time Nicolette had a window space, the window fogged up with condensation on the glass. Thinking there must be another explanation, she got a second chance in that window space.
When they opened the shop the next day, she and the window were covered in a thin coating of ice. She now resides at the back of the store, away from the windows.
Since windows are not her thing, we peered at her through the door as she stood in her temporary - middle of the floor - spot.
Ghost Tour new addition: Missouri Bluffs Boutique, back alley garage exterior - former site of a funeral home.
Friday night [10/18] Ghost Walk Anomaly. Weather for the evening was warm and dry. Temps stayed in the 60's. No fog or mist. Note the green tint in the second image. The first image was taken the following night to see if there was a similar effect.
After studying the images, it would seem the bright white lantern threw the camera lighting off. Best unintended special effect of the night - underscoring the eerie feeling in the space.
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| This image was taken the following night for comparison. No green. Still spooky. |
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| Alley behind Missouri Bluffs retail store, formerly the Vaughn Funeral Home. |
Scared to death, the woman said she grabbed her child, ran downstairs and called her husband telling him they had to move out immediately because the house was haunted.
Her husband asked if the ghost had tried to harm her. She said it hadn't and, because of the smile, it actually seemed that the ghost might be friendly and meant no harm. Two days later, a Realtor showed up with the missing abstract for the home, leather bound and about 5 inches thick.
Included in that abstract is the story of the young woman and history of the other residents of the home. The smiling young woman had died in childbirth along with her baby.
*Dining with Ghosts is sold out 10/26 Saturday. There were seats available for 10/25 Friday. Reservations are required. If you can't make the dinner, Verna's book, Ghost Tales of Weston is available at Main Street Galleria.
Here is one of my interviews with Verna, owner of Main Street Galleria. Verna Kowertz - Conscious Living on Empower Radio. And all week at 9 pm central time we celebrate Paranormal Halloween. Empower Radio. Schedule link.
Wendy's Coffeehouse Top 10 most listened to Shows for 2019 -
1. Lee Harris - Channels the Zs, Energy Speaks.
2. Terry Albright - Dorothy Izatt project, filming UFOs, ETs, Orbs and Interdimensional beings.
3. Julian Creme and Felicity Eliot - Maitreya walks among us. Have you seen him?
4. Cheryl and Orville Murphy - Orbs, Sasquatch, Ongoing Paranormal at Board Camp Crystal Mine. 5. Gerard Aartsen - 50's Contactee George Adamski - Space Brothers.
6. Simon Bown Hypnotherapist - The Past Lives Podcast, Reincarnation.
7. Tom Dongo - Paranormal/ET/UFO - Sedona.
8. Mitch Horowitz - The Miracle Club - How Thoughts Become Reality.
9. Jocelyn Buckner - The Bradshaw Ranch Mystery - UFOs, Paranormal and Unexplained Sedona.
10. Penny Kelly - Kundalini and Men in Robes.
Thank you for listening!
Stay curious.
