MT. CORY__Kaleidoscope Farms is partnering with the music department at Cory-Rawson High School for a first-ever haunted trail hike on Oct. 20 and 21 from 6-10 p.m. Students will provide their acting skills as the “ghosts” haunting a couple miles of wooded, spooky trails on the farm, with a portion of the proceeds going to fund the Cory-Rawson Music Boosters.
Visitors will have to find clues along the trails to solve a (fictional) century-old murder with origins in the Clymer Cemetery just down the road from the farm. They’ll have to hike the trails and find the ghosts to determine which natural poison growing on the farm was used to commit the crime and solve the Mystery of Clymers Passed.
“When we were growing up on the farm, we found out there is not much spookier than walking through the trails on the farm at night. We wanted to have a spooky fall event that is more family or group oriented and fun, but not gory or terrifying,” said Matt Reese of Kaleidoscope Farms who is coordinating the event. “The farm is beautiful during the day, but when you are in the dark on a trail with the rustle of leaves under your feet and an owl hooting in the woods, well it can be a little scary.”
Reese encourages participants to bring cell phone flashlights and dress for the weather for the rain or shine. The ticketed events will include food trucks, restrooms and all the amenities of a farm during harvest. He said the event is perfect for youth groups, junior high and high school sports team building, families with children over 12, college students, and even couples for a unique date night.
