Help the Ghosts

The annual Olde Towne Ghostwalk Ghost is just one week away and the Olde Towne Civic League needs a few more guides. There’s an orientation for new guides, so this is a great way to get to know the Olde Towne neighborhood.  A post-Ghost Walk party for volunteers adds to the fun that evening.

The event takes place Friday, October 28, 2011.  If you want to participate as a guide, contact Keith Byers at 673-4893 or email him at byerskj@cox.net to sign on as a guide.

About the Olde Towne Ghostwalk

Ghosts, goblins and gouls are making their way back to Olde Towne Portsmouth.  If it's October, it must be almost time for the the Olde Towne Ghostwalk.  The 31st annual event takes place on Friday, October 28, 2011 (Rain or Shine).  It is sponsored by the Olde Towne Civic League

The Olde Towne Ghostwalk, based on the famous Jack-the-Ripper Walks in London, takes spectators on a guided walking tour past the haunted houses and mysterious creaking mansions of historic Olde Towne Portsmouth.  At each stop, costumed actors or actresses re-tell the legends of ghostly visitations and things that go bump in the night.  You'll be treated to some of the most haunting stories of Portsmouth’s past.  Your walk will take you through a 20-square block area on the National Register of Historic Places.

Tours begin in the cemetery of Trinity Episcopal Church, located at 500 Court Street (the corner of High and Court streets).

Tickets are $10.00 each.  Children carried or in strollers are free.  Tickets are sold for 3 time slots: 7 p.m., 8 p.m., 9 p.m. 

Cash or checks payable to Olde Towne Civic League, are accepted at all advance ticket locations. Credit cards accepted only at the Portsmouth Visitors Center at North Landing in Portsmouth.

This event will sell-out.  You are advised to purchase tickets in advance.  Advance purchase is recommended. Tickets are available on day of event, but it is generally a sell-out early that day.

Ticket locations include: Portsmouth: The Coffee Shooppe, Norfolk County Feed & Seed, Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel, Portsmouth Visitors Center, Starboards Coffee Kiosk, Way Back Yonder Antiques; Chesapeake: Jems from Jennie; Norfolk: The White Rabbit and Virginia Beach: Hi-Ho Silver.  Click here, for more information on tickets.

Groups will leave at five minute intervals.  The tour lasts approximately 45 minutes, ending at Middle Street Park, where hot cider will be served, there will be entertainment, and several tables with information, books and more.

Free parking in municipal parking garages located on County and High Street and on Middle Street. Limited on-street parking in Olde Towne business district.  Visitors should wear comfortable shoes and weather-appropriate clothing.

Cameras are welcome. Houses are private properties and not open to the public.

For more information, call 757.291.0305.  Click here, for the official website of the OldeTowne Ghostwalk.  Join them on Facebook.

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David Cartier

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