#9 The Cemetary
As if being out in the middle of the woods by a lake in an ancient cottage built by some of the worst deathrow inmates in the state wasn't enough to draw comparisons to the setting of a horror fim. Just a few hundred yards away lies a cemetary that serves as the final resting place to dozens of pople from the Civil War era. The creepiest being a set of triplets all dying in a 3 year window.
Now, one would think that the fact that you can see the headstones from the dock would be enough of an eerie reminder of the possibility of the paranormal, add to that the stories told by the Ryan family about a certain "visitor". According to eyewitness accounts, several "Greyface" sightings have been noted peeking in windows late at night at the cottage.
No week in Chateaugay would be complete without a late night trip through the woods, a test of fortitude to be certain. Men make the long walk at night, real men make the trek with no flashlight and yet only one man has ever done it alone. One year during a traditional trip to the graveyard, several people claim to have seen a little girl crossing their path into the woods by the grave yard. The story goes that she walked by, stopped to look at them and then made her way into the forest with no flashlight, wearing pajamas in the middle of the night. Other times have been marked by tiki-torches, shirtless expeditions, blinding cobwebs, deer, lost wallets and cuddling on the path.
Packed full of tradition and memories, the Cemetary is just another reason we love Chateaugay Lake Mancation.
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