Based in Oswego, History Buffers & The Paranormal are a ghost-hunting group who investigate the paranormal.
Anna Borick (left) and Theresa Anderson of History Buffers & The Paranormal research information regarding sightings at Rolling Hills, an old asylum in Bethany. The local ghost hunting group will be on hand for a special demonstration Sept. 30 during the CNY Great Pumpkin Festival in Washington Square Park, Oswego.
Anna Borick, founder of the group, former writer of the ?In View of the Supernatural? column, and a Certified Ghost hunter, leads a ghost walk and lectures, along with other members, at Mexico Point Park.
Borick and the group will be at the CNY Great Pumpkin Festival on Sept. 30. Festival-goers will have the opportunity to meet the group, view their ghostly slide show, and watch as the group demonstrates how you can detect the presence of spirits with common items in your home.
Scheduled for Sept. 30 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Oct. 1 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Great Pumpkin Fest will fill Washington Square Park with crafters, farm produce, food vendors, music and games for children of all ages.
The Great Pumpkin Weigh-In will take place on Sept. 30 beginning at 9 a.m.
The giant pumpkins will be on display at the Great Pumpkin Fest Saturday only.
Sunday?s events include the ?Over Rover? Dog Agility demonstration at 1 p.m., and The Pumpkin Toss.
The two-day event will also feature a wide variety of entertainment and activities including:
Air hops, and face painting for the kids, horse carriage rides by Black Magic Stables, wine and cheese tasting, arts and crafts vendors, a chicken barbecue both days hosted by the Oswego Masonic Lodge, the corn maze, a petting zoo (Saturday only), and carnival rides.
In addition there will be live performances each day.
Entertainers scheduled to perform include: Fritz?s Polka Band, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday; The NYS Fiddlers, 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday; Steve Westcott & The Train Wreckers and karaoke, 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday; Halfway To Nowhere, noon to 2:30 p.m. Sunday; and The Jam Bones Band, 2:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday .
For more information on the 13th Annual Central New York Great Pumpkin Fest, contact the Greater Oswego Chamber of Commerce at 343-7681.
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