By the light of the moon, ghosts from the 1870s will walk the earth again, telling stories about 19th-century life at the fourth annual Ghost Walk.
The Ghost Walk, held at the Morningside Living History Farm at the Morningside Nature Center on Saturday, aims to provide a fun, educational activity for Halloween.
The event is free and open to the public from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The event will feature three to five staff members who will be acting like ghosts while costumed in clothing typical of the 1870s, said Sally Wazny, the event's program coordinator.
Wazny said she likes the Ghost Walk because it gets people to come to the center after dusk, when the park is not usually open.
The event allows the park to "peak their interest in learning more about what the park has to offer at a time when it's not necessarily accessible," she said.
Participants will start their hike at the education building at the nature center, where staff members will talk about nocturnal animals and nighttime occurrences in nature, Wazny said
From there, the "ghosts" will lead guests to the 10-acre, single-family Living History Farm, reminiscing of life in the mid- to late 1800s.
The stories they tell will be general interpretations of day-to-day life, with reference to critical events like the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln, Wazny said.
Some activities that are demonstrated at the Living History Farm include the use of the sugar cane press, the syrup kettle, and the smokehouse, as stated in Morningside's guide.
The farm features original historic buildings moved to Morningside from around the county, including a hand-hewn longleaf pine cabin and outbuildings.
The buildings will set the scene for the stories of the ghosts.
Guests will not only be able to hear historical accounts of that period, but they will also be able to observe historic items within the buildings as well.
"We certainly wanted to add to and continue with our tradition of education for families, families that come in all shapes and sizes, and this is an event that seems to be a good one for various age groups," Wazny said.
