The Kutztown Rotary Club celebrated Halloween on Oct. 22 and 23 at its first Kutztown Ghost Tour with proceeds benefitting the Kutztown Historical Society.
The 1.3-mile, 110 minute walking tour began at the Kutztown Tavern and made four stops through town where the guests were entertained with ghost stories told by local historians and residents.
This year the stops and speakers included the Historical Society with past president Craig Koller; Old Main on Kutztown University Campus, with speakers from the Paranormal Society of Kutztown University; Hope Cemetery with Kutztown Mayor Jim Schlegel; and FOE 839, with Rotarian and FOE member Kurt Rohrbach.
In between stops, the guests were entertained with bits of Kutztown history and surrounding area ghost lore by members of the Kutztown Rotary and local volunteers, dressed up in 19th century period garb.
In addition, participants could stop by a booth set up by paranormal group K.A.S.P.E.R. to learn about real-life ghost hunting or have a tarot card reading by volunteers Bonnie DeLong and Ginny Ivanhoff.
The Kutztown Rotary Club is dedicated to maintaining and expanding our ability to support local and international philanthropic activities of the Kutztown Rotary Charitable Foundation and Kutztown Rotary Club. Local club support includes community fire companies, libraries, and other services; combating hunger in local communities; and contributing to community youth and education programs. International club support includes assistance in the eradication of polio and Shelter Box Disaster Relief program.
The Kutztown Rotary Club would like to acknowledge all the hard work put in by the committee members and local volunteers and would also like to thank the community for making this event so successful.
The Ghost Tour will be an annual event. Next year’s event is set for Oct. 21 and 22.
For more about Kutztown Rotary Club events or to become a volunteer or member, visit the Rotary Facebook page @KutztownRotary.
Article submitted by the Kutztown Rotary Club.
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