SYRACUSE, N.Y (NCC News)– Downtown Syracuse is about to become the haunting grounds of the 16th annual Historic Ghostwalk.
On the weekend of July 22, spirits of Onondaga County’s past will return from the great beyond to share their stories. This is in order to teach the tourists and locals the history of Onondaga County.
Presented by the Onondaga Historical Association, or the OHA, this supernatural event will start out at the OHA Museum on Montgomery Street.
Groups of 15 will be led through downtown Syracuse by OHA tour guides in order to meet historical figures. Actors portraying ghosts will recreate their stories in 12 to 15 minute intervals.
“I think the element that most people comment about is receiving historical knowledge, but through a character rather than being lectured to,” said Scott Peal, OHA Education Specialist and Director of the Historic Ghostwalk.
The event will run from 6-8:30 p.m. Spectators will be able to interact with four famous Onondaga County residents from the 18th century.
While Peal did not want to reveal the identity of the guests of honor, he was able to give descriptions of the character’s lives.
“We have a character that was involved in a secret marriage with an important man from Syracuse,” Peal said. “We have one of the founding fathers of Syracuse and we have a character that’s involved with the canal, the Erie Canal,”
Tickets are still available through the association’s official website. Once the event ends on July 24, the next Ghostwalk will take place on September 2.