Spirits linger on the pine-covered slopes of the Adirondack Mountains that surround Old Forge. Books fly off the shelves at the Maxson House, and something--or someone--spies on the living from the attic window of the Goodsell Museum. The spirit of Mohawk Peter Waters is said to linger along the shores of First Lake, where an assassin killed him in 1833. The scent of a phantom cigar hints at the presence of the former owner of the Strand Theatre. Authors Dennis Webster and Bernadette Peck and the Ghost Seekers of Central New York take a chilling journey into the paranormal history of what may be the most haunted town in the nation. Dennis Webster is a certified paranormal investigator with the Ghost Seekers of Central New York. He's a motivational speaker and writer. He is the author of numerous true crime and paranormal books. He has a bachelor of science degree from Utica College and a master's of business administration (MBA) from SUNY Polytechnic. He makes his home in central New York. Bernadette Peck is the founder and leader of the Ghost Seekers of Central New York and has been investigating the paranormal for over three decades. She's the co-author of Haunted Mohawk Valley and Haunted Utica and makes her home in central New York. Haunted Old Forge By Dennis Webster, Bernadette Peck The History Press Copyright © 2016 Dennis Webster and Bernadette Peck All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-4671-1879-8 Contents Preface: Old Forge, New York, Acknowledgements, Introduction: Ghost Seekers of Central New York, The Goodsell Museum, Old Forge Hardware, Tony Harper's Pizza and Clam Shack, Strand Theatre, Maxson House, Fulton Chain Craft Brewery and ADK Fitness, Riverview Cemetery, Peter "Indian Drid" Waters, Forest House (Herron Realty), The Hollywood Road Boathouse, Moose Head Hotel (True Value Hardware), The Haunted House of Gilbert Street, Other Historic Haunts Near the Adirondack Blue Line, Appendix I: Equipment in the Field, Appendix II: Ghost Hunting Protocols, Sources, About the Authors, CHAPTER 1 The Goodsell Museum April 26, 2014 — On a spring day in Old Forge, there occurred a rare thing in regards to ghost hunting: a viewing of an apparition. The curious ghost interacted with the Ghost Seekers in the attic of the Goodsell Museum. The Town of Webb Historical Association is based in a lovely twostory red home that at one time had been the residence of George Goodsell and his children, Robert and Tena. When the last of the siblings passed away, he donated the house to the association, but their spirits still cling to their beloved homestead. George had built the stunning red Victorian home in 1899. His son, Robert Goodsell, was a lifelong bachelor who lived to be one hundred years old and passed away in 1994. Tena Goodsell had married and was then known as Tena Goodsell Titus; she had passed away in 1982 at the age of ninety-two years old. The building still has the wonderful charm it was born with and now hosts throngs of visitors and tourists wanting to revel in the past of the town of Webb. The Goodsell Museum building is listed on the New York State and National Register of Historic Places. Kate Lewis, director of the Goodsell Museum, had called about the Ghost Seekers doing a summer talk or program in the museum. Upon questioning, we were told of the ghost of Tena Goodsell Titus being seen in the attic window by people of the town. There were also reports of smelling pipe tobacco in the doctor's office and lights coming on by themselves. Kate made the decision to allow us to investigate; our lives would never be the same. When we investigate a location, we always do a walk-through of the structure and interview the staff and occupants in order to gather any paranormal experiences that they have had. Also, we bring some of our basic equipment to map out locations of false electromagnetism, as well as plan camera placements based on where people had experienced the paranormal. When we walked in, we met Kate and her assistant, Kristy Rubyor. On the walk-through, you could feel the love and lightness of the air. It's one of those things where you feel the goodness. It's hard to explain, but we have a knack for sensing the spirits. Kate brought us around, and they had a display of taxidermied animals and some other Adirondack and Webb historic items. Kate told us about the young girl and her father who were up on the second floor of the museum. There's a small room that had a doctor's table and medical items. The father was out in the hall and had left his daughter in the room alone. He started to hear voices coming from the room, and when his daughter came out, he asked her who she was talking to. She answered that she had been speaking to the nice old man. Her father walked into the room, but nobody was there. Also, Dennis was once down the hall in a room with shelving and storage. There are no windows in this second-floor room, and there was no air mo