Monday February 26, 2007 Baltimore St
Around 50 students and chaperones from the Walter Reed M.S. in California joined us on Baltimore St Monday night. The weather was around 35 degrees and was much more tolerable than our last tour! Brrrr! This was a good group of kids and it seemed they enjoyed it.
Groups from California are always interesting. They are much different from those on the East Coast most of the time. They are normally more laid back, even the kids who are not interested in the tour will not give the guide any grief. They usually just hang out in the back and keep fairly quiet. Thankfully this was one of those groups!
The season is starting this Friday night. Check out the new Ghosts of Gettysburg MySpace page at www.myspace.com/ghostsofgettysburg
"RS"
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Frozen First Tour of the Year
Sunday Feb. 18, 2007 Baltimore St
The Gettysburg area was buried under snow and ice after the first real winter storm hit last week. But that did not stop about 66 diehards from braving the cold weather and taking our Baltimore St. tour. Bill and I bundled up, met this group from southern Georgia and hit the icy streets.
The group was not used to this type of weather but toughed it out anyways. A few of them asked me what the temperature was and I said it was around 20 degrees and with the wind chill it was below 10. The tour only lasted for about 45 minutes as I mercifully ended the walk to cheers voiced through chattering teeth. This probably was not the highlight of their trip, but it is something they are going to tell everyone about. "You won't believe it, we went on a Ghost tour in 20 degree weather and a foot of snow...."
Looking forward to warmer nights....
"RS"
The Gettysburg area was buried under snow and ice after the first real winter storm hit last week. But that did not stop about 66 diehards from braving the cold weather and taking our Baltimore St. tour. Bill and I bundled up, met this group from southern Georgia and hit the icy streets.
The group was not used to this type of weather but toughed it out anyways. A few of them asked me what the temperature was and I said it was around 20 degrees and with the wind chill it was below 10. The tour only lasted for about 45 minutes as I mercifully ended the walk to cheers voiced through chattering teeth. This probably was not the highlight of their trip, but it is something they are going to tell everyone about. "You won't believe it, we went on a Ghost tour in 20 degree weather and a foot of snow...."
Looking forward to warmer nights....
"RS"
New Season Coming Up
After taking the winter off, the Ghosts of Gettysburg is gearing up for the 2007 season. I will be in the office full time this year so stop in and say hello. We are looking for new guides, so any storytellers out there, we're interviewing.
I am thinking about changing the name of the blog to a more user friendly name. The name change should take place in early March. I've also invited some of our other guides to contribute this year, so check back and see what some of the other Ghosts of Gettysburg guides are up to.
Looking forward to great season!
"RS"
I am thinking about changing the name of the blog to a more user friendly name. The name change should take place in early March. I've also invited some of our other guides to contribute this year, so check back and see what some of the other Ghosts of Gettysburg guides are up to.
Looking forward to great season!
"RS"
Monday, February 19, 2007
Last Train of the Year
Saturday November 4, 2006 Ghost Train
The last Ghost Train departed this past Saturday with much improved weather and my storytelling was the most polished it had ever been on the train. I really enjoy walking through the cars before the train departs handing out candy and meeting all sorts of people. Thanks to all for coming along.
Andy and Tonya from Exspiro Productions came along to shoot a promotional video for the Ghost Train. Again I'm chipping away at my 15 minutes with through the Ghosts of Gettysburg! Look for us in Exspiro's "The Other Side" documentary coming out in March of 2007!
"RS"
The last Ghost Train departed this past Saturday with much improved weather and my storytelling was the most polished it had ever been on the train. I really enjoy walking through the cars before the train departs handing out candy and meeting all sorts of people. Thanks to all for coming along.
Andy and Tonya from Exspiro Productions came along to shoot a promotional video for the Ghost Train. Again I'm chipping away at my 15 minutes with through the Ghosts of Gettysburg! Look for us in Exspiro's "The Other Side" documentary coming out in March of 2007!
"RS"
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Crazy Weather on Halloween Weekend!
Saturday October 28, 2006
The weather could not have been any worse for the weekend of the 28th. It rained and we had very high winds. But the crowds still came out and I had double train duty on Saturday night!
The weather could not have been any worse for the weekend of the 28th. It rained and we had very high winds. But the crowds still came out and I had double train duty on Saturday night!
Conductor Bob and I on the Ghost Train!
The wind blew trees over the tracks and we never made it to Biglerville. I kept telling stories as we sat still, but at least I wasn't out in the wind. It was definately an interesting evening.
I was also out on the Seminary with a very nice group of people from Pennsylvania around 2 PM that afternoon. The campus was wet and I was surprised we didn't get blown off of the ridge!
"RS"
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