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Ghost Tour
October is the time for whirling Autumn leaves, warm cocoa and spooky tales. You can find all of these on the Floyd Ghost Tour. The one hour walking tour starts out at Black Water Loft, so you can take a cup of cocoa, tea or fresh-roasted organic coffee to keep your hands warm on the walk. Generally, the tour is hosted by young actor, Cameron Woodruff. He has been doing this for seven years (since he was 16 years old,) but other members of his family also help out. Cameron has been an actor for most of his life, and this fall he’s also juggling some performances in a role in Hamlet, which will be performed in various venues around the New River Valley. There are no scary effects or people jumping out on the Floyd Ghost Tour. Like Cameron says, “I’m just going to scare you with the facts.” The tales were gathered from history books, old family genealogies, and straight from folks themselves just telling what they witnessed. The walk around the center of town starts at the Jacksonville Cemetery with burials going back to the 1700’s and many beautiful turn-of-the-century carved tombstones. You might expect spooky tales from an old cemetery, but strange things have been witnessed all over town; including several incidents at a well-known restaurant, the Rakes Mansion and policemen having strange experiences on the site of the old county jail. While many of these ghost stories are recorded in the book Strange Tales of Floyd County, VA, others have been discovered since the book was written. Although most folks have heard the famous words of Patrick Henry, “Give me liberty or give me death!”, they may not know that his son is buried right here in Floyd. There are a few other famous folks mentioned on the walk and other interesting historical tidbits. It’s interesting to visit the old buildings around town; looking at the oldest house in the town of Floyd, seeing one of the two hospitals that existed in the town, and examining the unusual features of cut soapstone “bricks” that make up a few rare examples of this type of architecture. As one visitor remarked, “I learned things about Floyd that I never knew and I’ve lived here all my life.” The Floyd Ghost Tour takes place on Friday and Saturday nights in October, through the first weekend of November, meeting at the Black Water Loft (above noteBooks) http://floydbooksandcoffee.com/bookstore/ 117 S. Locust Street, Floyd, VA 24091 (just one building past the stop light in Floyd) No reservations needed for this one-hour walking tour. Look for your Ghost Guide with a black top hat! Cameron Woodruff will also do private tours if you have more than four people. Contact him at 540-230-4862. www.StrangeTalesOfFloydCounty.com 2013 Tour Schedule Friday, October 4th at 7 PM & Saturday, October 5th at 7 PM Friday, October 11th at 7 & 8 PM & Saturday, October 12th at 7 & 8 PM Friday, October 18th at 7 & 8 PM & Saturday, October 19th at 7 & 8 PM Friday, October 25th at 7 & 8 PM & Saturday, October 26th at 7 & 8 PM Friday, November 1st at 7 PM & Saturday, November 2nd at 7 PM Written by Patricia Robin Woodruff. Patricia is a Renaissance woman, who does spiritual art, belly dances, writes, and takes care of the business end of the Green Man Inn and the Floyd Ghost Tour. Her inspiration and creativity is rooted in the mountains, nature and spirituality. She came to the artistic mecca of Floyd, VA drawn by its art, music and creative kindred spirits. You can see more of her work at: www.FloydArtists.com or www.InnerArtSpirit.Etsy.com
Fall/Winter 2013-2014