Local lore has it that there is a “ghost beast” that lives at Frear Park. It is known to jump on cars, and is heavy enough to shake it as if a full-sized person were sitting on your trunk. Sometimes claw marks are left behind.
Frear Park
St Mary's Cemetery
Some say there is a greenish, ghostly light that can be seen some nights in front of a certain gravestone in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Troy, NY.
Butcher Hill
Butcher Hill is a small hill in Lodi, NY, popular with trail hikers. Some who visit it though claim to hear the eerie sound of children playing, when obviously no children are anywhere around.
Wiltwyck Cemetery
No real details on this available, except that a number of Internet sites list Wiltwyck Cemtery (often misspelled as Wiltwick) as being haunted.
East Otto Cemetery
Local legend has it that the specters of two headless women can be seen at this cemetery late at night, screaming as they’re being chased by an axe-wielding maniac. No word on exactly how a headless woman is supposed to be able to scream, but you know, details, details…
Steph's Pond Nudist Park
We’re not able to give out the exact location of this nudist resort (for obvious reasons), but if you’re truly interested in visiting you can always contact them for an invitation via their web site link, below. (It’s invites-only there.)
The story goes that visitors to the retreat often hear doors and drawers open and close by themselves. And a woman in a white T-shirt is also seen… which you know has to be a ghost, if she’s the only one wearing clothes!
New Michigan Road
Another “Lady in White” story takes place here, on New Michigan Road in Victor, NY. The story goes that some newlyweds were killed here in a carriage accident long ago, and the spirit of the woman now lingers, ever searching for her lost husband.
Community Reformed Church of Colonie
Shadow figures are often seen around this church at night, along with the sounds of children playing.
Lover's Lane
It is said that back in the 18th century this was part of a well-known road used by French settlers. Some of them seem to have liked it enough to stick around – on some nights locals swear they can hear an eerie creaking sound, as if of wagon wheels.
Oriental Manor Catering Hall - American Place
This building once housed the Oriental Manor catering hall, a place for weddings and events. It was widely known by staff and locals that the hall was haunted by at least three spirits. People were constantly hearing disembodied footsteps, and doors would open and close on their own.
The building is now home to “American Place”, a discount department store. No word on whether or not the haunts persist to this day.
