Spooky Trails and Tall Tales Connecticut: Hiking the State’s Legends, Hauntings, and History
Thames River Heritage Park is thrilled to present its 2023 lecture series - Stories from the Park - in partnership with Lyman Allyn Art Museum. Each evening begins with an author reception at 6:00 PM during which guests may purchase books and have them signed by the author while enjoying light refreshments and good company. Lecture immediately follows at 7:00 PM. Participants may also attend the lecture virtually via Zoom.
Stephen Olbrys Gencarella, a resident of Lyme, will talk about some of Connecticut’s legends, ghost stories and buried treasures as featured in his book “Spooky Trails and Tall Tales Connecticut: Hiking the State’s Legends, Hauntings and History.” Connecticut—a New England state with a proud history and vibrant culture. But there is more to this place than white church steeples and town greens. In the forests and meadows surrounding these quaint, colonial towns lurk spine-chilling ghosts protecting Captain Kidd’s treasure, the abode of the Devil himself, and shadowy creatures such as the Glawackus, all awaiting the next hiker to stumble down the trail. For years, the stories of these mysterious beings and places existed only in whispers and campfire tales, but now for the first time these legends have been collected and retold in one volume: Spooky Trails and Tall Tales Connecticut. Alongside each of these captivating tales is the necessary route and trailhead information brave readers will need to go beyond their town lines and test their nerve.
AUTHOR BIO
Stephen Olbrys Gencarella, a resident of Lyme, will talk about some of Connecticut’s legends, ghost stories and buried treasures as featured in his book “Spooky Trails and Tall Tales Connecticut: Hiking the State’s Legends, Hauntings and History.” Connecticut—a New England state with a proud history and vibrant culture. But there is more to this place than white church steeples and town greens. In the forests and meadows surrounding these quaint, colonial towns lurk spine-chilling ghosts protecting Captain Kidd’s treasure, the abode of the Devil himself, and shadowy creatures such as the Glawackus, all awaiting the next hiker to stumble down the trail. For years, the stories of these mysterious beings and places existed only in whispers and campfire tales, but now for the first time these legends have been collected and retold in one volume: Spooky Trails and Tall Tales Connecticut. Alongside each of these captivating tales is the necessary route and trailhead information brave readers will need to go beyond their town lines and test their nerve.