A Night in Longfellow's Wayside Inn (2011)

Описание: Join me as I spend a night in the oldest inn in operation in the United States. Longfellow's Historic Wayside Inn. Legend says the location is haunted by the ghost of a woman named Jerusha Howe, most notably the infamous Room 9.

After rejecting all sutiors, Jerusha fell for a visitor from England, who promised his love to her. When he left to go back to the British Isles, he solemnly promised to return and marry her, but that never came to be and it is unknown what happened to this man. Jerusha's heart was broken, and remained alone until her death at the young age of 44.

If the stories are to be believed, she may be looking for the love and affection she denied herself in life, as she mainly seems to appear to men. In some cases, she’s believed to do more than appear. Some who spend the night in Room 9 have been awakened by the sensation of a soft breath on their face, only to open their eyes and look into her own, before she fades away. Others note soft caresses, a light touch on their skin, and some report the sensation of someone slipping into the bed with them and snuggling up.

Starting in the 1950s, visitors to the room began leaving notes and letters recounting their experiences during their stay. These people are part of a group known as the Secret Drawer Society, or SDS. On this cold, calm night in November 2011, I made my way through the letters and found a treasure hidden deep within Room 9. If you look hard enough, you may be able to find my note revealing what happened during my stay in Jerusha's room after the cameras stopped rolling and the lights went out.