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A Playful Ghost On A Haunted Boat, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, ghost and goblins and things that go bump in the night are a big part of the spooky Halloween story. But are ghosts always scary? Eclectopia host Jim Lange brings us a story about a haunted local boat that the owner says is just fine with him.

On this West Virginia Morning, ghost and goblins and things that go bump in the night are a big part of the spooky Halloween story. But are ghosts always scary? Eclectopia host Jim Lange brings us a story about a haunted local boat that the owner says is just fine with him.

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Caroline MacGregor produced this episode.

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West Virginia Creating Trail of Haunted Sights to See

West Virginia tourism officials are creating a trail that will highlight the state’s haunted history.

The state Division of Tourism is taking suggestions for places to include on its list of paranormal attractions, events and destinations.

The inventory could highlight legends like Mothman or the Greenbrier Ghost, and include places like the Lake Shawnee Amusement Park or the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum.

To be considered for the trail, locations must be open or accessible to the public. It also must be promoted as being haunted by the property owners or, if on public land, by local officials.

Ghostly stories from the Whipple Company Store

Built during a time of labor strife in the southern coalfields, the Whipple Company Store in Fayette County is one of those buildings that just LOOKS haunted. Every Halloween, the owners offer tours full of history, folklore, and ghost stories. Producer Catherine Moore set out to do a fun piece about the reported paranormal activity at the store with a couple of local ghost hunters. Well, she got more than she bargained for and found out that there’s a lot more to the so-called hauntings, and to the history of the store, than meets the eye. Now here’s part one of “The Soul of a Company Store,” a three-part series that concludes on Halloween morning.

“I don’t know. I don’t know why. I could smell like a man comes out of the mines and he has the coal dust on his clothes. It just rose up.” Cora Sue Barrett, visitor at the Whipple Company Store who suddenly smells coal dust in a tiny metal safe room.

Wess Harris is the editor of “When Miners March” and “Dead Ringers: Why Miners March.”