History & Hauntings
in Northern Appalachia and the Western Reserve

Stories

Carried Away in Big Run: A Tragedy in Mercer County
2022-10-10 13:41 In 1911, a young family leaves a visit with their ailing relative and departs by horse and buggy into a dark and stormy night, to a disastrous result.
Anecdotes of Hotel Conneaut & Exposition Park: Part 6, 1940-Present
2020-11-09 12:59 In my 6th installment on Hotel Conneaut through the decades, I dig into the years between 1940 and the present. WWII began the steady decline of Hotel Conneaut until it made a comeback.
Anecdotes of Hotel Conneaut & Exposition Park: Part 5, 1930-1939
2020-11-07 18:50 In my fifth part of the ongoing series on Hotel Conneaut and Conneaut Lake Park, I explore the decade of the 30’s. The stock market crash of December 1929 pitched the country forward into the Great De...
Anecdotes of Hotel Conneaut & Exposition Park: Part 4, 1920-1929
2020-11-03 20:03 In Part Four of my ongoing series of Hotel Conneaut and Conneaut Lake Park (the former Exposition Park), I dive into the decade of the roaring 20’s.
Anecdotes of Hotel Conneaut & Exposition Park: Part 3, 1910-1919
2020-10-23 20:20 In the third part of my ongoing series of Hotel Conneaut and the resort it was and still is part of, I will explore the decade of the 1910’s. Despite the advent of WWI, the park’s success proved only ...
Anecdotes of Hotel Conneaut & Exposition Park: Part 2, 1900-1909
2020-10-20 09:02 In my second installment of Hotel Conneaut and Exposition Park, I find the first decade of the 20th century to be one of triumph and also devastation for the resort as a whole.
Anecdotes of Hotel Conneaut & Exposition Park: Part 1, 1892-1899
2020-10-13 10:33 In this first part of an ongoing series, I explore the history of Hotel Conneaut and Exposition Park through the decades, starting with the late 1800's
Mishap at Hotel Conneaut: Deaths, Accidents and Incidents Through the Decades
2019-10-13 09:33 I explore the accidents, incidents, and known deaths that contributed to the history of Hotel Conneaut

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