Author explains why the Tonawandas are so spooky

Underground Railroad passages, battlefield sites, a presidential assassination and heralded architecture are all things that make the Buffalo Niagara region unique. These same things share something else in common. They make the area, especially the Tonawandas, “one hell of a haunted place,” Western New York author John Koerner told a captivated crowd of more than 50 people Thursday night at the City of Tonawanda Public Library, where he gave a lecture about ghosts in the Niagara Frontier. Koerner’s presentation was an eye opener for Kimberly Starner, 17. “I didn’t even realize there was so much around here,” she said of the area’s ample ghost tales. “It’s kind of creepy, especially the North Tonawanda stuff.” Read Article

By Dave Hill