A little ghostly activity goes a long way...

I was talking to a bed & breakfast owner about the ghost stories that seem to be continually coming up at their inn, and she told me a fascinating story.

It seems that a couple in one of the rooms had awakened in the middle of the night, and saw a young man standing in a Civil War uniform standing at the foot of their bed. After only a moment, he disappeared, but both husband and wife saw him at the same time.

The couple shared their experience with the other guests (and the innkeepers) at breakfast the next morning, and everyone was very excited, hoping to see a ghost in their room... except for one couple, who checked out immediately, saying that if they'd known the place was haunted, they never would have booked it.

I couldn't help but laugh - the inn is over 100 years old, has been owned by many families over the years, and probably thousands of people have stayed there by now. How could there not be ghosts! Still, a little ghostly activity goes a long way. Some of the guests that weekend have already made reservations for a return trip, in the hopes that something supernatural will happen to them, but that one couple has probably sworn off the place for good. People are funny when it comes to hauntings, I guess.