Explore the “Dark Side” of the Daniel Boone Homestead
Join us for a Halloween Season Adventure under the full moon! Learn about the Mysteries of Boone’s Bones and join the Search for Unmarked–or empty–graves at the DeTurk Cemetery. Hear the Secrets of the Spirit Window at the Bertolet Log House and more!
Over the years, the Daniel Boone Homestead has not been without its own tales of ghostly figures and eerie sightings. Does the ghost of the famous frontiersman haunt the Homestead grounds? Not likely, since he passed away in Missouri. But throughout the fields and forests of the nearly 600-acre property are indelible vestiges of past lives and permanent legends. Paranormal investigators have scanned the DeTurk Cemetery with divining rods, found several unmarked graves, and suggested that restless souls wander its rugged patch. And then there’s the Bertolet Log House. Built in 1737 and located in the Oley Valley, the building was moved to the Homestead in 1968 to save it from demolition. Perhaps that move stirred spirits within the historic structure. But better yet for those who seek and sense lore and legend, is the presence of a mysterious architectural feature called the “soul hole” – a solid wooden block inserted into a hole in the wall.
Don’t miss this unique, eerie, and educational, after-hours program at the Homestead. The tour will be led by author and paranormal researcher Charles J. Adams III. Mr. Adams has written numerous books on haunted locations in and beyond Berks County. He currently serves as a board member for the Daniel Boone Homestead Associates and previously served on the Berks History Center’s board of trustees.
All proceeds go to support the Daniel Boone Homestead. The tour will begin at the Wayside Lodge at the Daniel Boone Homestead. Guests are asked to please bring your own lantern. Group size is limited and advanced registration is required. $13/person – Must be 18 years and older. Registration can be obtained by emailing thedanielboonehomestead@gmail.com and in person at the Visitor Center. Please, no pets (except service animals) and no smoking. The program is presented and funded by The Daniel Boone Homestead Associates.