17 October 2008
Haunted Hike
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Yes! Isn’t this a great idea? Not for the too-young, of course, but the older Scouts would probably really enjoy going on a night hike that is populated by ghoulies and ghosties. They even have a professional make-up artist working on it. Mwahahahaha.
Oct. 18-25: If being frighten silly is your idea of fun, then head to the Three Fires Council, Boy Scouts of America’s annual Haunted Hike. The three-quarter mile established trails at Camp Big Timber, 37W955 Big Timber Road in Elgin, will come alive with the help this year from producer and make-up artist, Kelli Tidmore from the feature horror film, “Bled White.” She has been working for the past several months with the Scouts to develop the chilling scare scenes
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They also offer a “Kiddie Hike” from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 with a $6 admission for younger fans of Halloween and those frail at heart. Kids walk and visit scenes on the same trail as guests attending the night time hikes, however the staff manning the scenes during the Kiddie Hike will not attempt to frighten the kids and candy is passed out along the trail.
If you go to the suggested website at www.tfchauntedhike.org, you’ll see that it opens tonight! Elgin, Illinois has got the goods. Where is Elgin? Oh, it’s 40 miles northwest of Chicago. Still, not that far. Sounds like fun! The Chicago Daily Herald’s staff has compiled a great list of Halloween happenings and this is one of them.
The hike is approximately 3/4 of mile in length and follows established trails at Camp Big Timber. There are normally 7 to 10 scare scenes along the trail, with roving monsters between scenes to add additional fright for our guests.
