Gauntlet

GHOST OF ROUTE 26 APPEARS AT HARVEST HILL FARMS

MECHANIC FALLS, MAINE, 10/13/2010. It’s been reported by reliable
sources that the “Lady in White”, the legendary ghost of Route 26, has
been reappearing in the dark of the night on a regular basis this Fall at
Harvest Hill Farms.

The reason for the “regular” appearance of this apparition is that she is
part of the hauntings created by Jeff Strout, Spook Miester extraordinaire,
on the Gauntlet, a haunted night ride through the deep woods on the acreage
of Harvest Hill Farms on Route 26 in Mechanic Falls.

The Gauntlet is one of three Fall Halloween venues Peter Bolduc and his wife
Kathie operate at their Route 26 location in Mechanic Falls. They started with
the Big Corn Maze Adventure in 2008 and then added Pumpkin Land to the
same location in 2009 after purchasing the entire operation from Chipman
Farms in Poland.

The Gauntlet is their latest business venture and opened September 18th. As with any new venture, there were numerous
adjustments and refinements made during the start up phase which really paid off over Columbus weekend as thousands of thrill
seekers descended upon the Farm to experience what appears to be Maine’s premier haunted night ride.

When you arrive at the farm you’ll find plenty of free parking. You can purchase your ticket at the ticket booth (which opens at 6pm).
Better yet you can purchase tickets online which puts you into the VIP line which moves a lot quicker. You then proceed to the
staging area under the lights next to the souvenir shop, smack-dab in the middle of Pumpkin Land. Here you board the hay wagons.

Once you board your wagon, the tractor driver chauffeurs you across the field. As the wagon draws nearer and nearer to the edge of
the forest, the lights of the staging area fade away and you enter into the total darkness of the forest.

As you travel slowly along the old logging road, deeper into the forest (in the pitch black of the night), you come upon the gates of the
Gauntlet. Once you pass through the Gates of the Gauntlet, if the gatekeepers let you pass, there is no turning back.

The wagon continues creeping slowly into the darkness. Be ready…as there are spirits and demons lurking around every corner.
The demons tend to gather at certain haunts deep in the forest, which unfortunately for those innocent souls aboard the wagon,
seem to be located along the logging road.

As mentioned, you will be visited by the infamous “Ghost of the Lady in White”. One version of the story states that she was
murdered on her wedding night long ago and her spirit still roams the woods along Route 26 looking for a ride to the wedding
chapel.

Beware…as “The Lady in White” is only one of numerous haunts that you will encounter on your journey through the dark of the night.

The Gauntlet Haunted Night Ride is open Friday and Saturday nights from dark to 11pm from October 1st to Oct. 30th.

BE READY
…The Gauntlet
Haunted Night Ride is
now open at Harvest
Hill Farms. This is not
your run-of-the-mill
haunted hayride. Once
you pass through the
Gates of The Gauntlet,
there's no turning back
You'll be visited by the
Ghost of "The Lady in
White", huge Monsters
coming out of the dark,
ghouls, goblins and
much more.