These BOOts Were Made for Walking: Eerie Stories, Legends, and Lore Evening Tour

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Mother/daughter duo Heather and Lauren Cass are taking their popular Tour Erie series in a spooky new direction with their upcoming slate of guided tours entitled Eerie Stories, Legends, and Lore. Learn some ghost stories, spooky legends, and terrifying surprises in the 1.5 mile guided walking tour happening each weekend in October.

BEGINNING FRIDAY, OCT. 4

Erie has been home to some, well, eerie happenings in its time (which isn't surprising for a city that's over 200 years old), and Heather Cass and her daughter Lauren want to tell you all about them.

They're the co-owners of Tour Erie, a brand-new small business in the Gem City that typically features walking tours of the waterfront. For spooky season, however, they are offering something very special to residents and visitors to the area.

"We know that Erie loves ghost tours and ghost stories as these types of events are always well-attended … I figured there was room for one more," said Cass.

Naturally, Cass and her daughter had to be choosy when picking which sites to lead their tour groups to, since they didn't want to overlap too much with anyone else, but that didn't prove too difficult. "Erie really does have an abundance of spooky lore, something that came as a bit of a surprise to me, because I realized quickly that I'd just have to pick and choose some stories to tell," said Cass. "We have some classics…but we also tried to find some things we hadn't heard before."

The 1.5-mile, mostly-flat-terrain tours start and end at Voodoo Brewing, where the 21+ participants can sample a special brew and receive a discount if they stick around and order food. "I'm excited that Voodoo Brewing is partnering with us, giving us a warm place to start and finish," Cass mentioned.

Parents are also warned that due to the nature of the topics discussed — bloody murder, the supernatural, and true crime — this tour might be a bit too scary for very small children, so discretion is advised.

For the older kids and adults in the room, though, said Cass, "I think people will find it entertaining and a fun thing to do on a fall evening. We include a little history and some humor as well."

Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays in October, 5:30 p.m. // Meet at Voodoo Brewing, 101 Boston Store Pl. // Adults: $17, Kids 12 and under: $10, Kids 4 and under: Free // For more info and to book your tickets, please visit: toureriepa.com/tours