History and hauntings of the Halloween Capital
By: Roxy Orcutt
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 94
ISBN-13: 9780878397747
Subjects: Social life and customs; Local History; Halloween; History
Description: History and Hauntings of the Halloween Capital takes a look into why the small village of Anoka, Minnesota, has been declared to be The Halloween Capital of the World.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The Halloween Honey's Paranormal Playground; title: Welcome to The Halloween Capital of the World; title: The Land of Ghosts; title: On Both Sides: A Brief History of Anoka Before 1920; title: Mischief and Mayhem; title: The Formative Years of Anoka Halloween; title: Forest Hills Cemetery and the Gray Ghost; title: Patting Themselves On the Back; title: Anoka Halloween's Bridge to the Great Depression; title: The 1930s; title: The Very First Anoka Halloween Button; title: Anoka State Hospital; title: The Pumpkin Bowl and The Dating Game; title: Modern Halloween Celebrations; title: The Grand Day Parade; title: Halloween Tragedy and Controversy; title: Identity and Party Papers & Costumes; title: Colonial Hall; title: Tell No Tales; title: Why Would You Want to Leave?