Metal Detecting Ghost Story
Arriving at Moodus, CT
In the middle of October we were invited to go to a Metal
Detecting "Competition" Hunt being held in Moodus, CT The "National
Metal Detecting League" was hosting this event, and it was to be held at
Catholic Retreat Center in Moodus called "Our Father's House." This
was a two day event.
We
had heard that Moodus, CT is haunted. By haunted, I mean that residents
of Moodus had reported strange noises and rumblings occasionally to the
authorities, and it was explained as being "wind rushing through the
trees" or "wind in the caves." We were curious yet excited,
because we had never been to Moodus before, and always wanted to go visit.
We arrived at the camp, late Friday night, and there was no one around to be found. Knocking on a couple of the cottage doors, we fortunately found a member of the staff that directed us to the cottages where other metal detectorists were staying.
The
Next Day
In the morning, it was cold and clear like any other Fall day
would be. We headed to the cafeteria for a good breakfast and to get the agenda
for the day. The agenda consisted of an all day "what you find is what you
get" open hunt. We were allowed to hunt anywhere on the property we wanted,
even in the woods. But we were all to report back to the meeting hall at 3:30
to see what everyone had found.
"Our Father's House" Spiritual Retreat Center sits on 62 acres, and
the property dates from the early 1800's. There is a big farm field in back of
the cottages, and then acres of woods. We detected all day, and not finding much,
returned to the meeting hall at the specified time. Other people had found some
cool stuff, a couple of rings, old coins, and an assortment of rusty farm equipment.
Vlad and I moved our belongings into the cottage we were suppose to be in,
and became friends with a couple from Albany, New York staying in an adjoining
room.
We all met together for lunch, shared some stories, and had a chance
to meet everybody else. Then everyone left to go do some more hunting.
Later we returned to the cafeteria for supper. And I would like to add, that the chef and staff were very hospitable, the rooms were cozy, and they presented us with a variety of delicious meals.