08/02/2025
Is it paranormal activity?...Perhaps. It is definitely highly unusual. 406 Mill Street, former home to The Spot On Mill Street and home to one of my favorite ghosts in town, Hortence Ellicott, has been empty and dark since New Years Day.
Last night when leaving on the Haunted Pub Crawl, we walked past the building and it was just as dark and quiet as it always is. Around 9pm, Cindy heads back to the gallery ahead of the rest of the group and noted the house was still dark. 9:30, myself and several other tourees headed back to the gallery and..you guessed it, still dark. 10:30pm, my tourees have finished shopping and I'm locking the gallery up and I see it...a single, bright light emanating from Hortence's bedroom!
Sure, it could have been a workman returning late to pick up a forgotten tool. Or maybe the owners installed a timer for security...But I remember Hortence being a wiz at manipulating lights, on and off or flashing, she could do it all. We even have video footage of a light in the hallway staying on during a town wide power outage.
Perhaps Hortence was up late composing some of her poetry, or even leaving a light on for me to help me find my way in the dark. Either way, be it ghost or be it coincidence..it's interesting and worth keeping an eye on. ๐ค