Wildcat Inn and Tavern Blog Jackson NH

In mid May a team of paranormal investigators from Dark Knights Paranormal – New Hampshire’s elite ghost hunting team – spent about 8 hours overnight investigating some of the strange happenings that guests and staff have reported over the last 60 years at The Tavern.  Lead investigator and DKP founder Dianne Nault provided the following narrative, video and EVP evidence the team recorded that can now be viewed using the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUxwuLdzPTY

During the investigation, all the investigators had personal experiences: Our newest investigator, Robert, distinctly heard a voice call “hello” as he was setting up a camera in the upstairs hallway. My tech manager and I both heard a voice later on in the kitchen, but our equipment didn’t pick up the voices.

We also picked up some electromagnetic fields in room 4 in the middle of the room and over the chair. There was no reasonable source of emf’s in those locations, and the emfs seemed to move around the room, so it’s our opinion that there was some paranormal activity in that particular room.

I’ve attached 3 sound files of the electronic voice phenomena (evp) we caught:
The first, labeled, “door opening sticky door room” you can hear what sounds like a door creaking(?) about 37 seconds into the sound file. This was caught in the room where the lady had complained of the door opening and closing all night. We did actually close that door during the investigation several times, finding it open again throughout the night.

The second file, “creepy corner, strange noise” you can hear my tech manager and myself talking. She laughs and just at the end of her laughing, you can hear what we think is a cat! It is a very distinct “meow”! This particular evp came as quite a surprise to all of us- we weren’t expecting any cats!

The final evp we are in the dining room just below the upstairs hallway. We both heard what we believe to be a child running upstairs. You can hear the distinct running steps and the tech manager saying, “did you just hear that?”

On our video footage, which is on the youtube video, you can see our motion sensor light up over and over, which only happens when something passes in front of the sensor. We’ve tested the sensor many times, and tried to make it light up in other ways without any luck. We have no explanation for this except that it may be your ghost setting it off in the hallway!

Judging by the evidence we caught, and our own personal experiences, it’s our opinion that you definitely have some paranormal activity going on at the Inn. Our sensitive investigator got the impression that whoever was residing in the Wildcat was shy or just very hesitant to communicate with us. Scientifically, we could not figure out if what you have is residual (like a shadow or memory) or intelligent, but we would love to come back sometime with a larger team to investigate further if you would be interested. It seems like there’s still much more to figure out with this haunting.  The team completely enjoyed investigating your location and we hope to have the opportunity to come in again!

Best wishes for a wonderful day from the entire DKP team!

Dianne

What a great night in the Tavern as author Jay Atkinson cruised into town in partnership with Laura Lucy and White Birch Books to talk about his latest book Paradise Lost.  After posing with Laura and haming it up with the ever lovely Sandra who took some time off from behind the Wildcat Bar to chat with the author Jay took the stage with monster bass-man and Hoot Night Legend Al Hospers to read some awesome exepts from his book while Al jammed in the background.

YOU ARE INVITED;

"Paradise Road: Jack Kerouac's Lost Highway and My Search for America".

Join us on Tuesday night May 4th for a very exciting book signing by author Jay Atklinson as he introduces his new book; “Paradise Road: Jack Kerouac’s Lost Highway and My Search for America”. This is Jay’s 5th book and the event will be a ton of fun in combination with Hoot Night and Dinner With Your Dog. This event is sponsored by White Birch Books and will begin at 6:30 PM. For those night owls Jay will be at The Tavern until closing so come on out for a great night of literature, good friends, good drink and great music.

Cheers
The Wildcat Staff
www.wildcattavern.com

Friday Night Fish Fry Comes to the Wildcat Inn and Tavern
Every Friday night starting April 2 will be our Famous…or soon to be famous Fish Fry.  Dinner starts at 5:30 with the all you can eat Fish Fry priced at $15.95 per person.

Customer of the Month 10/09
Peter Green

Customer of the Month 11/09
Thom Perkins…special thanks to Thom during the period we were closed for remodeling due to the fire…Thom drove from Jackson every Tuesday night to Horsefeathers for Hoot Nite…..thats a long trip for Thom

Customer of the Month 12/09
Jackson The Dog…..our first pet ever!!!! Jackson loves the Wildcat Tavern!!!!

Customer of the Month 1/10
Berlins own Mitch Gagnon

Customer of the Month 2/10
Anne White and her elegant collie dog Callie

Employee of the Month January 2010
January 31, 2010 marked the first ever time that we have awarded an Employee of the Month. We are excited to announce our first recipient is Pam Couture

Employee of the Month February 2010
Michaela DiCilla

PINKHAM NOTCH — Great Glen Trails announces free skiing on Sundays during Marvelous March.
With more than three feet of new snow at the end of February, March is going to be marvelous at Great Glen Trails. And to celebrate Marvelous March, Great Glen Trails is offering free cross country skiing, snowshoeing and snow tubing on every Sunday in March to anyone who presents their trail pass from the previous day. Ski at Great Glen Trails on Saturday and ski free on Sunday. Additionally, anyone who presents a season pass or trail pass from the previous day from another cross country ski area will receive a half price trail pass on Sundays. Great Glen Trails is open daily for cross country skiing, snow tubing and snowshoeing. Complete snow conditions information is available at www.GreatGlenTrails.com or by calling 603.466.2333.

By Tom Eastman, Conway Daily Sun Feb. 2, 2010

JACKSON — It was a sellout dancing crowd at Black Mountain’s base lodge Saturday night for the venerable resort’s 75th birthday gala, as the Valley’s Swingtones Big Band played a smooth series of sets that got everyone “In the Mood,” Glenn Miller Orchestra style.
The day’s events included skiing at Black, a dinner, torchlight parade, birthday cake and address by ski historian Ian Scully, who presented a brief overview of Black’s history. Scully is creator of the ski documentary, “Austria’s Influence on American Skiing.” Also featured at Black was the annual N.H. Sanctioned Snow Sculpting.

This year’s 2010 “People’s Choice” was awarded to Greg Grady andStephen Torpazio. First Place was awarded to Jonathan Pullan, StephenPullan and Jay Tremblay, who will be representing New Hampshire at the Nationals in Lake Geneva Wisconsin in 2011. The Pullan brothers — who hail from East Conway — have also won in the past.

TheInvitational first-place winner was awarded to Bryny Urquhart andMolly Urquhart of Maine.

Sunny, affordable and historic, Black Mountain has been a New England tradition since 1935 and, as the marketing director puts it, “continues to walk the very fine line of today and yesterday.” Back when it started, Black was known as Moody’s, as farmer Edwin Moody had his farmhouse which took in some lodgers and a hill behind the house. In 1935, he and local inventor George Morton and Phil Robertson of the local electric company at Goodrich Falls hydro-electric dam put up a tow, and soon skiers were flocking to the place. “Phil [Robertson] needed a day time power customer because they were dealing with hyrdo-electric — that’s part of the story behind the lift at Moody’s. They could not turn off the river, obviously, and it made sense to try and develop a big customer during the day that would counteract the draw they needed for the nighttime when everyone would be turning on their electric lights,” notes Jeff Leich of the New England Ski Museum, who was among the ski luminaries who attended Saturday’s gala.

By Tom Eastman

Back when it started, Black was known as Moody’s, as farmer Edwin Moody had his farmhouse which took in some lodgers and a hill behind the house. In 1935, he and local inventor George Morton and Phil Robertson of the local electric company at Goodrich Falls hydro-electric dam put up a tow, and soon skiers were flocking to the place.

“Phil [Robertson] needed a day time power customer because they were dealing with hyrdo-electric — that’s part of the story behind the lift at Moody’s. They could not turn off the river, obviously, and it made sense to try and develop a big customer during the day that would counteract the draw they needed for the nighttime when everyone would be turning on their electric lights,” notes Jeff Leich of the New England Ski Museum. (He added that Robertson played a pivotal role in the valley’s ski history: after putting up the lift at Moody’s, he later worked at Cranmore Mountain as general manager for 25 years for Cranmore developer Harvey Dow Gibson (1882-1950), and then went on to become a founder at Attitash, where “his vision of the Cog Monorail never took fruition,” said Leich. Still, think of the link there: the Shovel Handle, the Skimobile, and the Cog Monorail — all part of valley ski history.)

In fall 1936, Bill and Betty Whitney bought the farm, and renamed it Whitneys’ (that’s a possessive plural, Betty always said, because it took two people to make a go of the ski and innkeeping business).
That 1936-37 season was the same first winter for Carroll Reed’s Eastern Slope Ski School, the American branch of skimeister Hannes Scchneider’s ski school in St. Anton, Austria. Although they skied on a combination of frozen sheep manure and smashed apples at the nearby golf course of the Eagle Mountain House for much of that first winter, the ski school was a resounding success, and the area then known as the Eastern Slope Region was on its way to becoming a ski resort.
The following winter, Bill Whitney retrofitted Black’s rope tow by turning the bullwheel horizontal so it would not slip off so easily. He also ordered 72 shovel handles from Sears Roebuck — he attached the handles to the slippery rope, making it easier for skiers to hang on. Henceforth, the lift acquired a nickname — the Shovel Handle. Today, the Shovel Handle Pub at Whitneys’ carries on the old tow’s name.

In 1948, Bill and Betty teamed up with Stanley and Halsey Davis to expand their ski area’s trails to Black.
Now owned by the Fichera family, Black harkens to its roots as a family-friendly, affordable area that offers classic New England skiing on sunny, meandering trails that all give beautiful views of the surrounding landscape.
Sheltered from the prevailing northwestern winds, Black’s sunny slopes are a delight on days when other resorts can be windy and cold. (more…)

The only New Hampshire Snow Sculpting & Jackson Invitational Event promises to be one of the best sculpting events to have taken place in Jackson yet…

Sculptors will begin sculpting on Friday January 29th continuing through Sunday January 31st until Noon. Visitors will have a great opportunity to meet all the teams at the Welcome Reception being held at the Red Fox Bar & Grille starting at 5:30 PM (priced accordingly). Visitors and Artist can share ideas and snow stories as well as warm up by the fire, enjoy some great food and cheer. Then we\’ll head back over to the Sculpting area in Jackson Village Park for a torch lighting, bon fire and S\’mores (priced accordingly).

Carver\’s work until Sunday at Noon when everyone is invited to the Eagle Mountain House & Golf Club for a great Sunday Brunch and Awards ceremony (priced accordingly).

12 or more teams are expected including past winners. Bring your cameras the sculptures are always impressive.

Current photography provided by one of Jackson\’s own Dick Devellian as well as one of our favorite volunteers Robert Flammia\’s Tophat Photography.

Location: Jackson Village Park
Date: Friday, January 29, 2010
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Hoot Night

NORTH CONWAY NH — As a result of a small kitchen fire Nov. 4 that has forced the Wildcat Inn and Tavern to close for repairs for the month, Hoot Night is being moved to the Windows on Main Street at Horsefeathers on Tuesdays for the month of November starting Nov. 10.
Co-owner Stu Dunlop said the inn will be closed until after Thanksgiving to make way for installation of a new sprinkler system as well. So, Dunlop said, Hoot Night for the month of November will go on, just in a different location: the Windows on Main Street at Horsefeathers in North Conway. “Jonathan Sarty and the White Mountain Boys will host, and the same tavern crew will be there — Rane Peterson and Kate Saunders behind the bar, Sitch Samia at the door. Just like at the tavern Hoots, there will be free pizza for all performers,” said Dunlop. He added that renovation work has already begun at the tavern kitchen areas.

For further information, call 356-6862.