Halloween orgins:

Halloween is an annual holiday observed on October 31, which commonly includes activities such as trick-or-treating, attending costume parties, carving jack-o'-lanterns, bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.

Historian Nicholas Rogers, exploring the origins of Halloween, notes that while "some folklorists have detected its origins in the Roman feast of Pomona, the goddess of fruits and seeds, or in the festival of the dead called Parentalia, it is more typically linked to the Celtic festival of Samhain, whose original spelling was Samuin (pronounced sow-an or sow-in)".The name of the festival historically kept by the Gaels and celts in the British Isles which is derived from Old Irish and means roughly "summer's end".
-Wikipedia

What's going down this year in GR?

The Haunt!

The Haunt has been the main halloween atrraction in GR for the past 11years.

From its cemetery where they have a plot already picked out for you to the forest filled with ghouls and werewolves. Next is the factory where nightmares are made, the dolls may look innocent but don’t turn your back on them. If you still haven’t sparked that chill up your spine you are invited to tour the jungle of fear.

If you manage to get through alive you will be guided by our resident explorer for a self guided tour of The Haunt’s cave system.

Zombie Walk!

The zombie walk is an organized public gathering of people who dress up in zombie costumes. Last year over 10,000 "zombies" came out in the pouring rain to particapate. Zombies old and young can come! It's completly free. Check the link above if you want more info, or look on facebook for the zombie walk group.