By MIKE COURSON
Great Bend Post
Things are getting a little spookier around Ellinwood, just in time for Halloween. The bad news is the Oct. 15 Haunted Tour of the Ellinwood Underground Tunnels is already overbooked, but Kelli Penner, general manager of the Tunnels, said another opportunity is coming in November.
"Our next one is a little different, too," she said. "It's the third Saturday of November, which is the 19th. It's actually a little earlier in the day. We had to move it up to 6:30 because we have an opportunity to bring paranormal investigators in, too. You can actually do a haunted tour, then pay to have tickets for the paranormal investigation."
The Historic Wolf Hotel has been busy with activities, from Sunday lunch on the third Sunday of each month, to the Haunted Tours, which tell some of the darker and scarier stories surrounding the tunnels.
"We do it as a lights-out tour, so you get that whole different aura and feeling of just being spooky," Penner said. "As far as what to expect, it's just us telling those stories and the things you don't hear from the employees that work here every day, and even paranormal groups that came in and those different experiences you don't hear from everybody. Some people don't want to talk about it."
Tickets are $20 for the tour and $50 for the Nov. 19 paranormal investigation, which will be conducted by a group from Wichita. Proceeds from that event will go towards the restoration of the tunnels. Follow The Historic Wolf Hotel and Events Center on Facebook for updated information about upcoming events, or purchase tickets by CLICKING HERE.