Ep. 47 - The Murder of Grace Brown
Big Moose Lake is at the head of the Moose River in upstate New York. The lake is remote and beautiful and would probably remain rather obscure if not for the murder of Grace Brown that happened there in 1906. The perpetrator was her lover, Chester Gillette, and now over 110 years later, her spirit still seems to be at unrest probably due to the circumstances of her demise. People who have stayed at the various hotels, Big Moose Inn, Glenmore Inn and Covewood Lodge, claim to see the ghostly figure of a forlorn woman that is believed to be the spirit of Grace Brown. Here is her tragic story. The Big Moose Lake area was settled during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Settlers cam in on the railroad with dreams of conquering the Adirondack wilderness. Camps were established by trappers and hunters and these eventually became hotels. The beauty of the area enticed the rich and famous to build summer homes here, which would eventually become lodges. These homes were bu...