A cold night in Deforrest!
I was the only one in attentance from the SOPS groups for a small and very intriguing investigation of a favorite hotspot, Deforrest Pioneer Cemetery. I was joined by the core members of IPA-Groups of Southern Ontario Kate, Anna and Marce. Kate and I have spoke in great length the last few days about our views on the Paranormal community here in the Southern Ontario are and agreed that there needs to be more networking amongst it's several stray outlets. This led us down to talking about several different locations and joint investigations. Well, our first one came sooner then later. The area being the small nested abandoned cemetery in the foothills of the Kelso mountain range along the Bruce Trail just off of the Milton township line. One would drive by without even noticing that there lays a portal in time, one that yields some rather intriguing secrets. There, you don’t see much, a small scattered array for much weathered grave marked that date pretty much between the 1840's to the 1870's, though there are some later additions up until the early 1900's.
What interesting with this you ask, well it is the way they are aligned, scattered outline of the cemeteries aged boundaries. Broken, toppled and all but forgotten are many of the visible stones. A family formation in the far North-west corner of the grounds, where a good portion of the Campbell family lay. As you walk up the hillside to the top where the cemeteries boundaries begin, there is a strange wrought iron plot situated just at the very entrance on the left. Where in the fenced off area, there is only but one unmarked stone laying there as if waiting for it’s first burial. Or is it, this is one area of interest that I’m sure there is more too it’s visual. The fence is accompanied by a tower of a marker or at least in this cemetery where the writing like most of the stones in the area are weathered to the point of being unreadable. There is one more point of interest I wanted to shed light onto before getting into the details of that night of Feb 11 2007, that being the sole stone sitting in the interior of the cemetery boundaries. This alone gives a strangeness to it all in itself. The plot of a 2 year old baby, living in a harsh land in a harsh time. Still, with past visitations to this plot there have been several people who have noticed a certain energy or vibe to this direct plot. More on this later.
With much of the core SOPS members absent in presences, except for myself. Though with short notice and timing that was to be expected. I met up with Kate, Anna and Marce from IPA at the Tim Horton’s just south of the location we were to embark upon. There, I met all three to warm up and gear off for our adventure into the cold night.
Driving north on Walker’s line is always a treat, giving it’s winding roads, it’s roadside attractions such as Salem Pioneer cemetery, Mount Nemo and of course the countryside that engulfs the small road in the distance. Surely in use for many years, a dirt route to farms and smaller villages like Lowville and many more. This road alone has it’s history. Once crossing Derry road, turning around and parking at the base of the hillside and the small intersection which pretty much provides the only light in the area. Guiding the girls from IPA up to the top of the hillside and the opening of the portal or at least what I like to think it is. There, like always you get a sense of an unnerving calmness, different from most cemeteries. From there an area sweep to make sure that we are the only ones there, including what animals maybe in the area.
For the most part snapping pictures and taking about what little is known about Deforrest and it’s inhabitancy if you will. Then, I let the girls explore the boundaries and listen to their thoughts. You see, that is a major part of my way of investigating, to absorb not just the surroundings, but people’s thoughts and energy as they too reveal interesting aspects of what surrounds us all. The after talking to Marce for awhile about the Campbell family plot, Kate and Anna struck and area that many in the past have question, the lone stone marker in the interior of the cemetery. They have sensed it’s foreboded energy, knowing that something isn’t right. As it laid there alone, not even the snow had gathered near it making way for a barrier of sorts. Animal tracks walked around it, none even coming close in approaching it. Even when we walked around the stone observing it, we walked clockwise. Now, myself I was able to approach the stone without any dizziness or reverse pull, still that means nothing as mentioned before this is not the only time that someone has picked up on this stone’s energy.
After myself asking questions, trying to piece things together, yet another door had opened. The feel of magic in the area, what connection that may reveal is unknown at this time ,but does warrant further investigation. After chatting for awhile of all the possibilities of what secrets Deforrest holds, the cold weather was also telling us that it was time to go. In some cases, it was the frost bitting at some toes. In all though, this being a short visit, it did however opened and posed some really important questions about Deforrest and the immediate area. As always after visiting there, my interest only peaks yet another notch.
No readings were taken as it was just too cold. There were some pictures taken during the visit and well be uploaded soon!
What interesting with this you ask, well it is the way they are aligned, scattered outline of the cemeteries aged boundaries. Broken, toppled and all but forgotten are many of the visible stones. A family formation in the far North-west corner of the grounds, where a good portion of the Campbell family lay. As you walk up the hillside to the top where the cemeteries boundaries begin, there is a strange wrought iron plot situated just at the very entrance on the left. Where in the fenced off area, there is only but one unmarked stone laying there as if waiting for it’s first burial. Or is it, this is one area of interest that I’m sure there is more too it’s visual. The fence is accompanied by a tower of a marker or at least in this cemetery where the writing like most of the stones in the area are weathered to the point of being unreadable. There is one more point of interest I wanted to shed light onto before getting into the details of that night of Feb 11 2007, that being the sole stone sitting in the interior of the cemetery boundaries. This alone gives a strangeness to it all in itself. The plot of a 2 year old baby, living in a harsh land in a harsh time. Still, with past visitations to this plot there have been several people who have noticed a certain energy or vibe to this direct plot. More on this later.
With much of the core SOPS members absent in presences, except for myself. Though with short notice and timing that was to be expected. I met up with Kate, Anna and Marce from IPA at the Tim Horton’s just south of the location we were to embark upon. There, I met all three to warm up and gear off for our adventure into the cold night.
Driving north on Walker’s line is always a treat, giving it’s winding roads, it’s roadside attractions such as Salem Pioneer cemetery, Mount Nemo and of course the countryside that engulfs the small road in the distance. Surely in use for many years, a dirt route to farms and smaller villages like Lowville and many more. This road alone has it’s history. Once crossing Derry road, turning around and parking at the base of the hillside and the small intersection which pretty much provides the only light in the area. Guiding the girls from IPA up to the top of the hillside and the opening of the portal or at least what I like to think it is. There, like always you get a sense of an unnerving calmness, different from most cemeteries. From there an area sweep to make sure that we are the only ones there, including what animals maybe in the area.
For the most part snapping pictures and taking about what little is known about Deforrest and it’s inhabitancy if you will. Then, I let the girls explore the boundaries and listen to their thoughts. You see, that is a major part of my way of investigating, to absorb not just the surroundings, but people’s thoughts and energy as they too reveal interesting aspects of what surrounds us all. The after talking to Marce for awhile about the Campbell family plot, Kate and Anna struck and area that many in the past have question, the lone stone marker in the interior of the cemetery. They have sensed it’s foreboded energy, knowing that something isn’t right. As it laid there alone, not even the snow had gathered near it making way for a barrier of sorts. Animal tracks walked around it, none even coming close in approaching it. Even when we walked around the stone observing it, we walked clockwise. Now, myself I was able to approach the stone without any dizziness or reverse pull, still that means nothing as mentioned before this is not the only time that someone has picked up on this stone’s energy.
After myself asking questions, trying to piece things together, yet another door had opened. The feel of magic in the area, what connection that may reveal is unknown at this time ,but does warrant further investigation. After chatting for awhile of all the possibilities of what secrets Deforrest holds, the cold weather was also telling us that it was time to go. In some cases, it was the frost bitting at some toes. In all though, this being a short visit, it did however opened and posed some really important questions about Deforrest and the immediate area. As always after visiting there, my interest only peaks yet another notch.
No readings were taken as it was just too cold. There were some pictures taken during the visit and well be uploaded soon!
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