Halloween. Boo!

Every year the Self Realization fellowship puts on a grand Halloween extravaganza. If you haven't been it's worth checking out. Self Realization Fellowship, the largest landowner in Mt Washington, owns the old Mt Washington Hotel.
from the Times 1910..."The grounds consist of 14 landscaped acres. The hotel is built to Mission-style with a roof garden. The hotel, itself, would contain just 18 rooms, each with a private bath. It was rather extraordinary for the time to have a hotel with a bath for each room. "

Subsequently the hotel was used for many things including: Mt. Washington Military School, Goodrich-Mount Washington Emphysema Hospital. In 1925, the vacant hotel was sold to Parmahansa Yogananda, a monk of the ancient Swami Order in India, and founder of the Self-Realization Fellowship. At the time Yogananda purchased the hotel it was full of vagrants and many of the windows had been broken. It is still a Mt. Washington landmark.

This Halloween one could see Dumbledore, a talent show featuring Elvis Presley, as well as the world's strongest man! Mixed in between the acts was a fabulous host who told world class jokes...What do you call a skeleton that's dumb? A bone-head. What do ghost's eat for dessert? I Screeeeaammm. What do they put on top of their dessert? Whipped Scream. It was a great night with a lot of great costumes and brilliant pumpkins. Worth visiting.