Finding Something Spooky - The Search for the Ozark Spook Light
Dear Henry,
About an hour away there is a strange phenomenon called the Ozark or Hornet Spook Light and I really wanted to check it out, because I am always up for something ghostly.
This mysterious light is supposed to hover about in the forest and fields on Oklahoma East Road 50, just west of the Missouri border. No one knows what causes it, and the theories of its origins can range anywhere from luminous swamp gas vapor to the soul of a Confederate soldier, who is still looking for his missing head. There are a couple of Native American ghost stories thrown into the mix as well.
The light itself was first documented around 1888, prior to any traffic or electric lights. The area was always isolated and, even now, it's a rural area, so I don't suppose the light is being caused by traffic. Who knows though, I didn't see it. Who really knows what causes these types of things, I don't know that there has ever been a conclusive answer to the will o the wisp phenomenon.
Al…
About an hour away there is a strange phenomenon called the Ozark or Hornet Spook Light and I really wanted to check it out, because I am always up for something ghostly.
This mysterious light is supposed to hover about in the forest and fields on Oklahoma East Road 50, just west of the Missouri border. No one knows what causes it, and the theories of its origins can range anywhere from luminous swamp gas vapor to the soul of a Confederate soldier, who is still looking for his missing head. There are a couple of Native American ghost stories thrown into the mix as well.
The light itself was first documented around 1888, prior to any traffic or electric lights. The area was always isolated and, even now, it's a rural area, so I don't suppose the light is being caused by traffic. Who knows though, I didn't see it. Who really knows what causes these types of things, I don't know that there has ever been a conclusive answer to the will o the wisp phenomenon.
Al…
