Photo By Michael Strasser | Spc. Angel Hernandez, Fort Drum Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers (BOSS)...... read more read more
FORT DRUM, N.Y. (Oct. 11, 2024) -- Members of the Fort Drum Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers program have been creeping around Remington Park recently, transforming a once pleasant and scenic stretch of trail into a pathway of horrors.
The Haunted Trail opens at 7 p.m. tonight for community members to have a fun, spooky outdoor adventure.
“The Haunted Trail is basically like going to a haunted house, but we brought it all outside,” said Spc. Casey Hixson, BOSS secretary. “So, before we get into the really cold season, this gives Soldiers and families a chance to go for a walk and see some scary sights.”
Along the trail – and in the dark – Hixson said attendees will discover that not all the decorations are static.
“That’s the fun part, because you never know,” he said. “Is it just a decoration, or is it an actual person that’s going to jump out? It’ll keep you on your toes.”
Hixson said that BOSS representatives and volunteers have put a lot of effort into the Haunted Trail, and he hopes it will draw a good crowd as it has in the past.
“This has been pretty popular for us,” he said. “We get a lot of Soldiers who come through, but also parents with their kids, and then groups of high schoolers. There’s a good amount of people, especially when the weather is nice.”
Tess Bachtel, BOSS supervisory recreation specialist, has worked with BOSS members on events such as the BOSS Car Show during Mountainfest. She said they apply creativity and attention to detail in everything they host.
“The BOSS representatives and volunteers have been great,” she said. “It’s their program and their event, so they have free range with the decorations and the layout of the trail. I think they did a really great job.”
The Haunted Trail is scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 11-12 and Oct. 18-19, and it is open to all DoD ID cardholders, ages 10 and older. Tickets can be purchased on site at Remington Park.
For more information, call (315) 772-7807.
| Date Taken: | 10.11.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 10.11.2024 08:04 |
| Story ID: | 482976 |
| Location: | FORT DRUM, NEW YORK, US |
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