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October 17, 2013

Ghosts, goblins and even some

ghouls are out and about throughout

the area in celebration of Halloween. In

Northville, Plymouth and Wayne scare-

crows and skeletons have taken over

the streets to celebrate the spookiest

day of the year and throughout the

area, other activities are planned to

help celebrate the holiday. Here are a

fewplanned in the area….

Halloween Forest Hike set

Halloween activities in

Westland will include a

HalloweenForest FunHike

Beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct.

18 atNankinMills.

Hikers can register for one

start time at 6, 6:30, 7 or 7:30 p.m.

Each program lasts 1½ - 2 hours

including the live animal show.

Hikers will meet the "not-so-

scary and sort-of-silly" nature-

related costumed characters who

will tell all about themselves.

Hikers should arrive 15 minutes

before their assigned starting

time.

Hikes will be outdoors, so par-

ticipants should dress according-

ly. The program will be moved

indoors only if it's very rainy. After

a 45-minute hike, there will be a

live animal show indoors.

The event is for ages 4 through

adults and is co-sponsored by the

Friends ofNankinMills.

Nankin Mills is located at 3175

AnnArbor Trail inWestland.

NankinMills hosts

Halloween Festival

Wayne County Parks will also

sponsor a Halloween Festival

from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 at

the Hines Park-Nankin Mills pic-

nic area.

Children dressed in costumes

are welcome and the event

includes hayrides, inflatables, a

costume parade, games, trick-or-

treating, entertainment andmuch

more.

The Hines Park-Nankin Mills

Area is located on Hines Drive,

east of Ann Arbor Trail in

Westland.

For more information on this

or any other Wayne County Parks

event,

go

to

www.parks.waynecounty.com or

call (734) 261-1990.

CornMaze open at Maybury Farm

The 12-acre corn maze at

Maybury Farm is open and

accessed only by a wagon ride.

Those who successfully complete

the maze by finding the eight hid-

den animals will be eligible for a

Meijer gift certificate. After com-

pleting the maze, visitors will be

taken by wagon back to the

Welcome Center where cider,

donuts, snacks, and a toasty fire

await.

Visit the Northville Meijer

(Service Center), Community

Financial Credit Union, or Tom

Holzer Ford in Farmington and

receive a coupon for 10 percent

off eachadmission.

All the proceeds from the

maze are used to pay winter feed

bills for the farm animals.

Hours are Fridays 6 to 10 p.m.

Fridays; 1- 10 p.m. Saturdays and

1-8 p.m. Sundays.

Wagons to the maze leave one

hour prior to closing time through

Nov. 3. Group tours for 15 ormore

are available during the week by

reservations, call (248)374-0200.

Maybury Farm is located at

50165 Eight Mile between Beck

and Napier (continue ½mile past

the State Park entrance on the

south side of 8 Mile). Parking is

free.

CemeteryHistory Tour set

Tyler Cemetery will be the site

of the Belleville Area Museum

and Historical Society History

Tour from 3-7 p.m. Oct. 19. Tours

will start every half hour and

includes stories of many of the

first residents of Van Buren

Township, now buried in Tyler

Cemetery.

Tickets are $7 for adults and $5

for children, seniors and histori-

cal societymembers.

For information, call (734) 697-

1944.

Pumpkin Palooza set in Plymouth

Pumpkin Palooza will take

place throughout downtown

Plymouth from noon until 3 p.m.

Oct. 20.

Streets will be closed to traffic

so young costumed tricksters can

visit area businesses seeking

candy.

There will be games, candy,

contests, candy, activities, candy,

entertainment, candy, a haunted

alley and candy.

There will also be an age-

based costume contest for chil-

dren. For more information, call

(734) 453-1540.

Howl-ween costume contest set

The 5th Annual Howl-ween

Costume Contest for pets is

planned from 11:45 a.m. until 1

p.m. Oct. 20 in Kellogg Park. The

judgingwill begin at noon.

The event is sponsored by the

City of Plymouth Recreation

Department and prizes will be

awarded to the first, second and

thirdplacewinners in the contest.

Pets are urged to bring their

owners to the park where event

bags will be presented to the first

30 participants. Sponsors include

Happy Hounds Dog Day Care, Jill

Andra Young Photography, Pet

Supplies Plus, Platinum Pet

Service, Specialty Pet Supplies,

Inc. anThreeDogBakery.

For more information, call

(734) 455-6620.

Ghost hunter to speak

Explore the mysterious realm

of the spirit world with John

McCormick of Motor City Ghost

Hunters at the Wayne Public

Library beginning at 7 p.m. Oct.

22. McCormick will discuss local

paranormal investigations and

sightings of ghostly activity.

To register for this free pro-

gram, visit the Adult Reference

Desk or call the library at (734)

721-7832.

The library is located at 3737 S.

WayneRoad inWayne.

Northville hostsCostume Parade

A Costume Parade and Trick

or Treat Street will take place

throughout downtown Northville

fromnoonuntil 2:30 p.m. Oct. 26.

The sidewalk Costume Parade

is planned for noon until 12:30

p.m. beginning at the Community

Center, 303 W. Main St. There will

be special parade escorts from

Preservation Dental including

the Tooth Fair, Candy Cop and

Miss Sweet Tooth.

Trick or treating in downtown

stores will take place from 12:30

until 1:30 p.m. and a Halloween

puppet show is planned for 1:45

p.m. inTownSquare.

For more information, call

(248-349-7640.

HalloWayne planned

The third annual HalloWayne

will take place throughout down-

town Wayne from 4-9 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 26.

Trick-or-treaters will be visit-

ing nearly 200 participating busi-

nesses searching for treats. There

will also be a pumpkin carving

contest and voting for favorite

pumpkins.

Admission is $1 per partici-

pant.

For more information, contact

the chamber at (734)721-0100.

Judge to tell ghost stories

The Canton Historical Society

will host an evening of Ghost

Stories, presented by Judge

Ronald Lowe from 6-7:30 p.m.

Oct. 27 in the Summit on the Park

Grand Ballroom, 46000 Summit

Parkway inCanton.

The stories are suitable for

children 8 years of age and older

The evening of spine-tingling

tales awaits those brave enough

to attend.

Cider and donuts will also be

available, while supplies last.

Tickets are $10 per family or

$4 per individual and can be pur-

chased at the Summit on the

Park, the Pole Barn at the Canton

Farmers Market every Sunday,

and at the door. All proceeds ben-

efit theCantonHistorical Society.

Children must be accompa-

nied by an adult and parents are

responsible for the direct supervi-

sion of their children during this

special event. For additional

information, visit www.cantonhis-

toricalsociety.org.

WickedHalloweenRun set

The Wicked Halloween Run,