🏓 IF YOU ARE FEELING SPOOKY: Check out the Hesston Ghost Train at the Hesston Steam Museum in LaPorte, IN!  THIS is a ride you'll not soon forget!  Ride the steam train through the haunted woods and learn the fate of Engineer Bones Jones, Fireman Freddy and the entire crew. Adult tix are $12 each, child tix are $7 and kids 3 and under are free. For more info: follow them on Instagram at @big.steam.machines
🏓 IF YOU WANT THRILLS: Check out Hells Gate Haunted House in Lockport.  Hidden deep in the woods, HellsGate is a multi-level mansion filled with secret passages, giant slides, ghastly secrets, undead abominations, really nervous groundskeepers and a darkness that the gate can no longer contain! This is not just a haunted house, it's an adventure! For more information: follow them at @FearHellsgate on Instagram
🏓 IF  YOU'RE FEELING THIRSTY- Check out the Cider and Ale Festival at Morton Arboretum this Sat Oct 4th from 12pm-3pm. The Cider and Ale Festival will take place on Saturday, October 4, 2025, from noon to 3:00 p.m. Tasting tables offering more than 60 different varieties of cider and ale will be stationed along Meadow Lake Trail, the Conifer Walk, and the Frost Hill walking path. For more information- follow them on Instagram at @mortonarb