As I've mentioned in past blogs, one of the most
"active" restaurants for ghostly activity is the Country House
Restaurant in Stony Brook, which continues to be haunted by the ghost of
Annette Williamson. Annette was brutally murdered in the house back in the days
of the Revolutionary War. Orbs, EVP's and light flashes continuously abound and
have been witnessed by many patrons as well as staff. Several people, including
the restaurant's owner Bob Williamson, have actually seen the apparition of
Annette. For reasons unknown, Annette refuses to move on.
DEK's American Restaurant in Rocky Point has a an assortment
of mischievous ghosts including one who will mess up previously set tables. By
the bar area, shadowy figures can be seen swiftly moving around. There was a
bartender who worked there for years who never believed in ghosts until he had
his own encounter with the shadow person. From that point on he refused to be
in the building alone. The building itself has a long and interesting history
and is Rocky Point's oldest commercial building. It served as an inn for many
years, and there are also rumors that it once was a brothel. Who knows what
kind of energy could be left behind there?
On a smaller scale, the 1930's Sayville Modern Diner,
located on Main Street in Sayville, realized they had a ghost or two when the
chef reported that things were falling off the shelves in the kitchen. On one
occasion when he opened up the diner one morning, the chef discovered a
multitude of items lying about on the kitchen floor. He had been the last one
to leave the night before. Joe Giaquinto has also received numerous EVP's
(electronic voice phenomena) there over the years.
Heading to the North Fork, the Jamesport Manor Inn in Jamesport
also has a ghost. The present building was rebuilt exactly as it was after a
mysterious fire had burned it to the ground in October of 2005. The history of
the place, which dates back to the 1750's, includes tragedies, death and
scandals. Countless people have claimed to see the ghost of a young woman in a
second floor window. It possibly could be the daughter of one of the original
owners who died there tragically.
Moving on to bars, Del's Union Square Bar in Holbrook has
had a plethora of ghostly activity. Apparitions, glasses flying off the bar, a
TV set that turns off by itself, a glass exploding on its own, doors opening
and closing...the list is endless. The building was built in the mid-1900's. It
is unknown who could be haunting this establishment.
Lastly, in Nassau County, the beautiful Glen Cove Mansion in
Glen Cove is said to be haunted by the ghost of its previous owner, Mrs. Pratt
who died in the house she loved in 1965. The Georgian Revival building was
built in 1910 and is presently a hotel and conference center. Although there
has been ghostly activity throughout the building, the most haunted area seems
to be upstairs in the bar. Countless employees have seen the apparition of Mrs.
Pratt, and many have claimed to have felt her presence. During our
investigations there, Joe and I photographed many orbs, and we received EVP's
as well. Did Mrs. Pratt love her home enough to stay there permanently in
spirit?
I'm sure there must be more haunted restaurants and bars on
Long Island that I haven't heard of or investigated. So if you have a story a
two you'd like to share, please let me know. All the above stories with the
complete histories can be read in my Ghosts
of Long Island books.
