On the Road Again ........

Hope everyone had the merriest of holidays and I wish you all a very happy 2006!!

I'm all set up for a great travel year with a brand new digital compass on my windshield and a new Magellan GPS tool, so I don't get lost. Thanks Santa!

So, ya'll can plan on seeing lots of new information and travel destinations in 2006. And, with all my new interactive tools with my new webhost, you can join me with your adventures as well.

Join Legends of America's new bulletin board, upload your photographs and tell your tales.

Our new guestbook also allows comments from other visitors and the opportunity to upload photographs here as well. Visit the guestbook at: http://www.legendsofamerica.com/guestbook/index.php

Look for lots of new adventures for the new year and thanks for haning with me!!

Kathy

Vintage Photographs of the Old West

Vintage Photographs of the Old West - I get bunches of emails and guestbook comments about the many vintage photographs on Legends of America. Now, our many guests can order prints of these old pictures at a very reasonable cost.

If you just can't get enough of the American West and are looking to decorate a room, a "saloon," or add that frontier touch to any place in your home or office, you can now get prints of historic photographs at very reasonable prices through Legends of America's online Old West Print Room. From notorious outlaws, to Indian Chiefs, buffalo roaming the range, and pioneers on the trail, this varied collection grows daily.

See all the categories:

Native Americans - Includes Chiefs and Heroes of the American West as well as scenes of Indian Life during the days of the Old West.

Outlaws, Gunfighters, and Lawmen - Heroes, Bandits and other colorful figures of the American West.

Scenes of the Old West - Cowboys, pioneers, traders, and trails

Towns and Cities of the Old West - City and street views of historic towns

Most Haunted American West - The Winners

Thanks to all of you who participated in our Most Haunted poll. Now, you'll find all kinds of tales on those places that you think are the most haunted in the American West.

For Most Haunted Cities in the American West, ya'll say that Tombstone is the most haunted with San Antonio, Texas coming in a close second. Here are the full results:
Tombstone, Arizona
San Antonio, Texas
Denver, Colorado
St. Louis, Missouri
Hollywood, California
Cheyenne, Wyoming
San Diego, California
Seattle, Washington
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Tucson, Arizona

The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas
The Queen Mary, Long Beach, California
Lemp Mansion in St. Louis, Missouri
St James Hotel, Cimarron, New Mexico
Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, California
Whaley House, San Diego, California
Pike Place Market, Seattle, Washington
Bullock Hotel, Deadwood, South Dakota
San Antonio Train Tracks, Texas
Hotel del Coronado, San Diego, California

Read about these haunted places plus a whole bunch more by visiting our Ghostly Legends pages.

Most Haunted of the American West

Legends of America took nominations throughout the month for the most haunted city and place in the American West. From these nominations we've created the Haunted Places Poll to rank the top ten. Now, we're asking for votes to rank the top places. You gotta vote if you wanna see your favorite haunted place in the top ten.

Here's a few of the cities that made the list:

• Atchison, Kansas - Allegedly the most haunted city in the state of Kansas, and home to the infamous Sallie House featured in Sightings, as well as Unexplained Mysteries.
• Denver, Colorado - In Denver, you'll find ghosts from Colorado's gold rush days to hundreds of buried bodies in Cheesman Park.
• Tombstone, Arizona - Here, dozens of spirits of the Old West are said to lurk throughout the entire town.

A couple of places that are said to be very haunted include:

• The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas
• Lemp Mansion in St. Louis, Missouri
• Queen Mary, Long Beach, California

These cities and places are just a few that were nominated. Give us your vote on the most haunted cities and places of the American West by clicking HERE!

Celebrity Ghosts Across America

Afer having lived in the limelight with attention from the press and fans, some of our nation's famous and infamous celebrities are seemingly just not ready to move on. So, if you never had the opportunity to meet them in real life, according to these tales you might still be able to catch a glimpse of them as they continue to haunt the places of their pasts.

Lots of these ghostly apparitions are of the Hollywood variety such as Marilyn Monroe who is said to haunt her former home, as well as the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel; Harry Houdini, the magician and escape artist who allegedly didn't even believe in ghosts; and Lon Chaney, the ever popular star of silent movie horror films.

Political ghosts also lurk around the country, the most prevalent of which is Abraham Lincoln, who not only continues to roam around the White House, but also his tomb and former home in Springfield, Illinois. Then there's Aaron Burr, the third Vice President under Thomas Jefferson, who's not known so much known for that is he is for killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel. Today, Burr is said to haunt the One If By Land, Two If By Sea Restaurant, in New York City. Speaking of Thomas Jefferson, he too is said to haunt the white house, playing the violin in the Oval Office.

Even our infamous Old West outlaws get into the picture as Jesse James is said to haunt his old farm in Kearney, Missouri and train robber Black Jack Ketchum continues to lurk within a cave in New Mexico.

If you want a good spook story for Halloween -- you'll find dozens of them on Legends of America's Ghostly Legends pages.

In the meantime, have a Happy Halloween!!