FRIGHTFUL STORIES COME TO LIFE

Take a lantern-lit tour through the old Mill Hill graveyard and hear tales based on real events from Norwalk’s hidden past at the Norwalk Historical Society’s eighth annual A Haunting at Mill Hill.

Tours will take place Oct. 12-20, on Fridays at 7:30 and 9 p.m., and Saturdays at 6, 7:30 and 9 p.m. Each tour lasts approximately one hour. Space is limited; purchase tickets at MillHillHaunt.com. Not recommended for children under 8. Mill Hill Historic Park is at 2 East Wall St. Follow signs to parking across the street. No parking on site.

Stories of death, murder, insanity and destruction await visitors, including tales of a knife-wielding suicide victim from South Norwalk and an insane pyromaniac from Silvermine. At the end of the tour, encounter the spirits in the Historic Haunted Maze, created by local haunted house and special effects experts George Holomakoff and Greg Kling.

Early bird tickets available through Oct. 11 at $18 for adults and $15 for children ages 8-12. Tickets purchased after Oct. 11 or at the door (if available) are $20 for adults, and $18 for children ages 8-12 .The net proceeds support the Norwalk Historical Society’s education programs and cultural exhibits.

For information, visit millhillhaunt.com, norwalk- historicalsociety.org, email info@norwalkhistoricalsociety.org or call 203-846-0525.

Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut Media Master falconer Brian Bradley gives a feeding demonstration with a horned owl Saturday at the White Barn property in Norwalk. The event, Skyhunters in Flight, featured hawks, falcons and owls and was a free presentation arranged by the Norwalk Land Trust. The land trust is attempting to purchase and preserve as natural open space the 15.4-acre tract with its woodlands, wetlands and meadows.