The Friends of Haumerson’s Pond drew a large crowd over the weekend to the Haumerson’s Haunted Hike held Friday and Saturday nights.
Organizers said Monday that over 2,000 event-goers arrived to hike the trails and enjoy a special kid-friendly area over the course of the two-night event, and some $5,000 was collected in support of a storage facility project.
The event took place at the Haumerson’s Pond warminghouse and Bark River Nature Park trails in Fort Atkinson.
Proceeds from the sixth annual fundraiser will be going toward building a storage facility to house the Friends’ ATV, hockey goals and ice-grooming equipment.
Following are photos from the event.
Chris Spangler photos.
The line for the Haunted Halloween Hike stretches past the Haumerson’s Pond warminghouse Friday night.
An event participant enjoys the structure and history of the Haumerson’s Pond warminghouse. The structure’s second floor was decorated Friday for Halloween.
A youngster is surprised by a hairy haunter while in line for the Haunted Halloween Trail Friday.
Nicci Peterson, center, tells the fortune of Harriet Kester, at right, of Watertown. Peterson uses Viking runes, which requires the selection of three tokens to tell the past, present and future.
Members of the Fort Atkinson High School National Arts Honor Society manning a children’s craft table help youngsters make beaded bracelets.
Five photos above: Children play games such as beanbag and “bone” toss with costumed characters that include a friendly witch and a pirate, who, when the light shined just right, looked remarkably like high school automotive teacher Justin Buntrock. The Haunted Halloween Hike at Haumerson’s Pond and the Bark River Nature Trail featured a kid-friendly trail for young children.
Fort Atkinson High School FFA members Marnie Draves, from left, Diamond Newman and Erin Dahnert sell refreshments to Haunted Halloween Hike guests Friday night.
Friday night attendees arrive at the entrance to the Haunted Halloween Trail at Haumerson’s Pond and the Bark River Nature Park in Fort Atkinson.
Dianne Hrobsky, from left, her granddaughter, Addison, and husband, Joe, take a Haunted Halloween Hike Friday. The couple is from Fort Atkinson and Addison is from Milton.
Youngsters select free comic books at the Planet Chaos table. The company is a sponsor of this year’s Haunted Halloween Hike.
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