Roy Fyfe Jr. creates a lot of smoke and has red, beady eyes as he tells his tales of horror during the old pirate days of Beaufort as part of the 2023 annual Exchange Club Ghost Tours to benefit the Child Abuse Prevention Agency on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2023. Bob Sofaly/File/The Island News

Ghost Tours are back

Proceeds from hauntingly popular tours benefit CAPA

By Mike McCombs

The Island News

It’s that time again, when ghostly spirits take over downtown Beaufort.

CAPA and the Exchange Club of Beaufort are hosting the 31st annual Ghost Tours, presented by Beaufort Charities, beginning this weekend.

Proceeds from the walking and carriage tours will benefit the Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA), including the Open Arms Children’s Home and the Resource Family Program, which recruits, trains and supports foster families.

The tours will run Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10 and 11; Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 17, 18 and 19; Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 24, 25 and 26; and Thursday, Oct. 30.

Reservations are recommended. You can book your tour online at www.capabeaufort.org or by calling 843-52GHOST.

Mike McCombs is the editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com.

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