I'm a huge fan of folklore and tales and there are hundreds of them when it comes to the Hudson Valley.
The other day I took a long at Long Dock Park in Beacon and got a beautiful glimpse of Bannerman's Island. I stood there for a while and just thought about the stories those walls could tell.
Of course, you can go on a real historical tour of the island, but I was more interested in the folktales that have been passed down from generation to generation.
So I did a little bit of research.
For instance, Native Americans believed Bannerman's Island to be haunted. According to the site, Native American's didn't want to be in close proximity to the island, because they believed it was "possessed by evil spirits."