Melrose is home to a new Halloween attraction this year: Nightmare Oaks, a haunted trail that snakes through approximately 3 acres of pine trees. After inclement weather twice postponed the opening of the attraction, the trail is scheduled to open Fridays and Saturdays from 7 to 11 p.m. for the month of October only.
Nightmare Oaks’ grand opening was scheduled for Friday, Oct. 2, but it was canceled due to thunderstorms. Around 7 p.m. Oct. 3, scare actors were in place and food trucks were ready for customers when rain began dousing the haunt, forcing it to cancel its second attempt at opening.
In a Facebook post Thursday, Oct. 8, Nightmare Oaks announced the second scheduled weekend would also be canceled due to storms. The attraction will now only be open for the next two weekends…