CAMP SILVER BELLE (Ephrata, Lancaster County) Opened around 1850, the Mountain Springs Hotel became a famous spa for the rich and famous of the era. It later became the Ephrata Hospital, treating mental patients, and in 1949 it was sold to a group of Utopians. They named it Camp Silver Belle after their Indian spirit guide. It was open in the summers, and was the home to seances and spirit materializations. Eventually the golden age of mediums petered out, and the camp closed down. But its deserted buildings still echoed with eerie sounds, cold spots and breezes, and shadow figures roaming the halls. The old Silver Belle hotel was called "The Spooks" by the locals. In 2004, the spirit's hangout was torn down, and it's been replaced by a Hampton Inn and an Applebys
