https://www.ithaca.com/news/here-there-be-monsters-diving-into-the-legacy-of-the-beasts-of-the-finger-lakes/article_6ea32908-90e7-11e8-879f-63ae3308b591.html

doing a little digging into the legends of the area, seems to be activity of hauntings as well. Occult magic appears plentiful here.