LILY DALE, N.Y. (WKBW) — It is a gated community, but every summer the gates swing open and visitors swarm to Lily Dale in Chautauqua County. The Spiritualist community just kicked off what appears to ...

The court fight between the Lily Dale Assembly and a business owner on the assembly grounds continues Monday in state Supreme Court in Mayville. Robert Reuther, owner of the Owl’s Nest bed and ...

A Lily Dale resident is bristling at the Lily Dale Assembly’s request to search his home and business. There are two lawsuits between Lily Dale Assembly and Robert and Danielle Reuther, both involving ...

LILY DALE ASSEMBLY, N.Y. (WKBW) — The small spiritual community of Lily Dale has had a big problem, for the last 60 days they have been on a boil water advisory. "We can't do anything with the water, ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world's hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. There's a saying in Lily Dale: "If you believe, you will receive.

LILY DALE, N.Y. — Three women are suing Lily Dale claiming they have been denied access register as practicing mediums despite passing their tests according to the membership guide. In a recent ...

“Don’t you remember having an imaginary friend? That friend was not imaginary—you were talking to Spirit,” said Patricia Bell. Bell, seventy years old with sinewy arms, aqua eyes, and straw-colored ...

(RNS) Like many villages, Lily Dale has a post office, volunteer fire department, library and a playground. But for 133 years, Lily Dale has also been home to the Lily Dale Assembly, a religious ...

WASHINGTON – The good news spread among leaders of the Lily Dale Assembly this month not through telepathy, but by email and word of mouth: The historic spiritualist community in Chautauqua County was ...

It sounds like something out of a horror movie but a secluded enclave where spirit communicators live in New York is far from that as the quaint village oozes charm. Lily Dale's Victorian homes, ...