Whirlwind Road in Wallingford is reputedly haunted by the "Lady in White," the ghost of a woman who drowned herself in Mackenzie Reservoir in the 1930s after being left at the altar. She appears on the road, described as wearing white and soaking wet, and legend says she will ask for a ride but will disappear if you turn your back. The Legend of the Lady in White. The ghost of a young woman who, in the 1930s, was left at the altar on her wedding day. Overcome with sorrow, she drowned herself in the Mackenzie Reservoir. She is said to be the "Lady in White," described as wearing white and appearing soaking wet. The ghost reportedly appears in the middle of Whirlwind Road, making drivers stop their cars. Legends suggest that if you encounter her, you should not stop and should not give her a ride, and she will disappear if you turn your back.