Hotel Hell - Maribel Maribel Caves Hotel, located on the site of a health spa from the 1800s. The hotel was built with limestone in 1900 by Father Francis and Eugene Steinbecker, sons of a designer who died before construction started. This fort-like hotel was open until a fire broke out in 1985. It was deserted and then destroyed in a storm in 2013. Thousands of people came every year to drink from the Maribel Spring Water that was bottled next door. Phenomenon’s have occurred including floating objects, feelings of unease, apparitions, and touch of unseen hands, and will stories of occult practices. One tale of a coven of black witches opened a portal to Hell, unleashing unpleasant spirits that are now trapped in the former hotel Pfister Hotel- Milwaukee Built in 1893, for a large sum of $1 million, it contains the largest collection of Victorian artwork than any hotel in the world. A according to a member of the “Historic Hotels of America”, it is also famously know for its haunting from Mr. Charles Pfizer. Michael Young, of the Phillies, told ESPN Magazine, “Oh F*@K that place. Listen, I’m not someone who spreads ghost stories so if I’m telling you this, it happened. A couple years ago, I was lying in bed after a night game and I was out. My room was locked, but I heard these footsteps inside my room, stomping around… so I yelled out ‘Hey! Make yourself at home. Hang out, have a seat, but do not wake me up, okay’ After that, I didn’t hear a thing for the rest of the night.” Even after the tales, this fancy hotel continues to stay in business with charges of $250. Mr. Pfister seen walking on the 8th floor with his dog or in the lobby on the staircase or in the gallery above the ballroom. Rhode Opera House - Kenosha Reports of noises, voices, and other occurrences, accompanied by an apparition of a man. McMillan Hotel - Antigo Built in 1887, owned by McMillan, who killed himself in Room 21 of the hotel. There have been 18 deaths from 1970 to 2003, when the hotel closed down. It has since been demolished in 2007. Beaver Dam Community Theater- Beaver Dam A story goes along the lines of a young girl named Lucy, auditioned for a play. When she did not make the cut, she ran to the loft and hung herself. Today, when a person enters the loft, it has been reported that they heard footsteps running and crying after the lights go off mysteriously. The Rave/ Eagles Club - Milwaukee Built in the late 1920s and opened on September 13, 1927 for the Fraternal Order of the Eagles (the force behind Mothers Day) Many areas of the building are cold, even with the heat of summer. The ballroom has access to a door to the maintenance room and also leads to the roof. Reports of beer cups and ashtrays thrown off the roof but when investigated, no person was found. The Ballroom used to be a host to a variety of events from boxing matches to culturally themed dances. The basement accesses the viewing portable to the pool and boiler room. It has a cold presence and an odor of starch & bleach. When the building shut down and reopened as a shelter, it was run by an abusive and intolerable man to the young men who stayed there. Every report was by a person under the influence. In 1927, a young man died while swimming, Reports of chlorine smell seeping from the basement through the pool is drained and empty. Phantom footsteps and loud bangs can be heard after shows when the building is vacant. There has also been negative energy, ghosts of a little girl spotted, and odd winds coming from nowhere. Boscobel Hotel - Boscobel There at least three spirits that roam this hotel.
Today doors open and close by themselves. Owner, Heather Norsby, followed a man, who she thought was her husband, out of the bar only to see him suddenly vanish without turning around. Audubon Inn - Mayville Originally the “Beaumont Inn”, this establishment was built by Jacob and Anna Mueller in 1896. It was made famous by housing many business men As it went on, the Inn became a barbershop, bakery, and even town post office. Now a Natiional Historic Landmark. Bought by Cindy and Fares Andrews in 2002, who rechristened the home as the “Audubon Inn” after naturalist “John James Audubon”. Since then, there has been a few experiences that are unexplainable.
Since 2008, it has been owned to Stacey and Michael Shewy. They have heard phantom sounds of glass shattering and guests champagne glasses exploding. Hotel Mead - Wisconsin Rapid The Shanghai Room, in the basement of this hotel, is haunted by either Clara Bates (bar owner murdered in 1952) or a female employee (killed in 1960s after party). Some things you can see or smell that cause the senses to know something is wrong.
Whiskers Old Thyme Inn - Genoa Kenneth Beck (March 13, 1939 - November 10, 1999) was a previous owner of the Inn and died of a heart attack outside the building near the dumpster. He used to watch CNN exclusively, supposedly drinking 8 cups of coffee daily, and currently haunts the Inn.
Previous owner “Arden” lived upstairs. He collapsed & died. Upstairs used to be a roller rink and after an accident on the Mississippi river, it was used as a makeshift morgue. El Rancho - Ladysmith A man in a red flannel shirt was killed with an axe at the Bloody Bucket in the 1930s and have been spotted by locals in their living room, thinking it was peeping tom in flannel in the 1970s. Allegedly the motel was built on a cemetery but no evidence to back up that fact. Ferrante’s Grafton Hotel - Grafto
Mabel Tainter Theater - Menomonie Built in 1889 by Captain & Mrs. Andrew Tainter in memory of their 19 year old daughter Mabel Tainter. This 313 seat theater, now designated as a Wisconsin Historical Marker Site. Thought to be haunted by Mabel Tainter.
Richland Center Masonic Lodge - Richland Center Dedicated on July 14, 1922, now called “Blue Highways” was once the finest Masonic Temple but now is used for a variety of programs and events. Encounters with a man in black or a red phantom balloon have been recorded over and over in a variety of places.
East Troy’s Cobblestone Inn - East Troy Built by Samuel Bradley in 1847 and opened in 1849. Originally, the establishment was named “Buena Vista” after the famous battle in the Mexican War. After the Bradley’s sold the house to Charles Shaw, it changed many hands over time. In 1885, the dance hall was converted into sleeping rooms. Though it seems the Bradley’s just disappeared and it is unknown of their whereabouts. Jason Neider, former employee and lived on the second floor in the 1990s, wrote he saw shadows of people to hearing voices, seeing objects move, and communicating. No one else lived on the second floor, yet Jason heard voices yelling on the floor above him until he went to the third floor, yelled “STOP!” then it would end until the next night. He also heard footsteps on the other side of his living room wall. One night, he heard a 300 lbs radiator being dragged across the third floor, then a thud. Once investigated, the radiator was pulled 6 feet from the wall and tipped over. In July 2009, the current bartender and several customers were familiar with the hauntings but were not bothered.
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7/30/2017 5 Comments Haunted Cemeteries of WisconsinGraceland Cemetery - Mineral Point Since March 30, 1981, Mineral Point has had it’s rumors about a Vampire in Graceland Cemetery. One that first night, an officer, Mr. John Pepper, chased a tall, thin, pale figure to the edge of the graveyard where the creature easily scaled the fence and vanished into the night. John was considered a jokester. When he called, the other officers to report what he saw, they thought it was a prank. Unable tot find the creature, the search dissipated. John Pepper moved away shortly after the incident. Riverside Cemetery - Appleton Kate Blood’s grave site is a hotbed of strange activity from eerie chills to blood oozing from the headstone and a dark hooded figure that roams around the site that vanishes before he can be caught. There are multiple tales that try to explain these phenomenons. One tale states that Kate Blood was considered a witch, child-killer, and/or adultress who was murdered by the hands of her husband. Another tale tells the story is that Kate Blood killed her husband and children with an axe before committing suicide. When researched, Kate Blood, who went by “Kitty”, was diagnosed with tuberculosis, so she went south to visit family and died in Lawrence, Kansas. Her husband, George M. Miller, outlived his wife by 42 years and remarried. My personal belief, is people made the gravesite haunted just because her last name is Blood Dartford Cemetery - Green Lake There have been reports of seeing apparitions of civil war soldiers, children, and a Native chief who supposedly died while trying to swim the Fox River on a drunken dare. If you sit on the roof of the mausoleum, a ghost of the children who died of polio, who are now buried in the cemetery, will push you odd the roof. Blood Cemetery - Stevens Point Within the cemetery, trees bleed actual drops of blood, people are chased by blue lights, and strong winds blow within the cemetery but not on the outside. Plus mechanical problems with vehicles occur with the ignition, overheating, and flickering of interior lights. Three theories pertaining to Calvin Blood, a member of the cemetery, since 1865 and apart of the Civil War Infantry.
If you touch the crooked tree outside the cemetery, you’ll be cursed. Spiritland Cemetery - Almond This cemetery got its name after nearly settler who lost his wife and claimed her spirit would appear to him. The rumor states the cemetery is haunted by rave robber, Ed Gein, who runs around robbing graves & disturbing those at rest. The truth, or as close as you can get, is that Ed Gein is not buried at Spiritland, but did rob a few graves that he confessed to after his arrest and was confirmed by local police. Plainfield Cemetery - Plainfield On July 26, 1984, Ed Gein died of cancer at the age of 77 and buried with his family in Plainfield Cemetery. In that same cemetery are the graves he robbed, including a woman he killed, Bernice Worden. On June 15, 2000, Ed Gein, 150 lbs headstone was stolen. After being found with a Seattle Rock Band promoter who was selling rubbings of it for $50, it was kept in the Wautoma Museum because the police feared it would be stolen again. The whole cemetery is haunted and full of restless spirits. Caryville Cemetery - Caryville This cemetery is haunted by a multitude of things.
Dare: There is a neglected cemetery further back in the wood. If you spit on one of those graves, a professional boxer will appear. Saint Charles Cemetery - Cassville Reports of balls of light late at night in the old cemetery. Lawrence Cemetery- DePere Strange sounds have been heard. Mysterious Fog appears only in the cemetery. Orb & unexplained lights are witnessed. Riverside Cemetery - Oshkosh Ghost children frolic at night. You can spot Clara, a blonde, curly haired, young girl in a frilly dress. Evangelical Lutheran Zions Cemetery - Readfield A grave is haunted and its marble ball a top of the temple turns every full moon (It has never been in the same position twice) Bantley Graveyard - Canton Mr. Nantley murdered his wife & four children, then committed suicide by hanging himself in his barn next to the cemetery. At one time, a Satanic cult used the bard and the birdbath for sacrifices. Blood stains can be found on the birdbath. Because of these occurrences, shadows follow people around. Two disbelieving, young boys were playing around in the cemetery after dark. When suddenly a hand reached from beneath the ground and grabbed one of the boys ankle, killing him instantly from freight. The other boy died mysteriously outside the graveyard. *If you drive 25+ mph over the bridge crossing Pokegama Creek, your brakes will go out. Fifield Graveyard - Fifield Paranormal Events:
Calvary Cemetery - Tomahawk Many things tip off the human mind that this cemetery is haunted…
Church Road Cemetery - Portage There are two spirits spotted at the cemetery.
Glenbeulah Graveyard - Glenbeulah A man hung himself in this cemetery and his head rolled into town. Now there are all sorts of strange noises, graves glowing and splitting, and a secret house in the woods. Eagle Road Cemetery - Jeanu This cemetery used to belong to an Evangelical Church and something unknown happened to cause epiphanies of the Virgin Mary, apparitions at night, cold spots, chilling points, and to top it all off, people have returned from the cemetery with blood on their hands. La Belle Cemetery - Oconomowoc At this particular cemetery, a large stone statue of a young woman standing near the cross of the Nathusius family plot. This monument was built by Archie Monument and Stone Company and its hands will mysteriously drip blood. Some say that the state comes to life and walks to Fowler Lake. Though this is just a statue, it has led to mysterious deaths, blindness, and other misfortunes. Don’t blink because an apparition can be seen of a woman walking from the statue and drowning herself in Lac La Belle (aka Fowler Lake). Tabernacle Cemetery - Waukesha Drive to the cemetery late at night and a mysterious truck will track you until you get back to the city. It is strange with no reason why but if the truck doesn’t follow you, dark, mysterious headlight in the northwest corner of the cemetery may be spotted. Plus bright flashes of light are spotted near the fence is not a good sign. Meanwhile a farm down the street where a young boy lived. He hung himself accidentally. A grief-ridden father buried him in, what is now, the cemetery. The farmer painted his son’s name on the barn. More recently, an apparition of a man, stands next to the tree behind the sign and may be, the father still morning his son. 7/30/2017 0 Comments Haunted Pubs/Bars of WisconsinNelson’s Hall - Washington Island Nelson’s Pub, named after former owner, Tom Nelson. Tom Nelson was a man deeply devoted to bitters and kept his bar open during prohibition by getting his pharmacy license to therefore sell spotters as medicine. The Pub has been haunted for 100 years after Tom’s death. Some of the mysterious happenings have been phantom footsteps, changing the radio station, and Tom’s figure appearing in front of a woman using the restroom. Bodega Brew Pub - LaCrosse Formerly the Union Saloon, owner Paul Malin died on the property in 1901. The pub changed hands many times for an unkown reason until 1907, when A.J. “Skimmer” Hines told his friends, that he was selling because of a ghost.
The Dell House - Wisconsin Dells Built in 1837, near a place called “The Narrows” in a shady valley that was both near the river beach and a fresh water spring, by a man named Allen. This was not a private home but rather suited the needs of river man who came for pleasure. It had food, lodging, bad whiskey, gambling, and women. With all the rough men about, it was a sea of testosterone, and of course, violence. According to local legend, a number of patrons found themselves floating in the nearby river. By 1900, the place had been abandoned due to lock of river traffic. Still visitors and residents camped near the house. Campers though they heard sounds of cursing, laughter, breaking glass, and pounding footsteps in the house just like the days of old when it was open. In 1910, a fire burned down the building to the ground. Only the foundation and fireplace with brick chimney, still stood until the forest grew around it. The Narrows is still there but the house is gone. Institute Saloon - Sturgeon Bay Hauntings of
Showboat Saloon - Wisconsin Dells Activity happens after the Devil’s Hour ( 3AM )
The White House Bar - Milwaukee After William Kneisler bought the tavern in 1891 & it stayed in the Kneisler family for 115 years. Eventually the second floor of the establishment was converted into a home for the family. The family had their share of tragedies
Strange things have occurred. Ohio Tavern - Madison Originally the Security State Bank, the old vault is now used to store liquor. In that vault, a bottle of vodka levitated off the shelf. First owner was not loved & dabbled in the occult. There was an alleged suicide in the upstairs apartment. Two Ghosts were spotted. One was a short guy in overalls who was nicknamed “Ollie” and the other is an unnamed malignant spirit. An unexplained fire stared in the bar in 2003. Capone’s Bar Next Door - Madison This bar was originally named “The Wonder Bar” built by mobster, Roger Touchy, who was apart of the Six Irish Touchy Brothers, alcohol smugglers. One person , perhaps a brother, is buried behind the 2nd Floor Fireplace. Unexplained scents of cigar smoke, sweat & lemons Phantom pokes in the back or unknown footsteps have been felt and heard while at the bar. People have also seen moving cigar boxes, bar glasses, wall decor, & chairs. A man in a trench coat & fedora with a red haired woman in a white dress was spotted floating about the place after hours. Bourbon Street Grille - Madison Beginning as “Four Lakes Yacht Club” before its “decent into seediness”. It is now haunted by a former server, Marlene, who died of a heart attack during the fish fry shift. Marlene has been heard giggling, seen moving renovation tools & messed with instruments brought in by outside entertainers. Obviously, Marlene doesn’t like change. The Great Dane - Madison A lot of “psychic energy” according to ghost whisperer Kathy. 7/30/2017 0 Comments Unsolved MysteriesTaman Shud Taking place at Somerton Beach, Austraila, in 1948, John Doe was found on Somerton Beach, Adelaide, Australia with piece of paper with words “Tamam Shud” meaning “Finished” or “Ended” based on the excerpts found in “The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam” Later, the mysterious man’s suitcase was picked up at the Adelaide Railway Station that was left there the morning before his death. There were 3 items marked “Kean”, “Keane”, and “T. Keane” yet nobody was missing by those names or a variation there of. D.B. Cooper From Portland, Oregon to Seattle and beyond in 1971, Dan Cooper hijacked a Boeing 727 with a bomb in a briefcase. He took $200,000 and parachuted out of the plane never to be seen again $5800 worth of money with matching serial numbers were found along the banks of the Columbia River on Tena Bar. Lindbergh Baby On the east coast in Hopewell, NJ, a small child was missing from it’s nursery on March 1, 1932, 20 month old Charles Lindbergh Jr. was taken from New Jersey. Series of ransom notes were made and a fluctuation of amounts wanted were made Sadly, he was found 2 months later being picked by animals 2 miles away from Lindbergh’s home with an obvious cause of death Dyatlov Pass Incident In February 1959, 9 hikers disappeared in the Dyatlov Pass through the Ural Mountains. They never reached their destination. They were discovered 3 weeks later with their tent cut from the inside without struggle. Their bodies were found 75 yards from the tent. 4 fond with intense injuries as if they were in a car crash. One woman was missing her tongue. Their clothes had high levels of radioactive contamination Flannen Isles Lighthouse Keepers In 1900, Scotland, 3 lighthouse keepers disappeared in the first year it was built. On the 7th of December, Thomas Marshall and James Ducat came to the lighthouse to begin their new job. They worked for a couple weeks and was noted by ships and the telescope from the mainland that monitored the lighthouse. Then it wasn’t seen for more than 2 weeks, well after the men should’ve ended their shift. The ship, SS Hesperus, carrying their relief was delayed. When it finally came to port, one of the shipmates, Joseph Moore, went to the lighthouse to check for the three missing men. Ballad- Flannan Isle; Opera-The Lighthouse Percy Fawcett A 58 year old British archeologist and explorer with his eldest son Jack and friend Raleigh Rimmell was last seen in jungle of Mato Grosso in Brazil to search for the hidden city called “Lost City of Z” in 1925. 100+ lives were lost in dozens of expeditions & recovery even though their fate is still a mystery. Agatha Christie In 1926, the British crime writer disappeared & located 10 days later in Yorkshire Health Spa (Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England) & refused explanation. Mary Agnes In 1930, Catherine Moroney, a struggling 17 year old mother of 2, gave her 2 year old daughter Mary Agnes to a stranger named “Julia Otis” for $2 on May 15. Julia would take care of Mary in California for a short time then return her to the Moroney’s Chicago home when things got better. Julia was never located & still unsolved, April Fabb In 1969, thirteen year old April Fabb went missing under mysterious circumstances in Metton, Northfolk, UK. In the early afternoon on April 8th, 1969, he young girl left her home, on a bicycle, with intentions of visiting her sister. Soon after leaving, she met up with her friends for 10 minutes and then left continuing her journey to her sisters. She was last seen by a farmer just after 2PM. At 2:15PM, her bicycle was spotted by a survey team, less than 100 yards from where the farmer saw her. A search was formed, statements taken, and it is still open today. Aeryn M.J. Gillern Aeryn was 34 and an American research assistant at the UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) in Vienna on October 29, 2007. He disappeared under mysterious circumstances after a night out on the town. There is no body and his mother is still looking. Whether he is alive or dead, his mother needs answers. KIRK Jean Spangler, actress, left her daughter with her sister-in-law on Oct 7, 1949. She was off to meet her ex-husband about an overdue child payment and then head off to work on a movie set. 2 days later, her purse was found near the Griffith Park enterance. A note was found addressed to “Kirk” which read “Can’t wait any longer. Going to see Dr. Scott. It will work best this way while mother is away.” No one knew” “Kirk” or “Dr. Scott” & no body found, Lost Colony of Roanoke Island In 1587, 100 patrons of the English Colony in the New World, came to Roanoke Island, just off the coast of North Carolina. After the colony was settled, the leader of the group, John White returned to England for more supplies and when he came back, three years later, the island seemed to have no trace of the settlers. Looking around, he only found the word “Croatoan” etched into a post and the letters “CRO” dug into a tree trunk. John had left behind his wife, daughter, and granddaughter, who were among the missing settlers. There are many theories as to what had happened to the men, women, and children. Whether it be Native Americans taking their land back, hostile Spaniards, or perhaps they just up and left to another place. In the past couple decades, there have been a couple artifacts, presumably owned by the lost colonists. In time, the artifacts will reveal the true story of the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island. 7/30/2017 0 Comments Haunted SchoolsMarqutte University - Milwaukee Founded in 1881 as a Catholic University, the college is situated near the heart of Milwaukee. Many strange occurrences have happened and have been somewhat explained by its rich history. Johnston Hall is one of the oldest academic buildings and is supposedly built over an American Indian Burial Ground of the Mascountens Tribe. This structure was used for a home for the Marquette Catholic teachers. One or two priests, supposedly, hung themselves on the fifth floor. There have been reports of students seeing place faces of two priests in the windows on the fifth floor. As well as sudden low temperatures, mysterious footsteps and voices, and recording equipment failing to work. Even a newspaper staff spent the night on the haunted fifth floor and they claimed to have recorded a “strange human figure” and heard unexplained noises. Another building, Humphrey Hall, was originally the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin until 1988 when the university absorbed it. Since then, ghosts of children haunt parts of the campus, screaming recklessly. On the 5th floor, the ghost of a young girl in a white hospital gown has been seen. The security cameras around the building pick up the young girl around the rear entrance. There have also been reposts of loud screams and children crying heard late at night. In the Straz Hall, formerly the YMCA, a boy who drowned in the pool, “Whispering Willie”, haunts the building. He’ll swim alongside solitary students doing laps in the Recreation Plex Pool. He’s also known for opening and closing doors, turning lights on and off, unrolling toilet paper in empty stalls, and, naturally as a little boy, copying what people are repeating them in whisper tones. Wandering about Cobeen Hall, an art critic roams. If he likes you, he’ll leave you alone, but if he doesn’t, he will tear down any posters you try to hang. Kemper Hall - Kenosha Built in 1861, the Charles Durkee Mansion, a brick building that was bought by the local Episcopal Church in the mid-1960s. After that it became a female seminary named it Kemper Hall in 1867. Eleven years later, the sisters of St. Mary took over the seminary with Sister Margaret Clare at the helm. Sister Margaret Clare was a stern nun who became a legend after her chronic illness in 1921. Kids would say that she tripped over her habit or was pushed to her death in the school’s observatory tower. OR Another story was a student was in such pain to leave her lover behind and forced to attend the all female school, that she committed suicide. A real suicide took place in 1900 when Sister Augusta came from Chicago to attend the annual retreat at the seminary. While attending, she vanished leaving just her handbag, crucifix, and her insignia of Holy Sisterhood. Once it was learned she was missing, the authorities were alerted and telegrams were sent to both Chicago and St. Louis, where her family lived. On January 5th, it was reported that the mystery of Sister Augusta had been solved and that she was safely in Springfield, MO, which was a lie. Almost midday on January 8th, two kids, Bertha Smith, and her younger brother, were on the east end of the seminary by the beach, when they discovered the floating black robes shrouding the body of sister Augusta, They ran home to their mother, who called the police. Although battered by waves, her friends could still identify her. When the investigators dove deeper into the case, the nuns spoke of her strange behavior on the night she disappeared that was covered up by the Kemper Hall nuns. One person claimed that Sister Augusta had become so mentally deranged from her work, which had become exceedingly hard during the few months before her death. Even though she was granted time off, it is unknown why she took her own life. Two young ladies claimed to have seen her walking on the beach January 2nd, the night she disappeared. Coroners ruled her death a suicide and buried in St. Louis in Bellafontaine Cemetery. Ghostly phenomenon’s have been seen and/or reported
Caryville Schoolhouse - Caryville The legend around the Caryville Schoolhouse states that one of its former students loved his schooling so much that he hid in a closet to escape his drunken, violent father. When all the other kids left and the locked all the windows and doors, he revealed himself. What the little boy didn’t think of was how cold the classroom would get in the dead of winter, at night, with no heat. Unable to leave, the boy sat at his desk and froze to death. Today, if you sit at his desk, you’ll feel his presence pass through you. Although this legend had been debunked because there was a young boy who died, but in 1957 of polio during the national epidemic and died in a hospital, not his desk. Northland College - Ashland Located on the northern border of Wisconsin, lies Northland College and within it’s borders is Memorial Hall. There is a history of spooky occurrences in that building. In the 1920s or 30s, when the Hall was the women’s dormitory, a girl fell down a 3-story tall elevator shaft. The reason is unknown, but people speculate that either she committed suicide or her boyfriend pushed her down the shaft. She does not like the presence of men at all. Another ghost haunts the hall, and they call him the janitor. He leaves black hand prints in the rooms he believes is inhabited by Pagans or anyone dealing with witchcraft. He’ll also turn a computer at night and print out the desktop. McNeal Middle School - Beloit Before the McNeal Middle School was built, a man used to live there. After he passed, the school was built on his land. Now he is haunting the students & staff. In the backroom of the stage, where costumes are kept, students gather there during his free time and claim to be haunted by the old man who used to live there. Ms. Franze, theatre teacher, fell asleep on the coach and awoke to blood everywhere. Later the students pointed out a plug, like an outlet plug, stabbed into the back of her head. Writing on the mirror, slamming of doors, “666” etched on a chalkboard that can not be erased, and then disappears/reappears as often as it wants, and ceiling tiles falling. Dominican High School - Milwaukee Formerly a convent, until a fire started & killed a theatre-loving nun. She now floats down the halls of the 3rd floor and comes to theatre rehearsals. JFK Prep - Saint Nazianz Built in 1854 by Rev. Ambrose Oschwald, who created a colony called the Society of the Divine Savior. The society is rumored to have practiced pedophilia, incest, and homosexuality. Fast forwarding to the part where the property becomes a school, there is said to be a nun that haunts the place. Although no nuns have been reported dying at the church, but this nun that haunts the school, supposedly tortured and abused boys until killed two boys. She was scared of being caught, so much so, that she eventually killed herself. Then in the 1970s, a young female student, supposedly hung herself in the auditorium because the nun haunted her. In one of the buildings, there is a “Satan Room”, where a priest encountered Satan The school sealed it up to protect the students and staff. This building went from monastery to orphan asylum for girls to hospital before 1900. Then back to monastery to college and seminary for Salvation until 1969 when it closed. It reopened in the 1970s as JFK Prep until 1982. Then started renovation since 2004. Menasha High School - Menasha In the 1940s, tunnels were built to connect Butte Des Moore School and Menasha High School together in case of Nuclear Attack. During a school drill, four kids got locked in the tunnel wile trying to ditch school. You can here them screaming and pounding for help. The same can be said for it's neighboring/ rival schools, Neenah High School, and other two connecting schools, Shattuck and Horace Mann Middle Schools. Each have the same rumor of kids being trapped in the tunnels and now haunting them. St. John's Military Academy - Delafield Sunday, October 1981, St. Johns Military Academy, Delafield, in the afternoon, a fire at the old house in the center of campus broke out for local fireman and army engineers to study. In 1905, Rosslynne Manse was home to the Smythe family. Dr. Smythe built the huge home for his wife, daughter Betty, and son Charles. That November, at 8 o’clock, Mrs Sidney Smythe started for the kitchen to make her husband a small meal. As she walked towards the living room on the south side, she spotted a pale man in a rocking chair. The man seemed on the verge of death from a fatal disease. Mrs. Smythe pressed the groundskeeper about the previous family that lived on the land and discovered the Ashby’s. Mr. Ashby’s son-in-law fit the description of the pale man. As it turns out, the son-in-law died of tuberculosis of the lungs. Roughly 12 years later, in 1917, Charles, with dog Jack, was home alone. After reading, he came into the living room for some reason or another, and saw the same man his mother described years earlier. Except the man was standing with his feet apart & hands behind his back. Jack growled and Charles looked down at the frightful, protective creature, the man disappeared. Jack sniffed for the ghost until his family returned. Alexander Graham Bell Middle School - Milwaukee Although I couldn’t find a backstory as to why, but if you drive past the school at 9:00, a man with a book bag will be walking on the lawn or playground. Wisconsin Lutheran College - Milwaukee Six ghosts haunt this college. A poltergeist, signing nun, mother superior, janitor, strange laughing children, and a malevolent presence. Ripon College - Ripon Ripon College has many haunted buildings across campus. Although the town was known for Ripon Good Cookies, it might as well be a haunted paradise. Brockway Hall, Room 104, phantom knocks on the door has been heard by a student who got up 3 times to answer, just to find no one. Another instance is the phantom named “Anton” who appears on Friday night at 11PM. Another student heard his name called and awake to find a gray figure in Scott Hall. Hughes House was built in 1863 to be used as the President’s house between 1910-1917 & 1921-?; living group seminars experiment with 15 women (which ended in fire at the beginning of the 2nd semester of the 1967-1968 school year). A group of freshman girls heard wailing from the upper floor & saw shadows moving around. Raphael, the campus ghost, can be heard through footsteps, wails, and other strange sounds. He made his presence known with a fire in the Red Barn Theater in 1964. He is known as Raphael because a child named Raphael was killed years earlier when climbing the steeple. Between Rooms 203 & 204, students painted a red pentagram on the floor & summoned a demon. The demon had been spotted multiple times. One student claimed to have defeated the demon in 1990 when he showed ip on Maples Hall, room 104. In Bartlett Hall, students hear phantom footsteps and dragging of furniture on untouched floors (proven by the thick layer of dust) in the 1970s. One day, a professor “died unexpectedly” and lights were on late at night in his office for weeks after his death. The “Basketball Dribbler” phantom dribbles heard on the second floor when no one was on the third. Resident director had all doors simultaneously shut after him during inspections before a vacation closing. A 30 year long haunting reputation in the Bovay Residence Hall. One ghost of a young frat student died in an auto accident and haunts students who occupy his old room. Even his plaque in the lounge would “fly” off the wall. The Rodman Center of the Arts is haunted by Sam Pedrick who is former alumni and college trustee 7/30/2017 0 Comments Haunted Roads of WisconsinHilbert Road - Hilbert
Billlings Drive - Superior Boy Scout Lane - Stevens Point
Breed & State - Chilton
Caryvillle Phantom Cars - Caryville
Chicken Alley - Seymour
Elm's Road - Delevan
Gretchen of Range Line Road - Washington Island
Highway 12 - Baraboo
Valley Road- Menasha Little Valley Road- Spooner Weary Road - Evansville/ Stoughton
Wisconsin Street - Portage
Witch Road - Rosendale
7/30/2017 0 Comments Infamous Murder & MurderersJack the Ripper
Black Dahlia Murder
Posed in a seducing manner with her heads over her head and her legs spread apart, the body had cuts and abrasions all over and a slashed smile from ear to ear. She had marks on her wrists, ankles, and neck, supposedly from being tied down and tortured for multiple days. Her body torn apart, washed, and dumped. The crime scene were trampled by both spectators and police alike. Detective Harry Hansen was furious. Cause of death was a “hemorrhage and shock due to the concussion of the brain and lacerations of the face” Axeman of New Orleans
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7/27/2017 2 Comments Ghosts of WisconsinMary Dean - Meridean
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In the morning at 9:00AM, Barty’s housekeeper awoke him with the announcement of breakfast. So he dressed and entered his study where he left his friend the night before. But he found it tidy with a full plate of food and an empty one, as well as an empty ale and a full one. Doubting his memory, he dashed for the guest bedroom to find it hasn’t been touched in months. Even his housekeeper hadn’t seen a man all morning. That night his housekeeper handed him an envelope, post-marked Washington D.C. That informed him of Andrew H. Putnam’s death on December 1, 1866. NoDolf Incident - Platteville
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August 2017
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