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Ghosthunting Michigan

Author : Helen Pattskyn

Publisher : Clerisy Press

Page : 257 pages

File Size : 28,74 MB

Release : 2012-09-11

Category : Travel

ISBN : 1578605148

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As part of the America's Haunted Road Trip series, Ghosthunting Michigan takes readers along on a guided tour of some of the Great Lake State's most haunted historic locations. With a background in library science, author Helen Pattskyn researched each location thoroughly before visiting, digging up clues for the paranormal aspect of each site. Her approach to each site allows readers to decide whether or not the ghost stories are really true. In Ghosthunting Michigan, Pattskyn takes readers along as she explores some of her home state's most haunted locations, starting with a visit to the Whitney in Downtown Detroit. Some of the other sites include Belle Isle, historic Fort Wayne, the Grand Plaza Hotel, Eagle Harbor, the Point Iroquis Lighthouse, and many more.



Ghost Hunting in Michigan

Author : Bradley P. Mikulka

Publisher : Schiffer Publishing

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 11,10 MB

Release : 2015

Category : Body, Mind & Spirit

ISBN : 9780764349416

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Follow along with one of the oldest ghost-hunting groups in Michigan: the SouthEast Michigan Ghost Hunters Society (SEMGHS). Journey through 13 investigations of cemeteries, a comedy club, library, business, hotel, theater, private home, and an old prison. Find out what it's like to have a ghost follow you home. Meet the spirits at the Purple Rose Theater and discover why they never left. Consider what is growling at Blood Cemetery and run with a black form seen at the Durand Union Station. If you have ever wanted to go on a ghost hunt, but found that you were too afraid, it's time to put yourself right in the middle of some of the most haunted locations in Michigan. Read this book if you dare, but do so with the lights on!



Haunted Bay City, Michigan

Author : Nicole Beauchamp

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 112 pages

File Size : 30,82 MB

Release : 2020-09-14

Category : History

ISBN : 1439671079

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At the base of the Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron lies historic Bay City, a gorgeous town with a dark past. In its early days, a six-block strip known as Hell's Half Mile was an epicenter of debauchery and brutality. This tumultuous history has left a deep paranormal imprint on the area. A sinister Victorian lady terrorizes those who visit the upper level of the Bay City Antiques Center. The ghost of a disfigured little girl roams Sage Library. And the former caretaker of the USS Edson lovingly tends the ship after death as he did in life. Local author and paranormal investigator Nicole Beauchamp takes you on a bone-chilling journey through Bay City's most haunted locales.



Ghost Stories of Michigan

Author : Dan Asfar

Publisher : Ghost House Pub.

Page : 228 pages

File Size : 40,14 MB

Release : 2002

Category : Ghosts

ISBN :

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Amid the beauty of Michigan's lakes and forested hills lurk spine-tingling stories of the supernatural. These tales of fright-filled folklore span the length and breadth of the Great Lakes State. Read about the Red Dwarf, a hideous harbinger of doom, who continues to be sighted in Detroit whenever tragedy visits; a cantankerous ghost that hampers renovations of an old farmhouse in Gladwin; and the mysterious growls and barks that haunt Dog Lady Island in east Monroe, where long ago a solitary woman began her legendary metamorphosis into a canine monstrosity.



Paranormal Michigan

Author : John Robinson

Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Page : 232 pages

File Size : 30,97 MB

Release : 2018-09-18

Category :

ISBN : 9781724538567

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Do you believe in ghosts?Some do.Some don't.Some wonder.Some have had actual experiences.Some have made up local ghost stories just for attention.The 150 plus tales in this book are open for debate, skepticism, awe, and fright.Some are backed with facts.Some are completely ridiculous.But every single one of these adds to the mystery and magic of Michigan.And whether you believe or not, is all up to you.Come on in......they're waiting.



Haunted Anchor Bay, Michigan

Author : Debi Chestnut

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 102 pages

File Size : 45,77 MB

Release : 2017-10-09

Category : History

ISBN : 1439662932

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Meet the ghosts who haunt the shores of Lake St. Clair . . . photos included! Anchor Bay is a haven for ghosts. The small towns that dot the shores of Lake St. Clair, the three Native American reservations, and the remnants of several British and French military encampments in the area all lay claim to supernatural occurrences. The spirit of a state senator’s son haunted his magnificent mansion just outside New Baltimore before the home was demolished. Mabel Hathaway’s mysterious death remained unsolved for 140 years, and her ghost continues to stalk Oakwood Cemetery. A deceased sea captain seemingly moves his hidden treasure from beyond the grave when someone gets close to finding it. Local paranormal expert Debi Chestnut delights and frightens with these and other tales of Anchor Bay’s historic haunts.



Ghosts of Grand Rapids

Author : Nicole Bray

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 145 pages

File Size : 36,3 MB

Release : 2013-07-30

Category : History

ISBN : 1625846746

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“Grand Rapids’ sinister and spooky past is illuminated . . . examines local hauntings and reveals the truth behind some long told urban legends” (The Collegiate). Come nose around in the creepier corners of the Grand Rapids of yesteryear. Discover why Hell’s Bridge persists as such an oft-told urban legend and what horrific history earned Heritage Hill the title of Michigan’s most haunted neighborhood. Mingle with the spooky inhabitants of the Phillips Mansion, Holmdene Manor, San Chez Restaurant and St. Cecilia Music Center. Meet the guests who never quite checked out of the Amway Grand. Read the true stories behind the Michigan Bell Building and the Ada Witch Legend. Nicole Bray, Robert Du Shane and Julie Rathsack illuminate the shadows of local sites you thought you knew. Includes photos!



Haunted History of Kalamazoo

Author : Nicole Bray

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 143 pages

File Size : 11,73 MB

Release : 2009-08-31

Category : History

ISBN : 162584266X

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Michigan’s city with a strange name has an even stranger—and spirited—past. The authors of Ghosts of Grand Rapids share its chilling tales. Kalamazoo’s violent and often anguished history has given way to myriad ghostly tales surrounding some of the town’s most prominent places. From the tortured souls roaming the Asylum Lake Preserve to the infamous suicide of the amateur actress Thelma, who reputedly haunts the Civic Auditorium to this day, it is no small wonder that the town is filled with apparitions longing to make their stories and their presence known. In this startlingly spooky collection of tales, ghost hunters Bray and DuShane gather stories from legend, lore and residents alike that bring new meaning to the age-old adage “seeing is believing.” Includes photos! “Highlight[s] over 30 different haunted locations in Kalamazoo including the Asylum Lake preserve, the Civic Auditorium, an abused grave marker that is supposedly responsible for demonic activity, and the gravesite of a deceased minister that oozes.” —Morning Sun



Michigan's Haunted Lighthouses

Author : Dianna Stampfler

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 140 pages

File Size : 36,90 MB

Release : 2019-08-26

Category : History

ISBN : 143966630X

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Travel Michigan’s coast—and into the state’s history—with otherworldly tales of the spirits of those who sought to keep its waters safe. Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state, with more than 120 dotting its expansive Great Lakes shoreline. Many of these lighthouses lay claim to haunted happenings. Former keepers like the cigar-smoking Captain Townshend at Seul Choix Point and prankster John Herman at Waugoshance Shoal near Mackinaw City maintain their watch long after death ended their duties. At White River Light Station in Whitehall, Sarah Robinson still keeps a clean and tidy house, and a mysterious young girl at the Marquette Harbor Lighthouse seeks out other children and female companions. Countless spirits remain between Whitefish Point and Point Iroquois in an area well known for its many tragic shipwrecks. Join author and Promote Michigan founder Dianna Stampfler as she recounts the tales from Michigan’s ghostly beacons. “Haunting tales of Michigan’s lighthouses . . . Her stories come from lighthouse museums, friends and family.”—Great Lakes Echo



Haunted Michigan

Author : Gerald S. Hunter

Publisher : Lake Claremont Press

Page : 207 pages

File Size : 36,27 MB

Release : 2005-02-01

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 9781933272009

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Within these pages you will not find ancient ghost stories or legendary accounts of spooky events of long ago. Instead, Rev. Gerald S. Hunter shares his investigations into modern ghost stories... active hauntings that continue to this day. You'll learn that "Dead Brothers Still Care" in Escanaba, and that "Amish Kids Like Cake, Too" in Montgomery. From Marshall's "Spectral Sewing Circle," to Milford's "Demon in the Dark," Haunted Michigan uncovers a chilling array of local spirits in its tour of the two peninsulas.