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Ghosts of Grand Rapids

Author : Nicole Bray

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 145 pages

File Size : 33,21 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 Houses of Grand Rapids

Author : Gary Eberle

Publisher :

Page : 148 pages

File Size : 25,91 MB

Release : 1994

Category : History

ISBN :

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Spine-chilling reports of the ghosts that populate Michigan's second largest city and its environs.



Haunted Bay City, Michigan

Author : Nicole Beauchamp

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 112 pages

File Size : 43,20 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.



Haunted Lansing

Author : Jenn Carpenter

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 1 pages

File Size : 50,75 MB

Release : 2018

Category : History

ISBN : 1467140473

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Hastily dubbed the new capital in 1847, Lansing overcame derision and setbacks to become a booming metropolis. Yet its rich history hides chilling legends. Bertie Clippinger plays tricks on the unwary at the Capitol Building, where the teen accidentally fell to his death when a game went horribly wrong. One of Lansing's founding families keeps a spectral vigil over its homestead, the Turner Dodge House. Malevolent spirits, believed to be either neglected students or victims of something far more sinister, stalk the derelict Michigan School for the Blind. A witch's vengeful curse follows those who trespass on Seven Gables Road, one of the state's most haunted stretches. Founder of Demented Mitten Tours and local author Jenn Carpenter leads readers to the dark side of the Capital City.



Michigan's Haunted Lighthouses

Author : Dianna Stampfler

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 140 pages

File Size : 29,35 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



Lost in Michigan

Author : Mike Sonnenberg

Publisher : Huron Photo

Page : 169 pages

File Size : 31,81 MB

Release : 2017-10-15

Category : Curiosities and wonders

ISBN : 9780999433201

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Based on the popular Lost In Michigan website that was featured in the Detroit Free Press, It contains locations throughout Michigan, and tells their interesting story. There are over 50 stories and locations that you will find fascinating.



Haunted History of Kalamazoo

Author : Nicole Bray

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 143 pages

File Size : 20,70 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



Haunted America

Author : Michael Norman

Publisher : Macmillan

Page : 420 pages

File Size : 30,69 MB

Release : 2007-09-18

Category : Body, Mind & Spirit

ISBN : 9780765319678

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Contains over seventy tales of ghostly hauntings from each of the fifty United States and Canada.



Haunted Salem, Oregon

Author : Tim King

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 1 pages

File Size : 50,99 MB

Release : 2018

Category : History

ISBN : 1467138134

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Salem's haunted tales date back to the 1830s, when indigenous tribes, trappers and homesteaders shared the lush Willamette Valley. Murders, hangings and dark underground passageways defined the city's early days as the Willamette River moved old stern-wheelers up to the city's docks. Today, the sounds of those phantom vessels can be heard plying along the river late at night. Oregon's capital city has long been the site of mental hospitals, prisons and other notorious institutions, famously depicted in the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. The residual effects of decades of torture and depravity cling to the old facilities in both sight and sound. Author Tim King examines many of these chilling encounters along with eyewitness accounts of spirits that refuse to be quiet.



Detroit's Downtown Movie Palaces

Author : Michael Hauser

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 132 pages

File Size : 29,35 MB

Release : 2006

Category : History

ISBN : 9780738541020

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The spokelike grid of wide grand avenues radiating out from downtown Detroit allowed for a concentration of theaters initially along Monroe Street near Campus Martius and, after the second decade of the 20th century, clustered around Grand Circus Park, all easily accessible by a vast network of streetcars. In its heyday, Grand Circus Park boasted a dozen palatial movie palaces containing an astonishing total of 26,000 seats. Of these theaters, five remain today, fully restored and operational for live entertainment. Detroit, more so than any other North American city, illustrates how demographic and economic forces dramatically changed the landscape of film exhibition in an urban setting.