Devils Lake, North Dakota, sometime in the early 20th century It all started with a hook. Young John Grinstead stared at it, the cogs of his young mind turning. It was large and heavy, driven deep into the wood ceiling of the family garage. He wasn’t sure what it was used for, but he […]
Miriam Grinstead loved the swing that her brother John had built in the hayloft above their garage. There wasn’t a lot to do in Devil’s Lake, North Dakota, and this was something that her and her siblings could all use. One day, Miriam snuck into the hayloft to have the swing all to herself. Little
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In October 1959, a newspaper near Buffalo, Iowa, reported a bizarre story about what may have been a ghost in a local cemetery. Could the cemetery there actually be haunted, or was something else going on? Sources Wundrum, Bill. Excursions Into Supernatural of the Quad Cities. Quad City Times, 10/25/1959
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Over the time that mankind has walked the earth, countless histories have been lost to time. Civilizations have risen and fallen, ground to dust by the passing eons. Their stories – and the stories of the people who lived in them, slip away and are gone in a moment. Wow. Isn’t that a cool intro?
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Staying in a haunted hotel was never part of the deal Michael Young agreed to when he joined Major League Baseball. Michael started playing professionally in the minor leagues in 1997 and by 2000 had worked his way up into the majors. His first team was the Texas Rangers, and then later the Philadelphia Phillies
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Built in the mid-1800’s, the Renwick Mansion is probably the best example of Italianate architecture in the Quad Cities. In short, it’s a really cool-looking house. But over the years, many people have claimed to have strange experiences there: footsteps, moving objects, and even apparitions. But is it true? Is the Renwick Mansion really haunted?
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The Lake Hope Furnace has stood for over one-hundred years, a remnant of the former thriving iron industry in southern Ohio. But its more than a historical monument. The furnace is the home of one of Ohio’s most famous urban legends: The Night Watchman of Lake Hope Furnace. Sources Lake Hope Furnace. The Ghosts
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The storm had come out of nowhere. One minute George had been standing there, keeping an eye on the furnace, and the next he was trying not to fall off the platform that he was on. Holding up his lantern in one hand, he squinted, struggling to see the way to the stairs that
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Strawberry Point is known for being home to the world’s largest strawberry. But what many people don’t know is that it’s also home to the Franklin Hotel, a 150-year-old hotel and event venue that has the spirit of a 1920’s prostitute still wandering the halls. Sources Franklin Hotel, Strawberry Point. Haunted Iowa, hauntedrooms.com Rasdal,
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When I rolled into Strawberry Point, Iowa, last summer, I was looking for one thing: the world’s largest strawberry. To be clear, it’s not a real strawberry, as my daughter constantly points out to me. It’s a 15-foot-tall fiberglass replica of a strawberry, the brainchild of an ad agency in the 1960’s. It’s been a
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