October 2015 - Lost In Michigan

9 Haunted or Spooky Spots in Michigan Part 2

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Haunted Places .

Michigan has some fascinating history and along with that history comes some eerie ghost stories, I am not an expert in ghosts but I do like an interesting story at a historical place. Here are some of the places I have seen in the past year that have some tales of being haunted.

Seul Choix Point Lighthouse, Gulliver MI

In 1910,lighthouse keeper Joseph Willie Townsend passed away while in the bedroom that is located upstairs. he was known for smoking Cigars and his wife despised it, rumor has it you can still smell cigar smoke over a 100 years later. you can read more HERE

Blood Road, Metemora

There is a ghost story about a man that murdered his wife on this road and the body was dumped into the swamp, and at night, the swamp turns red. You can read about it HERE

Grousehaven Cellar Lupton

This cellar at the Rifle River Recreation Area is about all the remains of Grousehaven Lodge, I am not sure if it is haunted, but it sure is spooky, and there are rumors that the Purple Gang used the lodge too. you can read more HERE

Hoyt Library Saginaw

Hoyt Library was built atop the grounds of the original Saginaw jail, known for its violent and ruthless inmates during the lumbering era. A documentary film about the Library ” A Haunting at the Hoyt Library” will be shown at the Temple Theater, info can be found HERE

Indian Boarding School Mount Pleasant

An old Native American cemetery is on or near the property and 174 undocumented children died at the school. To go along with its history as a mental institution, it is rumored to be haunted, you can read more about it HERE

Sheldrake Ghost Town

Near Paridise is the old Ghost Town of Sheldrake, there are stories of the area being haunted by an old sea captain who stands on the dock. He has a pipe and a cape and he is usually seen from the lake, as boats approach the shore, he fades away and disappears. you can read more HERE

Page House St Louis

after posting a photo of this house people told me it was haunted and a woman who grew up in the house told me she felt and head the presence of a spirit in the house which she believed it was Narcissa Page the woman who had the house built. you can read about it HERE

Richard C Burtis House Watrouseville
this photo of the Richard C Burtis house was one of my first pics I posted when I started this website. the owner contacted me about the house and have started a facebook page about their efforts restoring it and have said there have been strange noises and lights and have had a paranormal team investigate it. you can follow their facebook page HERE

Charles Lee House Saginaw

I am not sure this house is haunted but it is spooky. This red brick queen Ann house in Saginaw was built by Lee in the 1870’s. His house was the only lumber barons house built along the Saginaw River. He was married 3 times (his first two wives died) and had eight children seven of which were present when he died in the house in 1899. you can read more about it HERE

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The Haunted Ghost Town of Pere Cheney

I heard about this Pere Cheney ghost town and had a few requests to take some pics of it. I was there on a cold and rainy day. It’s about 10 miles southeast of Grayling in Crawford county. Pere Cheney was a lumbering town that was established in 1874 and was one of the largest towns in the region at the time. The population grew to about 1500 people but in 1893 diphtheria spread throughout the village killing most of its population. Again in 1897 diphtheria returned and by 1917 there were 18 people left in the town and it was sold off in an auction. Since then all the buildings are gone and there is just a cemetery that remains about a mile south of where the town once stood.

One of the few remaining tombstones

Pere Cheney Tombstone

Now that you know a little of the history you can see why there are ghost stories surrounding this area. There are reports of lights in the woods and they say you can hear children playing, and sometimes they leave handprints on the cars when you visit. I don’t believe much in ghosts, but I do like a good story, and I am a history buff. I figure why not stop and get a few pics while I am there. Only a few headstones remain in the graveyard and many are broken or have fallen over. But that does not stop visitors from leaving flowers and coins.

Pere Cheney Cemetery

Where the town once stood there is a lot of moss growing on the trees, they say nothing grows there but that’s not true. There is wild grass growing and I even found some wildflowers. As for the moss, it grows on a lot of the trees, but I have seen it in other areas of the woods around there so it’s not unique. There are some depressions in the ground and I read online that these are where the buildings used to be.

Where the town once stood

Moss growing on the trees

The spooky thing to me was, it’s in the middle of nowhere. Railroad tracks pass thru the area and it’s where the town got supplies from many years ago before there were cars and trucks. It’s rather secluded and it is strange to see a cemetery in the middle of the woods like it is. If I hadn’t known it was there, and I came across it by accident, it would have really spooked me.

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Waterfalls in Michigan You Must See other than Tahquamenon

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Uncategorized, Waterfalls .

I do love Tahquamenon Falls, and they are Michigan’s most famous and visited falls, but there are several other waterfalls to see in the Mitten State, here are some of my favorites.

Sable Falls

Sable Falls are located in Pictured Rocks National Lake Shore, at the east end of the park a few miles west of Grand Marais on H-58. It’s about a half mile walk from the parking to the falls and a set of stairs that takes you to the base of the falls. there are enough stairs to make you think ” wow this is a lot of steps” but it’s worth it once you get there and then relize it was not to bad of a climb.

Sable Falls

Black River Falls

The Black River Falls are 8 miles south west of Ishpeming off of Country Road 581 in the Escanaba River State Forest. there is a small parking area in the woods and the river and falls are nearby maybe 100 yards, the interesting thing about this water fall are the enormous boulders in the river, I climbed out onto them to get a better view of the falls.

Black River Falls

Wagner Falls

Wagner Falls are located south of Munising, on the east side of MI-94 just south of the MI-28 MI-94 junction. There is small parking area and a sign with a boardwalk that leads to the falls and is an easy waterfall to access.

Wagner Falls

Eagle River Falls

Eagle River Falls are in Eagle River, on MI-26. This is a roadside falls. There is a small park and a pedestrian bridge where you can get a nice view of the falls. There is an old dam at the top of the falls. The falls used to power the Lake Superior Safety Fuse Factory. I like to stop by and see these falls on my way up to the Eagle Harbor Lighthouse.

Eagle River Falls

Bond Falls

This is Bond Falls way over on the western side of the U.P. on Bond Falls Rd, east of Pauding MI. This is the second larges waterfall in Michigan and the water flow is controlled by a dam so it always has a good flow water cascading over the rocks. It is also a state scenic site and if you have a recreation passport on you cars registration you are all set. if not you have to stop and pay at the post, but this is definitely a don’t miss waterfall.

Bond Falls

Laughing Whitefish Falls

The falls can be found off of M-94, about 30 miles from Munising or Marquette, and just outside of Chatham. the falls are one of the highest in Michigan and cascade down a rocky face. It is difficult to get a photo of just how large these falls are and it is a must see to appreciate them. after a short hike down a trail in the woods you can view the falls from the top or get your exercise for the day and go down the stairs to the bottom.

Laughing Whitefish Falls

Adler Falls

Alder Falls are located about 20 miles north of Marquette on County Road 550 near Big Bay Michigan is one of my favorite falls to visit, you have to drive down a two-track of the main road, then from there you have hike down a steep ravine to get to it. it is nice a secluded so there are few people there when I visit. you can just sit there and soak up nature and listen to the falls.

Adler Falls

Ocqueoc falls

I love taking photos of Waterfalls but most of them are in the U.P. and a long trip for the weekend for me. Did you Know Ocqueoc Falls is in the L.P. I was traveling between Onaway and Rogers City and came across the falls, I knew there was a waterfall in the area but forgot about it until I saw the sign. It is a wonderful waterfall and park that was recently updated.

Ocqueoc Falls

Seven Bridges Recreation Area

Seven Bridges area between Kalkaska and Rapid City on Valley road is a beautiful place to walk around and take in the wonders of Mother Nature. It has a few small water falls some cute little foot bridges and several streams all in about an acre and it’s easy to walk around. If your a leaf peeper looking at the fall colors this is an excellent place to visit.

Seven Bridges Recreation Area

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