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The Haunted Hall in Ypsi

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Haunted Places, Schools .

Mary Ann Starkweather donated money to build this beautiful stone building in 1897 on the campus of Eastern Michigan. She requested the building be used for religious purposes. Her building became the home of the Students’ Christian Association. In 1928 the Christian association ended and in 1976 the Office of Religious Affairs was discontinued. After that, the building was used for campus offices.

Students and faculty believed Starkweather was upset her building was no longer being used as she intended and she began haunting the building. They say strange things happen in the hallways and in the basement of the old building. Most notably a janitor claimed someone or something touched him while he was working all alone in the basement. If you as any EMU student which building is haunted. they will most definitely say Starkweather. For myself, I am not sure about the hauntings, but it is a beautiful old building and a kind gift from a generous woman.

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The Ghosts of Detroit’s Haunted Ft Wayne

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Detroit, Haunted Places .

Fort Wayne in Detroit has a long history that spans several decades since it was built in the 1840s Many of the buildings have been abandoned by the army and left to decay. A non-profit group has been working on saving the old fort and its many structures from the ravages of time.

During my visit, a tour guide told me of some of the hauntings on the historic property. He pointed to a tunnel that leads to a gun and cannon location and said ” That is one of the most haunted places in the fort” He said a few years ago some workers were taking a lunch break. They decided to get out of the summer heat and sat in the old tunnel to eat their lunch. The men went running out of the tunnel and have never been back to the old fort. When they were asked what happened they said while sitting down and eating their lunch a civil war soldier in full uniform came out of the stone wall. He slowly walked passed them and down the tunnel without saying a word before disappearing into thin air.

The fort has never seen a battle or fired any guns or cannons at an enemy. Many soldiers trained at the fort during the Civil War. A few died and were buried on the fort grounds. Eventually to make room for expansion of the fort the headstones and bodies were moved to a nearby cemetery down the road.

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The old fort hosts ghost tours in the fall. They are extremely popular and you need to reserve your spot in advance. you can find out more about them HERE

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Michigan’s Haunted Hospital

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Haunted Places .

Many claim this old hospital built in 1927 is haunted. It sits abandoned on a hill where the Prairie River and the Rocky River meet in the southwest Michigan town of Three Rivers. The hospital closed in 1987 after a newer one replaced it. Many people say the old hospital is haunted, and I can only imagine over the years it has seen its share of heartbreak and tragedy. I suppose it has also seen joy and happiness with several babies being born and lives saved.

I have no idea what the inside looks like since it is boarded up, and signs warn against trespassing. It is in an idyllic setting on a hill overlooking the river and next to a city park. I assume because of its location it has survived the wrecking ball for so long with the hopes of reutilizing it like the Traverse City State Hospital. The structure sits empty with plans on renovating it into apartments. If spirits do reside in the old hospital they do have a nice view of the river.

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A Haunting on Blood Road

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Haunted Places .

Heading home from Detroit on 75, the expressway suddenly became a parking lot, and I hate sitting in traffic, so I got off and headed north on M24. I somehow ended up going down Blood Road near Metamora, I remember reading about it being haunted in the book Weird Michigan. Searching Google I found several rumors and legends of witchcraft and satanic worship, it is said that during the witch trials people migrated to the area in the 1600’s, there is also a story about a man that murdered his wife and the body was dumped into the swamp and at night the swamp turns red. Urban legend has I that if you drive down the road at night the branches of the trees fall behind you and the road will turn red. But the most logical thing I found was someone said the road has a lot of clay in it, and when it rains the road turns red, and the puddles look like blood. Of course, everything I found was on the internets, so it has to be true. Besides who doesn’t love a good urban myth, and the road is named Blood Road.

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The Haunted Wedding Cake House

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Haunted Places, Houses .

One of the first posts I did when I started Lost In Michigan was the Richard C. Burtis house in Watrouseville. It is affectionately called the “Wedding Cake House” by the locals. I never knew this house existed I was just out roaming the back roads in the thumb and came upon it. My discovery has inspired me to keep traveling the back roads looking for other interesting places.

The house was built in1879 for Richard C. Burtis, a shoemaker and one of the area’s most prominent landowners. He built the house as a gift for his wife. The current owners have been working to restore the old house. They have said strange things have been happening in the home since they have lived in it. The house will be featured on an upcoming episode of a Travel Channel show called the Ghost Brothers. You can find out more about the house on their facebook page HERE

Please note the house is not abandoned so please do not trespass

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Rolling Uphill in Michigan

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Haunted Places .

Michigan has a road where you can defy gravity and your car will roll uphill. Known as “Gravity Hills” they are hills where gravity seems to work in reverse. Near the town of Rose City, there is a road where you can stop and put your car in neutral, and you will swear you are rolling uphill. I had to check out the gravity hill on Reasner Road northeast of Rose City. I was not sure what part of the road the hill was on until I came near the end of the road, and saw a sign that said ” Do Not Stop, Do Not Go Backwards” well they put up a sign telling someone not to do it, I could not resist the temptation of going to jail just to try out the gravity hill. I figure the deer on the side of the road would not mind either, so I put the jeep in neutral, and it sure felt like I was going uphill. Now I know gravity does not work backward, and its more of an optical illusion, but it sure seemed like I broke Issac Newtons Laws.

I can’t tell you to do it, because you are probably breaking some sort of motor vehicle law, but I thought I would share my experience with you, I hope there is wifi in jail if they come to arrest me so I can keep posting more pics.

P.S. If you do attempt to defy gravity. I recommend you turn your car around so you are at the bottom of the hill and then put it in neutral so you are rolling forward.

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Michigan’s Haunted Train Depot

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Haunted Places, Train Depots .

One of the largest Victorian-era train stations in the United States and the second largest train station in Michigan the old train depot in Saginaw is said to be haunted. Known to local residents as the Potter Street Station, the Flint and Pere Marquette Railway Saginaw Depot was constructed and opened in 1881, and was designed by the famous New York Architect Bradford Lee Gilbert. In 1964, the last passenger train departed the Potter Street Station. The rail line would continue to be used for freight until the station was closed in 1986.

There are several sources that claim the station to be haunted, bodies of soldiers who died in the war were shipped back to Saginaw by train to this depot. Richard Froeber was a casket maker in Saginaw and his shop was in the depot and he would build a casket for the fallen soldiers. There have been reports of people seeing a ghostly figure of a woman in white roaming the station.

the Depot was featured in a ghost investigation documentary “A Haunting on Potter Street”

Potter Street Station is owned by the Saginaw Depot Preservation Corporation, a non-profit organization based in Saginaw, MI you can find their website HERE

PLEASE NOTE the station is private property and under video surveillance and anyone trespassing will be prosecuted.

Since I live in Saginaw, and know some people in the Saginaw Depot Preservation Corporation, and have a membership, I was able to take some photos of the inside.

If you are ever in Saginaw, if you look closely you can see it from I-675 to the north and a few blocks east of the Saginaw River. I suggest you drive by it because it’s hard to capture the immense size of the depot in a photo. It truly is a spectacular building, and I hope someday it will be restored.

The fireplace in the women’s waiting room of the train station and yes back then the women and men had separate waiting areas.

The ticket window inside the train station

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The Haunted Lighthouse in the Thumb

Posted on February 9, 2019 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Haunted Places, Lighthouses .

The first Lighthouse built on Point Aux Barques near the tip of the Thumb guided sailors and ships across Lake Huron after it was built in 1847. It withstood the Michigan storms and even survived the Great Fire of 1881 because the men of the life-saving station created a bucket brigade to douse the flames surrounding the lighthouse. Two years after the lighthouse was constructed first the Lighthouse keeper died. Peter Shook and three other sailors drowned when their boat capsized while sailing to Port Huron for supplies and in 1849. His wife Catherine Shook became Michigan’s first female lightkeeper. They had 8 children and she cared for them while maintaining the lighthouse. Some say that her spirit still roams the shoreline in a white dress mourning the loss of her husband.

The original lighthouse and dwelling were replaced in 1857 with the present 89-foot tower and attached house. In 1908, the brick assistant keeper’s house was built. The lighthouse was fully automated in 1934. Five years later the last keeper retired, and the lifesaving station, made up of 15 buildings was decommissioned. The light is still used as an aid to navigation today but the house is used as a museum.

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The Haunted Mansion in New Zebedee

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Haunted Places .

If you are wondering where New Zebedee Michigan is located you are not alone because I never heard of it also. I was watching the movie The House With The Clock In Its Walls. and at the beginning of the movie, a young boy was traveling on a bus to live with his uncle in New Zebedee. I had to find out where it’s located and to my surprise, it is a fictional town in a book inspired by a real town. John Bellairs, born in 1938, grew up in Marshall Michigan. He wrote the book inspired by an old house in his hometown. The Cronin House (Pictured in this post) is located down the street from the high school. Bellairs went past this house going to and from school every day. Sadly Bellairs died in 1991, but he did inspire me to take a trip to Marshall to see this old house. There is a lot more to the story but I am thinking that may be for the next Lost In Michigan book.

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The Haunted House in Mid Michigan

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Forgotten Places, Haunted Places, Houses .

Narcissa Paige the owner of the Paige House hotel in St. Louis, built this mansion in 1884. Her contractor, Mr. Leach, built Col. Elwell’s “castle” down Delaware Street at the same time. you can see my post about it HERE I read somewhere that the tower on the house was built so Narcissa could see her hotel from it. Mrs. Page’s daughter Lillian lived with her, and she married George Charles who owned a drug store downtown. Sadly George passed away at an early age of 44, and soon after Lillian’s mother died at the age of 80 years old, leaving Lillian to live in the house alone for almost 50 years.

People think there is a tombstone in front of the house, but it is actually a carriage stone with the name Paige on it. A carriage stone served as a stepping stone to help passengers as they climbed in and out of carriages. They were popular back in the horse and buggy days of the 19th century.

There are stories of the house being haunted and Susan Wood who lived in the house with her family was kind enough to message me about living there. She told that she never felt the house was “haunted” but she felt that Lillian’s spirit was still present in the house. “Locked doors opened and closed on their own, things would come up missing only to found in a totally random place a few days later, you could hear her moving up and down the massive staircase as the steps would creak.” The house has been vacant for years and the neighbors have said they have seen a woman in the window and have heard piano music come from inside the house.

As far as I know, the house is still privately owned, so please do not trespass and be respectful, I know I should not have to say it, but there still are a few people out there that don’t think very well and do stupid things.

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