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Alleged Haunted Locations in Wisconsin
WARNING: Remember, most places listed in the directory are private and require premission to enter or investigate. We insist that you obtain permission prior to visiting. Most location owners will allow your visit as long as you're respectful of their property, so please do so. And remember to take all precautions. We assume no liability for the result of your actions.
Antigo - McMillan hotel - the McMillan hotel was built in 1887, the first owner of the McMillan had killed him self in room 21 of the hotel, there have been 18 death's from 1970 till 2003 when the hotel closed down. the hotel was first call the Vivian hotel. the owner gave us a tour of the hotel and a little history of the hotel.
Appleton - Appleton Curling Club - It is said by the owners of the club that there is footsteps upstairs constantly being heard. It is also believed that it is the ghost of an old customer. Chairs and glasses have also been known to be knocked over in the pub.
Appleton - Dairy Queen - Once a bar stood in this location. the bar is gone. Ontop of the bar is now a dairy queen. Workers of the dairy queen talk about the ghost, mostly reporting odd noises or lights doing goofy things lights do.
Appleton - Huntley Elementary - There was a kid named "Marky" who worked, or was believed to work for the Mob in the late 20's. He had a screaming fit about the color purple, and has apparently been spotted by early teen's trying to pick them up (girls and guys). There have been stories in the paper about him, nevertheless he remains a ghost to the surrounding city folk because they know of him, and his past. Neighbors won't go near his old house, because he's said to still live in the basement. Every once in a while he's seen at night throwing fits, and convulsing & muttering something about the Mob bosses that he used to work for.
Appleton - Old Catholic Cemetery - Visitors claim that they have seen strange fog and been chilled in an instant by his presence.
Appleton - Secura Insurance Company - about 150 years ago or longer, before the Secura Building was on their current land there was a pond and in the pond they were installing narrow pipes to filter the water. Well stories say that a little girl who was with her parents on a picnic fell into the pond got stuck in one of the pipes and drowned. People say that to this very day on certain nights if you walk by the pond where the little girl drowned you can hear her cries and her parent’s frantic screams.
Argonne - Old Argonne Grade School - Back in the 1950's, a janitor hung himself in the upstairs storage room. When he school finally closed in the early 1990's, kids would go up on a dare to write their name on the wall, and would see a man plain as day hanging from the rafter, and even if they didn't see him they would hear the sounds of the rose squeaking on the boards and of the janitor moaning.- January 2006 Update: The school was condemned in the early 1990's, and a few years ago it was torn down, but some people still see lights there late at night.
Ashippun - Ashippun School - closed school in Ashipunn, Wisconsin on Hwy O. School had an eerie feel when going by and playground had creepy feel as well. Was curious if any known activity at this School.
Ashland - Northland College - Memorial Hall (women’s dormitory)- Reports of ghost of a college girl who allegedly committed suicide by jumping down 3-story tall elevator shaft in 1920s - 30s. - June 2005 Update - The girl does not like the presence of men whatsoever. Some on campus theorize her boyfriend pushed her down that elevator shaft. Also, there is talk of a janitor, although no one seems to know what happened to keep him in Memorial. It is known, however, that he does not like Pagans, or anyone dabbling in Witchcraft. Black handprints are constantly found in the rooms, and computers are known to turn on in the middle of the night, and the desktop is then printed.
Ashland - Rinehart Theater - There have been many reports of footsteps heard from the upstairs costume room. During a performance cast members reported seeing the door to the dressing room open, the downstairs toilet flush, and the door close afterwards. A director said that she saw the ghost standing in the middle of the stage with it's back turned to her. She could see the body but no face. Another time cast members arrived to the theatre to find three lit candles in a triangle with a rose placed in the middle of the stage.
Aztalan - (Lake Mills) - Aztalan State park - This is a very active spirit place. Many people have a very uneasy feeling here, like they are being stalked or hunted. Many divers have had strange things happen when they are in the area of these mounds. There is a book out on the stories of the divers who looked for the pyramids on the bottom of the lake.
Baraboo - Highway 12 - Many travelers on this highway have reported seeing a male hitchhiker wearing a green jacket. He has black hair and a beard. If they pass him by they are sure to see him again about a mile later. If anyone stops to pick him up, he disappears and is not seen again.
Bayfield - Michigan Island Lighthouse - The Lighthouse on Michigan Island is haunted by the ghost of a lighthouse keeper who was killed when the heavy metal door slammed shut on him during a storm. It is said that during every bad storm, the door slams twice, even if it is firmly closed and bolted shut.
Beaver Dam - beaver dam community Theater - one night in the Theater a young girl was trying out for a play and did not make it she got really mad and went up to the loft of the Theater and made a nuse and hung herself.this young girls name is lacy.so somtimes when people have gone up there they have said that light goes out and footsteps have been herd running up the stairs and crying.
Beloit - Beloit Turner School - In this building late at night when everyone has left the building, you will hear screams and people yelling at each other. But during the day and when people are present in the building, there will be no noises.
Beloit - The Manor - People have reported loud crashing noises coming from the building. People have reported seeing an old woman looking out the window. People have reported that a little girl has been seen floating on the front lawn. Workers have reported upstairs when you look in the mirror they see people but when they turn around nothing is there.
Beloit - McNeel Middle School - In the backroom of the stage where all of the costumes are kept and sometimes students gather to discuss or do homework during free time there is said to be a man who used to live on that spot where McNeel was built who haunts it. One of the worst experiences was when the Theatre teacher Ms. Franze was sleeping on the couch and when she awoke there was blood everywhere and students soon pointed out that she had an electricity plug stuck into the back of her head. The ghost also writes in the mirror hanging on the wall and slams the door. There's a chalkboard in the room on which 666 will be scratched and no one will be able to erase it and then a few days later disappear and then reappear. It's very quiet back there and there's always a dark feeling like you're not supposed to be in there. Ceiling tiles also fall down but only if someone had been standing there just seconds before. This has happened on many occasions.
Beloit - The Trestles on Riverside - Every night at midnight if you stand on the hill before the trestle. It is reported that you will see a black man swinging in the trees.
Boltonville - 7 Bridge Road - Supposedly haunted by a women who was harassed by kids who would kill her cats. Somehow her house caught on fire and she cursed all the kids and the land and went back inside to die. When you drive down this road you can still see her cats running around and the burning remains of her home. - February 2004 addition: Also there is a story that the lady jogging also had with her a white dog, which is occasionally seen on seven bridges.
Boltonville - Jay road-"Seven Bridges Road" - There is a section of Jay road which goes thru a swamp. The area is always very dark and ominous. In the winter months this part is closed due to flooding and ice. The history is that apparently a woman was jogging down Jay road at some early part of the morning. A drunk driver, either didn't see her or was unable to stop in time to avoid hitting her. (If you travel this length of the road you will see there is no shoulder.)Her body was knocked into the swamp. Whether the incident was reported to the police is still under debate, however her body was never recovered. Persons who have traveled "Seven Bridges" have reported seeing a haze appear just outside their headlights, when your vehicle "catches up to" the entity it appears as a figure of a woman in a jogging outfit. She will jog down the road in front of your vehicle for about fifty feet, before she turns to face you, and you literally "hit" her. Some have had her vanish on their hoods while others say they have seen her head appear in their vehicles and look at the driver before disappearing. Reports also say if you go down this same length during the day vehicles(which are stopped) may not start up after being shut down. And that she is trying to stop people so that her body may be put to it's "proper rest". You could not mistake this pert of Jay road, on the brightest sunny summer day it's cold, dark and always extremely quiet. - February 2004 correction: The stop sign on the corner of Seven Bridges and Jay Road appears to be bleeding. When you are far away the blood seems to be dripping, but then as you approach the stop sign it disappears. If you step out of your car and look at it, there is nothing there.
Boscobel - Hotel Boscobel - Visions of Adam Boebel. The man who built the hotel has been seen by many employees and visitors of the historic building. It's also the birthplace of the Gideon bible.
Boulder Junction - Old Tavern - is said to be haunted by a "red lady." Employees won't talk about the subject and no one goes into the basement. The building is one of the oldest in town.
Boulder Junction - Stevenson Creek - Stevenson Creek is located far in the woods in which you can walk or bike to. All that is left of the building that once stood is a 40 ft stone chimney and the cement walls of the basement. The building that once stood in the 1920's was three stories high and was used as a bed and breakfast. One day, everybody who had been staying there, even the owners, disappeared and the house was abandoned. Nobody knows what happened to the people staying in that house. People who have paid a visit to this place have said that you can still see people walking into the basement, kids playing by the creek, sometimes running in the tall grass, and windy spots around people when everything else is calm.
Bowler - Bowler high school and middle school - There has been said and heard of small children running up and down the hall of the high school. The high school kids have had unexplainable experiences, with lockers opening and closing, books flying, and cries of small children.
Brodhead - Hell's Playground - At night, when the wind is still, you can hear children playing and the swings will be swinging. Sometimes a growl will be heard from out of nowhere. The story is, is that 2 children and an adult were murdered there. Be careful when going around the slide. That is where one of the kids were slaughtered
Brodhead - Flynn's Steak House - This steak house is one of the oldest buildings in Brodhead and along with currently being a restaurant, it also used to be a hotel. Many people in the town have had haunting experiences that they attribute to ghosts, such as unexplained noises and moving objects. In Brodhead, the rumors are well known and generally believed.
Brookfield - Dousman Dunkel Behling Inn /Dousman House - It’s an old house that ages back to the civil war. Very powerful negative feelings occur by the guest house and smithy shop. One of the doors in the window has been reported to slam with nobody present. a Dark figure walks back and forth upstairs while looking in the front door windows. The Figure sometimes rushes people and impacts them with such great force they will fly backwards off the porch. Nobody really knows too much about the history of the house.
Burlington - Burlington Public Cemetery - When walking by at any time of night you get a horrible feeling of being watched and followed there used to even be some report along a small path there leads to another small cemetery where people were chased out by some mysterious things. - September 2004 update/ correction: the smaller cemetary can not be reached by a path, and can not be seen from the road, or the cemetary. There is a large field(about the size of a football field) that is owned by the cemetary. At the end of the field, there is a wooded area. To the left, it appears to be a large path/clearing. That is where the private cemetary is. It's very shady, fenced in, and surrounded by houses. There are a handful of old graves, scattered about, so if venturing there in the dark, be careful not to trip and fall. The cemetary is closed from Sunset to Sunrise. So there is no trespassing while it is closed. And be respectful of the people living in the area.
Caledona - Oak Creek - Bridge on Boarder - In the 1970's when the bridge was being built and littl boy was walking through the woods and drowned in the creek below. It is said that late at night you can still see the little boy walking into the woods. He is not there to hurt anyone or cause trouble he is simply rewalking his final steps before his most tragic death.
Cameron - Betty's Cafe - Former worker who died of heart problems haunts restaurant where she died. Reports of objects being hidden, or 'mis-placed' in odd places within. Also has been reported seen by the back fryers, where she spent many days in the past working.
Canton - Bantely Graveyard - Many ghosts have been seen here. By day shadows follow you if your walking along the road by the graveyard. By night ghostly apparitions have been seen. This place is a popular place for teenagers to party at. If you go over 25 mph over the bridge next to the graveyard your brakes will go out on the vehicle that your driving. Legend has it that a man by the name of Bantley, killed his family and then hung himself in the barn next to the graveyard. There used to be a cult that used the barn for its own religious purposes. A birdbath located in the graveyard, still has bloodstains from the sacrifices that used to be done there. It is also said that too boys were playing tag at night and a hand reached up and grabbed one of the boys' ankles. Because the fright was so strong he died. He was found dead in the graveyard. His friend was found dead just outside the graveyard of reasons unknown. People have seen various ghosts, including a little girl in the tree located inside the graveyard.
Caryville - Old Caryville Church and School House - About thirty years ago, investors were going to tear down this old church and build a new one. The priest got rather upset over the notion and hanged himself in the bell tower. Since his death, many creepy things have happened. There was also was a little boy that went to school there and mysteriously died. If you sit at the desk that he died in, you will feel a really weird rush as if something is passing through your body.
Caryville - Old Cemetery - There are about twenty graves in this cemetery that are located at the top of a hill, next to a river. People have seen faint images of children running in the field and headlights shining through the river. If you stop and turn off your lights on the way to the hill, hell hounds can be seen.
Chetek - Highway M - While driving on Highway M between Chetek and Lake Holcombe late at night there is a ghost who suddenly appears near the side of the road and almost leans into your vehicle as you pass by.
Chippewa Falls - Sheeley House - This place use to be a boarding house when it was first built but now is a saloon/restaurant. Employees say they hear footsteps walking up and down the stairs at night when they close up. And there use to be these roses painted on the wall and when the new owners purchased the place, they painted over the walls but after a while, the roses would bleed through and they would still try to paint over the wall and still the roses bleed through the paint. This one time an employee went up to the attic where the freezer is and the employee walked in to get some wine and all of a sudden the freezer door closed behind him, then locked itself and the lights turned off. He got out a half an hour later with a pick.
Chilton - Corner of Breed St. and State St. - Witnesses report seeing a frail very white woman wearing a royal blue scarf on her head an a blue jacket only to vanish in thin air.
Chilton - Wal-Mart - since opening in september of 1996, 3rd shift workers have reported unexplained phenomenon. Merchandise flying off the shelves, stereos turning on or changing channels by themselves, trails of muddy footprints that appear on clean floors, to numerous unexplained electrical problems with the security system mainly reporting movement when the store was totally empty of people. There have been reports of cold spots, mysterious mists or fogs in the building, and many cases of workers feeling that someone was standing behind them and even seeing shadows behind them and turning and no one is there. There have been a few sightings of a black human form seen walking through the store, sometimes right through displays. The store was built on an old homestead that had on it a family cemetary. They moved the bodies when they built the store, but they say that some of the older graves were unmarked and that they missed some of them, thus the haunting of the store by restless spirits.
Clear Lake - Moe church - Moe church is haunted by a number of very angry spirits as well as is its cemetery. it is said that, in the early 1900s, the church was accidentally burned to the ground with more than 30 people inside at the time of the fire. The church was later rebuilt and has been haunted ever since. Towns people also say that in the early 1950s a young woman who had lost her infant child hung herself in the bell tower of the church. at times she is seen hanging in the bell tower as well as, seen walking through the cemetery with an infant held to her chest. These sightings have been reported to be the cause of numerous accidents on the road between the church and cemetery. Some that have been fatal.
Coon Valley - DiSciascio's - DiSciascio's is an Italian restaurant in a very old building that was a local bar for many years. Apparition of Lady has been seen. Objects have flown off shelves. Workers now call her Mary. Does not seem to be harmful, but sometimes mischievious.
Cornell - Cornell City Library at 117N 3rd - The small city library in Cornell is a location that triggers unease in most any one that enters it. As far as the history of the building, the basement, where the restroom is, used to be a jail during the earlier duration of Cornell's existace. The entire building has a heavy sort of a feeling to it, but it is the basement in particular that makes all who step down there to visit the restroom uneasy. Some librarians working there would not go down to the basement to the restroom the entire time they worked there because of the uncomfortable feeling that overwhelms visitors to the basement. The entire basement area has had virtually no remodeling and is for lack of better description "rugged". To my knowledge there has been no sightings of any kind, just the feeling of an overbearing presence of some kind.
Cottage Grove - Woods on Church street off of Rinden road - Many sightings of a ghostly cat figure is said to be roaming those woods. My boyfriend's cat was killed in the woods mysteriously. There isn't any evidence of the death. it’s unexplained. Some think the creature called "Ames" killed the cat. Also you can hear a man calling for his dog at night and if you look out a window you can see a dog running from his owner. The dog will look at you and rumor has it if you chase the dog, the dog will disappear and reappear behind you and take you down by the neck. No one has been brave enough to do so
Crawford - Ferryville - Swing Inn - The ghost of a prostitute known as "Blue Moon" haunts this bar and can be heard walking up and down the stairs on nights when business is slow.
Crooked Lake - The Pines Bar - on the dock late at night an apparition of an old fishing boat in the middle of the lake. In the boat is an old man yelling for help. Shortly after you sight him mist surrounds him and he disappears.
Dane - Springfield hill - Apparitions seen and strange feelings.
Delafield - Nashotah - Nashotah House & Seminary - The grounds of this Episcopal seminary have been inhabited since the 1500s, and have been inhabited by a ghost since the mid-1700s. When an acolyte to the Episcopal priesthood attended this seminary, his wife had an affair with the Dean. To accommodate this affair, the woman hanged her husband; it was ruled a suicide, however. Since committing suicide is a mortal sin, the acolyte was buried in a cornfield rather than the cemetery. On her deathbed, the cheating wife confessed to her crime. The seminary wished to rightfully bury the body, so they exhumed the casket only to find that it was empty. It is said that the acolyte still haunts the grounds trying to get justice.
Delevan - Elms road - As the legend goes there was a man that used to Live on elms road he was a butcher and was the butcher for that town one night he had went crazy and chopped his family up one by one in the local butcher, Later that night he hand hung him self in the barn in the woods... it has been stated and many others who were non believers till now that if you go to were the old butcher shop was you will hear frantic screaming and loud laughing, It was also stated that he had hung him self in his barn which was located in the woods if you are going down the street toward delevan turn left onto Elms road then go straight for about 7 miles till you come to a gravel road on the left side and turn left onto the road go all the way down into the woods area then keep straight to right about were the road turns to field and make sure everyone you are with is looking straight ahead or not at all, then every one you are with turn there head to the right and you will see the man with the rope around his neck standing there then he will disappear...You can also go to wear the barn is located and still see the rope hanging there WARNING: Please for your own safety don't go alone!!
Dodgeville - Subway - If you go downstairs after 9pm all sorts of mischief begins. Things will fly off the shelves and clatter to the floor. An extreme stench will fill the building. The beepers for the doors will continuously go off. Usually that is the extent of it, but once in a while they get really restless. On those occasions you may hear your name called out though no one is there. A couple of employees have reported seeing a skinny woman in a dress about fifty or so years old standing by the register frowning at them and when they attempted to approach her she vanished.
Eagle - Rainbow Springs golf course - The previous owner was building a resort but was short a sum of money right before it was finished, the man vowed that no one would be able to run the place. He died and haunts the whole golf course.
Eagle River - railroad tracks - Lights can be seen across a railroad track.
East Troy - Cobblestone Bar - The cobblestone was originally built to be a hotel. It was constructed in the early 1800's and at one time president Lincoln even stayed there. One day the owners just up and disappeared and were never heard from again. It is said that they still haunt the bar and there have been numerous sightings in all areas of the establishment.
Eau Claire - The Opera House - The Opera House was made over and they built a customer service center on the top floor. It has been said that in the break room is where the actors would change and that a few actors died there. Sometimes late at night the doors to the break room shut by themselves and the chairs will move. There have also been sightings of two old people watching the workers and standing in corners.
Eau Claire - Rope Swing downtown Eau Claire - College students have been disappearing from the area people have seen strange figures and have heard noises of little children crying the sounds are coming clearly from down by the water. People say if you go there at 12 at the 1st of every month and swing off the rope you will get caught up in a under tow or they also say its the children pulling you under. Many have been reported missing one body was found in the water close to the shore. SO BEWARE! AND STAY AWAY! A possible link to this may be Missing
Eau Claire - Stones Throw Bar/Club - an employee there for a few years reports almost everyone that worked there had strange things happen. People would hear footsteps in the old kitchen hallways downstairs, beer bottles would mysteriously break and/or fly across the room in the basement. Bartenders would hear doors slam downstairs after the bar had closed and they were the only ones there. Once long after everyone had left, a bartender was getting ready to leave when he shouted "ok everybody out" jokingly knowing he had already cleared the bar of people. At that instance, a man stood up from his chair, shook out his coat and proceeded to walk to the door, where he disappeared completely. That bartender left and never worked again. It is one of the oldest buildings in town, and it is rumored that a man hung himself there in the early 1900's.
Eau Claire - University of Wisconsin - Kjer Theatre - Earl Kjer, founder of the theatre, often haunts the theatre by messing with the lights, props, curtains. Can also be seen sitting in his usual seat in the theatre.
Eau Claire - Vine St - Almost every night in the month of September around midnight you'll be driving and see a woman about 20 to 30 years in age jogging down the side walk, when you get almost right next to her she runs straight for your car like she wants you to hit her, and when you look back to see where she went shes gone. Some say based on her description she was a woman who was hit by a drunk driver on September 13 of 1986 while crossing vine
Edgerton - Memorial Community Hospital - For years, second and third shift workers occasionally see a former nurse in the older part of the hospital "checking" on patients. Many believe it is the spirit of an R.N. who died in the hospital.
Eleva - Rachel's field - A little girl was killed her a long time ago. She brutally murdered in the woods. No one knows what happened but they found her body pieces all over the place. If you go into the woods you'll hear a crying and a little girl run in front of you and then she will vanish. Weird things have been seen there and the 13th of every month she comes out with the knife she was killed with. it still has the blood on it from her. So if you go out there BEWARE!!!
Elkhart Lake - Lions Park - Late at night swings mysteriously swing and the merry-go-round spins and there is no wind. It is rumored that this is because a small kid fell off of the top of the big slide and dies. Now he spends his like playing at lions park.
Elkhorn - Peck station rd. - Reports of a train whistle sounding off when there is no train.
Elkmound - The Over Look Tower- noises such as screaming, howling, and very loud laughing have been heard people have been knowing to get very ill to there stomachs after been there it is a believed that someone died near buy there and haunts it. People used to be able to just go up there a mess around until the death occurred one month in the 1980's they decided to blocked it off due to the things that where happening and you can only go up there at certain times now you can see lights from the road.
Elm Grove - Sunset Theater - The ghost of "pinky" a dead actor can be heard backstage time to time during performances.
Evansville - East Side Steak House - unexplained footsteps are heard here. - March 2007 Update: Burned down
Fennimore - Hilltop Tavern MI
Dearborn - Ford Rouge Plant - Ghost of Clarence Keyes has been seen sitting at a table playing euchre "card game". Cards have been left on the table during the night and are neatly dealt the next morning.