What is your favorite UP ghost story or "haunted" location?
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Not a Ghost Story or anything haunted but a story of two B 47's that crashed southwest of Hurley, Wisconsin back in1961. Strange coincidence that two identical planes would crash in nearly the same location, weeks apart. You can visit the crash site memorial by snowmobile or ATV on trail 13 in Iron County. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/156251
As the story goes, the B47 was a strategic bomber during the Cold War. They were both practicing Bombing Runs whereby they'd come in at a steep decent, release their bomb loads and then pull up to escape the blast. For whatever reason, both planes failed to pull up in time and both exploded on impact. There's some artifacts at the memorial, a canopy, ejection seat, and other stuff collected from the crash site. I've been there a couple of times on the snowmobile. A great place to take a break and take in some local history.
As the story goes, the B47 was a strategic bomber during the Cold War. They were both practicing Bombing Runs whereby they'd come in at a steep decent, release their bomb loads and then pull up to escape the blast. For whatever reason, both planes failed to pull up in time and both exploded on impact. There's some artifacts at the memorial, a canopy, ejection seat, and other stuff collected from the crash site. I've been there a couple of times on the snowmobile. A great place to take a break and take in some local history.
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Not a ghost story or haunting...The John Buccanero tragedy...
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Yes, that was myteriously creepy......Not a ghost story or haunting...The John Buccanero tragedy...
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Summerwind is a great story. I've read a lot about it and it's quite fascinating. Last winter, I stayed in Eagle River and found the road that goes by the property, but I was too nervous to drive down it because I've read that neighbors don't like lookey-loos. Years ago, I even wrote a hand-written letter to the property owners asking for permission to visit the property just to look around, but (not surprisingly) I never heard back.
do you know of what kinds of unexplained stuff allegedly happened there?? was it like an Ed Geen story?? curious
A good overview of some of the stories can be found here:
Wisconsin's Haunted Summerwind Mansion - Paranormal milwaukee
In the summer of 2019, two intrepid investigators took on what is one of the most famous haunted locations in Wisconsin, the infamous Summerwind Mansion
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SHOOT2KILL
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Back around 1983-84 I took some pics of an abandoned mansion on a lake somewhere between Eagle River,Wi and the Alvin/Nelma, Wi area...Doesn't look like Summerwind...I'll have to dig them out of my archives and post them. Maybe someone remembers the place better than me...
I found this on Wikipedia...
According to popular accounts, Summerwind was built in the early 20th century as a fishing lodge on the edge of West Bay Lake in Vilas County, in northeastern Wisconsin, and in 1916, purchased by Robert Patterson Lamont. According to some stories circulated, Lamont employed Chicago architects for the remodeling. Some versions of the story name the architects as Tallmadge and Watson. Supposedly the renovations took two years to complete.[5][6]
Legends include claims that Lamont fired a pistol at a ghost one night and was so frightened that he and his family abandoned the house. Other legends include claims that subsequent owners Arnold and Ginger Hinshaw were so disturbed by hauntings that Arnold suffered a "nervous breakdown" and Ginger attempted suicide.
According to popular accounts, Summerwind was built in the early 20th century as a fishing lodge on the edge of West Bay Lake in Vilas County, in northeastern Wisconsin, and in 1916, purchased by Robert Patterson Lamont. According to some stories circulated, Lamont employed Chicago architects for the remodeling. Some versions of the story name the architects as Tallmadge and Watson. Supposedly the renovations took two years to complete.[5][6]
Legends include claims that Lamont fired a pistol at a ghost one night and was so frightened that he and his family abandoned the house. Other legends include claims that subsequent owners Arnold and Ginger Hinshaw were so disturbed by hauntings that Arnold suffered a "nervous breakdown" and Ginger attempted suicide.
Ginger Hinshaw's father (using the synonym Wolffgang Von Bober) wrote "The Carver Effect" in the 1970s (I think). He details his opinions on why the place was so haunted. The book is available online, but it's very expensive ($300+), presumably because there aren't many copies available? I did check it out from my local library several years ago, however.
pclark
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We always made that a stop on our Summer pontoon ride. The old place was very grand and the terrace was awesome that looked out over the lake. It did have a rather spooky feeling to it though. It was strange going through some parts of it back then. Definetly a top five.
The Paulding Light is off of Robbins Pond Road, but it's not too far from Summerwind. Some of my all-time favorite pics of Summerwind can be found here, for those that are interested:
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Summerwind Photos and More 1981-88 | Unexplained Research
So I got a photos album from one of my mom's good friends. Inside is all sorts of photos and documentation from her research on Summerwind and the Paulding Light from 1981-88. I will start scanning
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pclark
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Thanks for sharing, I have some photgraphs but when we moved up here lots of stuff still in boxes. 1981 was 40 years ago for me and I was 25 years old at the time. We may have been there before 1981. What year did it burn down?The Paulding Light is off of Robbins Pond Road, but it's not too far from Summerwind. Some of my all-time favorite pics of Summerwind can be found here, for those that are interested:
Summerwind Photos and More 1981-88 | Unexplained Research
So I got a photos album from one of my mom's good friends. Inside is all sorts of photos and documentation from her research on Summerwind and the Paulding Light from 1981-88. I will start scanning
It burned down on Father's Day 1988, as I recall. It was struck by lightning, but in the past few years, some people have come forward with the suggestion that the town council (or similar) burned it down on purpose to keep ghost hunters and trespassers from coming to the property. See here:
Stingl: Northern Wisconsin's haunted Summerwind mansion was torched, some claim
The century-old mansion likely was hit by lightning and destroyed by fire on June 19, 1988. That's long been the accepted explanation.
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I thought there was a book written about it too??
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The Huron Mountain Club...Secret Society in the U.P.
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Yes, it was called The Carver Effect.
You were in the house before it burned? Like matti, I dont want to even go near it. I am not a believer in ghosts or spooks but there are a lot of things that cannot be explained by science or logic and I see no reason to tempt fate. My son and a friend of mine went there years ago to explore the ruins. They were told not to take anything away from there. Long story short, they came back to our cabin, planned an elaborate, (fake) story, brought a little antique candle holder into our house that they said they found in the ruins, and the "stuff" hit the fan. Scared the crap out all of us. So far, the best "gotcha" in our 35 year history up north.