Haunted Summerwind A Ghostly History Of A Wisconsin Mansion

Author : Devon Bell
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 109 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625849700

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Haunted Summerwind by Devon Bell Pdf

The true story of the Lamont Mansion, which was meant to host a president—but instead become a home to the paranormal . . . includes photos! Buried deep in the Wisconsin Northwoods, the ruined splendor of the mansion known as Summerwind bares the bones of its legendary past. Robert Patterson Lamont purchased the property in 1916 as a country retreat where he could entertain such guests as President Warren G. Harding. Unfortunately, the house played host to visitors of an entirely different sort, and Lamont reportedly fled the property after discharging a pistol at a ghoul in the basement pantry. Raymond Bober abandoned his attempt to convert the house into a hotel in the 1970s, describing rooms that changed size and the mysterious presence of an eighteenth-century explorer in his famous book The Carver Effect. Join Devon Bell for a glimpse through the shattered windows of the most specter-laden spot in the Badger State.

Author : Devon Bell
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : History
ISBN : 9781626194373

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Haunted Summerwind: A Ghostly History of a Wisconsin Mansion by Devon Bell Pdf

Buried deep in the Wisconsin Northwoods, the ruined splendor of the Summerwind Mansion bares the bones of its legendary past. Robert Patterson Lamont purchased the property in 1916 as a country retreat where he could entertain such guests as President Warren G. Harding. Unfortunately, the house played host to visitors of an entirely different sort, and Lamont reportedly fled the property after discharging a pistol at a ghoul in the basement pantry. Raymond Bober abandoned his attempt to convert the house into a hotel in the 1970s, describing rooms that changed size and the mysterious presence of an eighteenth-century explorer in his famous book, The Carver Effect. Join Devon Bell for a glimpse through the shattered windows of the most specter-laden spot in the Badger State.

Author : Michael Norman
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780299285937

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Haunted Wisconsin by Michael Norman Pdf

Grab a cozy blanket, light a few flickering candles, and enjoy the unnerving tales of Haunted Wisconsin. Gathered from personal interviews with credible eyewitnesses, on-site explorations, historical archives, newspaper reports, and other sources, these scores of reports date from Wisconsin’s early settlement days to recent inexplicable events. You’ll read about Wisconsin’s most famous haunted house, Summerwind; three Milwaukee men who encountered the beautiful ghost of National Avenue; a phantom basketball player; a spectral horse that signaled death in the pioneer era of the Wisconsin Dells; a poltergeist in St. Croix County who attracted a crowd of more than three hundred spectators; the Ridgeway Ghost who haunts the driftless valleys of southwestern Wisconsin; a swinging railroad lantern held by unseen hands; the Ghost Island of the Chippewa Flowage; and many others. Are ghosts real? That’s for you to decide! Now available in a Third Edition with updates and several new accounts, Haunted Wisconsin remains a favorite collection of unexplained midwestern tales, enjoyed by readers of all ages.

Author : Nancy Hendricks
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781440868719

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Haunted Histories in America by Nancy Hendricks Pdf

If you believe in ghosts, you're in good company. Haunted Histories brings America's most ghostly locales to life, illuminating their role in shaping U.S. history and detailing how they became the nation's most feared places. Haunted Histories takes readers on a state-by-state journey across the United States, exploring the nation's most feared places. Along the way, the text introduces readers to new ghostly tales and takes a fresh look at familiar stories and locations, with an eye to history. From well-known spooky spots like Salem, Massachusetts, to such lesser-known ones as the Shanghai Tunnels of Portland, Oregon, where spirits are supposedly trapped, readers will discover not only where America's most haunted places are but also why they are said to be haunted. The ghosts of the doomed Donner Party allow readers to experience the arduous and often deadly journey of America's westward wagon trains, while different kinds of "spirits" haunting old distilleries allow readers to discover how whiskey almost derailed the new American nation before it was born. This book can be studied for academic purposes as a historical reference, used as a source for classroom assignments, or simply read for the pleasure of a great story.

Author : Christopher Balzano
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2008-07-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781440515583

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Ghostly Adventures by Christopher Balzano Pdf

There are certain towns that we all associate with ghost stories and sightings. But creepy encounters happen everyday all throughout this country-in towns that you may never have heard of, to normal people, just like you! With Ghostly Adventures, you can travel to these terrifying towns and share in the scare. Let ghost guru, Christopher Balzano, be your guide through the jaw-dropping true tales that happen all around the U.S., in places like: the Boston hotel where old Mr. Parker returns to check on his guests the lost village of Dudleytown, Connecticut, where all residents vanished without a trace the Summerwind Mansion in northeast Wisconsin, whose secret compartment housed a man's corpse for years Terrifying true tales and frightening facts come together to create hours of eerie entertainment that you can read on your own or out loud with friends. With Ghostly Adventures, you can stop just wondering about ghosts and get to know them yourself! Christopher Balzano: is a teacher and folklorist. He has been investigating the unknown for twelve years and is currently running the Massachusetts Paranormal Crossroads website. His writing has appeared in The Haunted Times, Mystery Magazine, as well as Unexplained Paranormal Magazine. His investigations have been covered by The Boston Globe, The Boston Herald, The Standard Times, and Worchester Magazine. Balzano lives in Boston, MA.

Author : Linda S. Godfrey
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-03
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780811740845

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Haunted Wisconsin by Linda S. Godfrey Pdf

Wisconsin's leading authority on the paranormal presents strange stories from around the state.

Author : Michelle Smith,Faith Serafin,John Mark Poe
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011-08-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781614237426

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Haunted Auburn and Opelika by Michelle Smith,Faith Serafin,John Mark Poe Pdf

Discover the ghostly presences that haunt this historic region of the South and its famed university—photos included! The Auburn and Opelika region is home to one of the most historic universities in the South. It is a region with a history stretching back generations—and it is a history that is very much still alive. Chilling remnants of the past continue to haunt Auburn-Opelika and the communities of Alabama’s Lee County. Join a team of expert ghost hunters as they reveal for the first time the stories of the spirits still lingering throughout the area. The haunting of the University’s Samford Hall, the legend of historic Springvilla mansion, and the Headless Man of Highway 80, among many other ghostly tales, uncover the darker side of Auburn-Opelika.

Author : Devon Bell
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625840455

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Haunted Chippewa Valley by Devon Bell Pdf

Take a spine-chilling trip to Wisconsin and discover a world of ghosts and paranormal activity . . . photos included! The Chippewa Valley is nestled snugly in a vast tract of Wisconsin farmland that offered early settlers a secure place to settle into the American dream. But the valley also harbors a strange and sometimes confusing past. From the boisterous activity of the lumber boom to the lingering stillness of the Eau Claire Asylum, this northwestern corner of the Badger State is filled with tragic stories and tall tales. Cast off with the ghost ferries of Caryville or stand vigil in the small, secluded cemetery where the spirits of children come out to play, in this journey into the eerie history of the Chippewa Valley.

Author : Clément Chéroux,Andreas Fischer,Pierre Apraxine,Denis Canguilhem,Sophie Schmit
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780300111361

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The Perfect Medium by Clément Chéroux,Andreas Fischer,Pierre Apraxine,Denis Canguilhem,Sophie Schmit Pdf

In the early days of photography, many believed and hoped that the camera would prove more efficient than the human eye in capturing the unseen. Spiritualists and animists of the nineteenth century seized on the new technology as a method of substantiating the existence of supernatural beings and happenings. This fascinating book assembles more than 250 photographic images from the Victorian era to the 1960s, each purporting to document an occult phenomenon: levitations, apparitions, transfigurations, ectoplasms, spectres, ghosts, and auras. Drawn from the archives of European and American occult societies and private and public collections, the photographs in many cases have never before been published. The Perfect Medium studies these rare and remarkable photographs through cultural, historical, and artistic lenses. More than mere curiosities, the images on film are important records of the cultural forces and technical methods that brought about their production. They document in unexpected ways a period when developing photographic technology merged with a popular obsession with the occult to create a new genre of haunting experimental photographs.

Author : Wolffgang Von Bober
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Ghosts
ISBN : 0811703290

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The Carver Effect by Wolffgang Von Bober Pdf

Author : A. S. Mott
Publisher : Ghost House Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9768200219

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Ghost Stories of Wisconsin by A. S. Mott Pdf

Wisconsin is one truly haunted state. Some experts have suggessted that it might very well be the most hanted state in the union. A.S. Mott takes a fun and quirky look at this spirit friendly locale.

Author : Devon Bell
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-11
Category : Ghosts
ISBN : 1477418563

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Haunts of Wisconsin by Devon Bell Pdf

"Haunts of Wisconsin" takes readers on a spirited tour to locations throughout the state of Wisconsin. From a haunted Victorian mansion to the infamous ruins of Summerwind, and entering through the Gothic gates of Dartford Cemetery, this book holds the mysteries and secrets to so many locations.Devon Bell adds histories with the mysteries and is looking forward to being your tour guide into the unknown..."It was indeed a GREAT look at a lot of different haunted locales in a unique state! Some places I've been to, some I'd heard of, and others I'd learned of for the first time. Made me want to check out some of those I'd never heard of." -Adam B.

Author : Ryan Jacobson
Publisher : Adventure Publications
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-06
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781647553128

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Ghostly Tales of Wisconsin by Ryan Jacobson Pdf

Read 28 chilling ghost stories about reportedly true encounters with the supernatural in Wisconsin. A place so haunted it was featured on national television, the spirits of long-dead gangsters and serial killers, and perhaps the most famous werewolf story in US history—Wisconsin is among the most haunted states in America. This collection of ghost stories presents the creepiest, most surprising tales of the Badger State! Award-winning author Ryan Jacobson has always held a fascination for things that go bump in the night. The professional writer spent countless hours researching the region in search of the strangest and scariest run-ins with the unexplained. Horror fans and history buffs will delight in these 28 terrifying tales about haunted locations. They’re based on reportedly true accounts, proving that Wisconsin is the setting for some of the most compelling ghostly tales ever told. The short stories are ideal for quick reading, and they are sure to captivate anyone who enjoys a good scare. Share them with friends around a campfire, or try them alone at home—if you dare.

Author : Marv Balousek
Publisher : Badger Books Inc.
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1878569708

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101 Wisconsin Unsolved Mysteries by Marv Balousek Pdf

Balousek presents a collection of some of the most baffling mysteries in Wisconsin history, including unsolved murders, haunted houses, UFO sightings, and strange environmental phenomena.

Author : Tea Krulos
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467143448

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Wisconsin Legends & Lore by Tea Krulos Pdf

" Wisconsin is a land rich with stories. It was the "mother of all circuses," a place of buried treasure and home to eerie ghosts and monsters. Native American legends, tall tales told at lumberjack camps and taverns, ghostlore and modern urban legends all form the wonderful mythology of the Dairy State. Many know of Rhinelander's famous Hodag, the Beast of Bray Road in Elkhorn, Milwaukee's haunted Pfister Hotel and the Ridgeway Ghost. But few have heard obscure tales like the Christmas Tree Ghost Ship of Two Rivers, the Goatman of Richfield's Hogsback Road and the legend of the Witch's Tower of Whitewater. Author Tea Krulos, an expert in all things strange and unusual, digs up Wisconsin favorites and arcane lore."--Provided by publisher.