Haunted Places in Ely, Minnesota



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    Heritage House

    Embarrass, Minnesota

    22.4 miles from Ely, MN

    Local legend says an abusive father who once lived here caused his son's death by forcing him to walk on water like Jesus did. Apparitions of the boy drowning under the bridge have been seen.


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    Hoyt Lakes Memorial Cemetery

    Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota

    29.1 miles from Ely, MN

    Local legend has it that there is a vanishing hitchhiker ghost at Hoyt Lakes Memorial Cemetery, said to be a teenage girl who was visiting the graveyard with friends, was cruelly left behind, and died of fright. She looks for a ride away from the graveyard so she can reunite ...


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    Lakeview Cemetery

    Mountain Iron, Minnesota

    51 miles from Ely, MN

    Lakeview Cemetery is believed to be haunted by apparitions, mists, shadow figures, and invisible beings visitors have heard walking next to them in the gravel.


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    Split Rock Lighthouse

    Two Harbors, Minnesota

    53.9 miles from Ely, MN

    Legend has it that a visitor in the mid-1980s lost his wallet after seeing the lighthouse, so he went back to look for it, but it was padlocked for the day. When he looked up at the tower, he saw a man in a lightkeeper's uniform on the catwalk. He ...


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    Greyhound Bus Museum

    Hibbing, Minnesota

    59.3 miles from Ely, MN

    Because it is situated next door to a cemetery, the Greyhound Bus Museum is rumored to have had some ghosts move in. Employees note bus windows that open or close by themselves and visitors have seen mysterious shadows that vanish. Paranormalists have verified the presence of the spirits.


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    Holiday Gas Station

    Hibbing, Minnesota

    59.9 miles from Ely, MN

    The Holiday Gas Station is popular with the spirit set, it seems. Workers say there have been voices that called out their names and apparitions that appeared on the security cameras.


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    Black Woods Bar and Grill

    Two Harbors, Minnesota

    61.3 miles from Ely, MN

    Black Woods Bar and Grill was built in 1994 and is haunted by several ghosts including a lady in white and a man whose footsteps are heard. A bookkeeper claimed the phantom followed her home and got into bed with her.


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    Blackwoods Bar and Grill

    Two Harbors, Minnesota

    61.3 miles from Ely, MN

    Blackwoods is alleged to be home to a ghostly lady in white, disembodied footsteps and cold chills. According to one witness, the female ghost has been seen touching the furniture as if checking it for dust.


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    Duluth International Airport

    Duluth, Minnesota

    75 miles from Ely, MN

    Duluth International Airport is haunted by a woman who was killed on a road nearby. She has been spotted by security and has set off alarms and made doors open and close on their own. She is thought to haunt the airport because this is where her murderer went directly ...


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    University of Minnesota Duluth - Griggs Hall

    Duluth, Minnesota

    75.6 miles from Ely, MN

    The University of Minnesota Duluth's Griggs Hall has a haunted toilet, students say. And the commode has not one, but two ghosts. Both students died of alcohol poisoning, and the ghosts are said to manifest by the sounds of moaning, profane language, and retching along with a bad smell.


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    Glensheen - Historic Congdon Estate

    Duluth, Minnesota

    75.7 miles from Ely, MN

    Glensheen Mansion was built in 1905 by Chester Congdon, who died in 1916. His daughter Elisabeth inherited it. Sadly, Elisabeth was smothered by with her pillow as she slept and her nurse Velma Pietila was bludgeoned to death with a candlestick. Elisabeth's adopted daughter Marjorie and her second husband Roger ...


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    Enger Tower

    Duluth, Minnesota

    78.8 miles from Ely, MN

    Rumours circulating around the Duluth area claim that in 1948, a man committed suicide by jumping off the 5th level of the tower head-first. He died on impact. The man's corpse was found hours later, and the man was never identified. Over time, visitors to the park claim to ...


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    Fairlawn Mansion and Museum

    Superior, Wisconsin

    82.4 miles from Ely, MN

    The 42-room Victorian mansion and museum are haunted by a ghost who is often mistaken for a museum guide. She is dressed in period costume like the real guides, but folks feel a cold chill when she is around. The ghost is believed by some to have been a former ...


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    White Otter Castle

    Ely, Ontario

    87.6 miles from Ely, MN

    White Otter Castle is 3-story log house that hermit James Alexander "Jimmy" McOuat built all by himself between 1903 and 1915. McOuat built it for a woman he intended to marry, but in 1918, before this could be arranged, he drowned while fishing and is buried in a nearby grave. ...


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    Old Rittenhouse Inn

    Bayfield, Wisconsin

    90 miles from Ely, MN

    There are reports of guests seeing the apparition of a tall figure dressed in white standing on the front porch of the bed and breakfast inn. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Michigan Island Lighthouse

    La Pointe, Wisconsin

    95.9 miles from Ely, MN

    Michigan Island Lighthouse is believed to be haunted by the spirit of a former lighthouse keeper who was killed during a storm when the heavy metal door slammed shut on him. Now, during bad storms, witnesses say the door slams shut twice, even if it is already closed and bolted.


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    Best Western Hotel Chequamegon

    Ashland, Wisconsin

    101.6 miles from Ely, MN

    The apparition of a tall man wearing a top hat has been seen in the hallways of the hotel. The scent of perfume has been reported in many rooms of the hotel, and the spectre of a man has been seen in the hotel bar. Disembodied footsteps and ghostly voices ...


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    Rinehart Theater

    Ashland, Wisconsin

    101.7 miles from Ely, MN

    At Rinehart Theater, folks have reported unexplained footsteps, doors that open and close, and a toilet that has flushed by itself. One day when some actors arrived at work, they found three lighted candles set in a triangle around a rose on the on the stage.


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    Northland College - Memorial Hall

    Ashland, Wisconsin

    102.6 miles from Ely, MN

    Northland College Memorial Hall, a women’s dorm, is said to be haunted. Witnesses say the apparition of a student who jumped to her death down an elevator shaft has been seen, and she does not appear to like men. Some folks suppose that her boyfriend pushed her down the elevator ...


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