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0Doherty Hotel
Clare, Michigan
The hotel was a notorious hangout for gangsters in the 1920's and 1930's, and was also the scene of many murders, as well as front for an illegal gambling parlour. Loud knocking noises have been heard in the lobby when there is no one around, and the aroma of perfume ...
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Anchor Inn
Houghton Lake, Michigan
35 miles from Clare, MI
We are a 100 year old Family restaurant, lounge, old hotel. We have decades of witnesses to paranormal activity dating back to the 40's & 50's. We have everything from full body apparitions, shadow figures, orbs, mists, objects moving, foot steps, voices, doors slamming, faucets on/off, electrical disturbances, people being ...
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Osceola Inn
Reed City, Michigan
37.1 miles from Clare, MI
The historic inn is haunted by several apparitions. The first is a ghostly face that has been staring into guests rooms from outside the inn, only to vanish when approached. A ghostly woman in white has been seen in the bar area of the hotel, and has also been seen ...
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Escape Bar and Grill
Cadillac, Michigan
43.2 miles from Clare, MI
The 1800's Northwood Hotel now houses the bar and grill, which is rumoured to be haunted. Apparitions reported here include a woman in an old-fashioned dress who appears in the ballroom, and a workman carrying a ladder. An employee who previously didn't believe in ghosts once had a glass ...
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Saginaw Valley State University
Saginaw, Michigan
45.4 miles from Clare, MI
Saginaw Valley State University, founded in 1963 as Saginaw Valley College, has been home to a wide array of paranormal happenings. Students in both Living Centers North and South, as well as residents in Pine Grove Apartments have reported a multitude of odd phenomena. From dark, looming figures, to ...
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J B Meinberg / Woody O'Brien's
Saginaw, Michigan
49 miles from Clare, MI
J B Meinberg, aka Woody O'Brien's, is a pub that is haunted by a phantom barmaid. Her apparition has been seen, objects move on their own, and phantom footsteps have been heard.
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Saginaw Art Museum
Saginaw, Michigan
49.1 miles from Clare, MI
This historic building serves as the town art museum, but employees have reported odd occurrences during the night shift after the museum has closed down for the night. Claims vary from reports of heavy breathing, unseen figures brushing past staff in the corridor, ghostly voices and the eerie sensation ...
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Montague Inn
Saginaw, Michigan
49.5 miles from Clare, MI
People have reported seeing an apparition standing at the far end of the third floor corridor, which vanishes when approached. A ghostly presence is also believed to haunt the innkeeper's quarters, and is believed to be a former owner. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Castle Museum
Saginaw, Michigan
49.6 miles from Clare, MI
This historic museum was formerly a gothic mansion, and is allegedly haunted by a grey lady who has been known to manifest in the archives room and in the basement. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Pere Cheney Cemetery
Roscommon, Michigan
52.5 miles from Clare, MI
Pere Cheney Cemetery, circa 1873, sits in a ghost town that has been the subject of lots of haunted tales. Locals tell about apparitions, orbs, witches, strange lights, and Native American curses. The cemetery has been a target for vandalism, and few headstones remain, according to reports. The townspeople are ...
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Pere Cheney
Roscommon, Michigan
52.8 miles from Clare, MI
Pere Cheney is a ghost town in the heart of Michigan. At its peak, 1,500 lived here, but after a series of epidemics wiped out a majority of the population, the town was empty. Local legend says that the cause of this misfortune was the doing of a witch banished, ...
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Belding Library
Belding, Michigan
54.9 miles from Clare, MI
The Belding Library, this version of which was built in 1917 (the original library was destroyed in a fire), is haunted by a little girl. Her apparition has been seen in the children's section, and many witnesses have heard her laughing.
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La Belle de la Riviere Bed and Breakfast
Newaygo, Michigan
58.6 miles from Clare, MI
The bed and breakfast is reportedly haunted. Music and strange noises have been heard in the basement late at night when there is no around, and ghostly voices have been heard in the rooms of guests. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Dedic's Bar and Grill
Henderson, Michigan
59 miles from Clare, MI
At Dedic's, something ghostly is going on, witnesses say. They have reported furniture that moves by itself, bathroom doors that slam, cold spots in the women's restroom, and unexplained sounds.
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0Rayburn Lodge
Grayling, Michigan
59.2 miles from Clare, MI
According to local lore, while the mid-1900s building stood abandoned for several years, some teens broke in and held a seance. Afterward, they saw a lumberjack coming toward them from the river. He pointed at them and vanished, scaring the teens half to death. According to locals, the ghostly lumberjack ...
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St Lorenz Lutheran Church
Frankenmuth, Michigan
60.9 miles from Clare, MI
The church has a cemetery off to the left of the main doors. Many locals claim to have seen a woman without legs roaming the cemetery at night. She has been mostly spotted in the middle section of the cemetery. (Submitted by Chase S.)
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0Those Nature People Herb Haus
Frankenmuth, Michigan
61.6 miles from Clare, MI
The building itself is over 100 years old and has been the home to numerous businesses over the years. Many have not stayed long. Employees report that items fall from shelves at random. Customers report an extreme sense of peace upon entering the building. ...
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Frankenmuth Historical Museum
Frankenmuth, Michigan
61.7 miles from Clare, MI
Housed in a building that was formerly a hotel and saloon and a newspaper, the museum is haunted by an unknown ghost. The apparition has appeared and stirred up local curiousity for years, usually in the front section of the museum.
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Baker College of Owosso
Owosso, Michigan
64.9 miles from Clare, MI
Legend has it that a young woman hanged herself long ago at Baker College of Owosso, and her ghost still lingers, creating cold spots, shadows and unexplained sounds.
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Ghost Farm of Kingsley
Kingsley, Michigan
65.1 miles from Clare, MI
The Ghost Farm of Kingsley was old farm land just south of Traverse City MI. We purchased the land several years ago. A mother and daughter currently own the land and have first hand experiences with what seems to be spirits that make their presence known. The land is marked ...
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Oakwood Cemetery
Rockford, Michigan
65.9 miles from Clare, MI
Near Oakwood Cemetery, at the corner of Brewer and Cannonsburg Roads, a woman has been seen standing in cold, rainy or snowy weather without a coat. All she does is stand there, mildly accepting of the cold and harsh elements surrounding her. It is suspected that she is a ghost, ...
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Sieting Hotel
Kalkaska, Michigan
66.1 miles from Clare, MI
This hotel was built in 1912, and claims of hauntings have been reported there ever since. Sobs, screams and moans have been heard, as well as voices. The ghost of a tall, shadowy man and a little girl in a white dress have been reported. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Thornapple Village Inn Restaurant - Bistro Chloe Elan
Ada, Michigan
69.7 miles from Clare, MI
The former Thornapple Village Inn, now Bistro Chloe Elan, has a ghostly legend attached to it. The story says that an engagement dinner was held here, after which the bride-to-be suddenly died. Her ghost is said to roam the premises, showing up in women's restroom mirrors or tinkering with the ...
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0Sweet Dreams Inn
Bay Port, Michigan
69.7 miles from Clare, MI
At this Victorian bed-and-breakfast inn, several ghosts are rumored to have the run of the place. They open and close the doors, move the furniture, throw objects, and walk up and down the stairs. They are said to be friendly spirits.
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Knights Inn Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids, Michigan
70.2 miles from Clare, MI
Witnesses at this inn have seen apparitions in the hallways and experienced strange happenings with the phones. They've also reported hearing strange voices, and the lights are said to turn on by unseen hands.
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Cornerstone University
Grand Rapids, Michigan
71.3 miles from Clare, MI
Cornerstone University is haunted by a ghost girl in a 1970s-style dress who has been seen waiting outside Pickett Hall late at night. When the ghost realizes she has been seen, she disappears.
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Aquinas College - Holmdene
Grand Rapids, Michigan
73.3 miles from Clare, MI
Aquinas College's early-1900s Holmdene Manor was originally built by Edward Lowe and his wife Susan. It's believed to be haunted by one of their children. The little boy allegedly drowned on the premises, and his ghost is said to turn on the lights after security turns them off and locks ...
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St. Cecilia Music Center
Grand Rapids, Michigan
74.3 miles from Clare, MI
Security guards working night shifts in the centre have reported that when the leave a room and return later, that all the chairs will have been moved around. A female voice is heard in the ballroom, and many people have sighted a shadowy apparition rushing across the stage before vanishing. (Submitted ...
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0Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Grand Rapids, Michigan
74.3 miles from Clare, MI
In the old part of the hotel, which is now reportly the hotel's smoking section, objects have been witnessed moving about by themselves.
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Old LaMar Hotel and Horseshoe Bar Building
Grand Rapids, Michigan
75 miles from Clare, MI
A tattoo business that moved into the 1891 LaMar Hotel and Horseshoe Bar building reported finding a secret room during remodeling, thought to have been a hiding place for alcohol during the Prohibition. In addition, witnesses reported eerie presences, perfume scents, flickering lights, doors that lock by themselves, footsteps, and ...
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Lansing State Capitol
Lansing, Michigan
75.8 miles from Clare, MI
Finished in 1878, the Lansing State Capitol building is believed to be haunted by the spirit of a man who was killed while painting in the rotunda. His apparition has been on the rotunda walkway in painters' attire. Cold spots and cold winds also have been felt.
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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
76.3 miles from Clare, MI
Michigan State University reportedly has an abundance of haunted sites, including the University Garden, the Physical Plant, Williams Hall, and Mayo Hall, where the ghost of namesake May Mayo plays a piano and the Red Room is rumored to have been the setting for past Satanist rituals. Also said to ...
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Capitol Theatre
Flint Township, Michigan
77.6 miles from Clare, MI
The historic Capitol Theatre is said to be haunted, and witnesses have seen apparitions and shadows in the balcony area and heard unexplained screams, moans, and tapping on the walls. Reports say that bands setting up here have had their equipment suddenly go dead and heard eerie singing accompanied by ...
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Traverse City State Hospital
Traverse City, Michigan
77.9 miles from Clare, MI
Traverse City State Hospital was almost completely remodeled in 2000s, but reports say that the original structure remains from 1885, when it was built as the Northern Michigan Asylum. Unlike some of the others at the time, this hospital was said to be a place of beauty, where patients were ...
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Oasis Red Bull Tavern
Kewadin, Michigan
82.2 miles from Clare, MI
Oasis Red Bull Tavern's ghost is suspected to be a man who hanged himself in the basement around 1932 when the bar opened. Witnesses have reported ghostly footsteps, moving objects, icy drafts, electrical anomalies and intense feelings of uneasiness.
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0Mission Table - Bowers Harbor Inn
Traverse City, Michigan
82.7 miles from Clare, MI
Originally built in the 1880s, this inn is said to be haunted by the original owner's wife, Genevive Stickney. The sordid story is that Mr. Stickney had an affair with their nurse. When he died, he left all his money to the nurse, and only the house to Genevive, who ...
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Pack House Inn and Restaurant
Oscoda Township, Michigan
82.7 miles from Clare, MI
The nineteenth-century inn and restaurant may have closed down, but the residence is still believed to be haunted by the daughter of the lumber baron who built the original house. Local folk claim that the spirit, known as 'Grace', still wanders the halls of the old mansion. (Submitted by Callum ...
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0The Grand Victorian Bed and Breakfast Inn
Bellaire, Michigan
83.1 miles from Clare, MI
This 1890s inn is said to be haunted by original builder Henry Richardi, who built the house for his intended bride. It is said that after Henry passed away, his disappointed spirit came here to rest. The building stood unoccupied for many years, and during that time, folks reported seeing ...
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Nunica Cemetery
Nunica, Michigan
83.9 miles from Clare, MI
Nunica Cemetery has been around since 1883, and throughout its history there have been many mysterious, and paranormal activity surrounding the Cemetery. The resident spirit who supposedly walks the graveyard, is a Mr. Joel A. Bond. Joel A. Bond has been seen as a intelligent spirit and mostly watches from ...
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Frauenthal Theater
Muskegon, Michigan
84.6 miles from Clare, MI
Visitors, performers and staff at the theatre have reported being followed around by a small apparition in black clothing. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Webberville Village Office
Webberville, Michigan
85.1 miles from Clare, MI
Employees here are puzzled by the way objects move around and rearrange themselves. A hooded figure has been seen roaming around in here, as well as hearing the sounds of giggling and crying. Other unaccounted people have been seen here and some have even heard the sound of bells ringing ...
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0Fenton Hotel
Fenton, Michigan
88.5 miles from Clare, MI
At this restuarant, formerly a historic hotel, the wait staff have been known to take phantom drink orders for patrons who suddenly aren't there. Glasses have been broken and shutters open and close by themselves. Footsteps and unexplained voices have been reported and the lights flicker as well.
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Castaway's Restaurant
Lapeer, Michigan
88.9 miles from Clare, MI
Castaway's Restaurant on Lake Nepessing is housed in a building that was once a hotel and has ben several other businesses. Witnesses say the apparition of a man has been seen walking off of the dock into the lake, and a ghostly woman has been spotted near the lighthouse. Some ...
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0Murphy’s Lamplight Inn - The Blue Pelican Inn
Central Lake, Michigan
89.9 miles from Clare, MI
Once Murphy's Lamplight Inn built in the early 1900s, the Blue Pelican is now predominantly a restaurant but it also rents rooms. Ghosts are said to have taken up residence here since the 1950s. Spirits here include a man and woman in late-1920s to early-1930s clothing, sometimes seen dancing together ...
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The Grill Room
Grand Haven, Michigan
90.1 miles from Clare, MI
The upscale Grill Room, in the former 1873 Gildner Hotel, is believed to be haunted by a ghost in a cowboy hat and another of a little girl the staff has nicknamed Emily.
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Stinson Hospital
Eaton Rapids, Michigan
90.9 miles from Clare, MI
This renovated hospital has sat on this property since the late 1800's. There have been countless deaths natural and otherwise on the propery and in the building. The building now occupies 4 apartments. Reports of loud noises stemming from the basement all times of the day and ...
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0Holly Hotel
Holly, Michigan
91.4 miles from Clare, MI
Now a restaurant only, this establishment has long been known to be haunted. One of the ghosts here is said to be Mr. Hirst, former owner and most-often-seen apparition. He doesn't like noise or renovations. He wears a frock coat and top hat and smokes cigars. He sometimes can be ...
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Fox Tower Cemetery
Vanderbilt, Michigan
92.7 miles from Clare, MI
At Fox Tower Cemetery, witnesses have described many unexplained things: Cool air, footsteps, and strange sightings.
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Olivet College
Olivet, Michigan
95.4 miles from Clare, MI
Olivet College began in 1844 and is rumored to be home to several ghosts, including apparitions that pass through walls. The sound of unearthly music comes from Shipherds Hall, which baffles security guards. Objects move around on their own as well.
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0White Horse Inn
Metamora, Michigan
95.9 miles from Clare, MI
The White Horse Inn is currently closed for business, and is scheduled to reopen in 2014. But whether its haunts will remain is uncertain. Folks say a fire here claimed the lives of several intoxicated men and one barmaid, and their moaning and screaming was often heard by guests at ...
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