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Chase on the Lake
Walker, Minnesota
19.8 miles from Backus, MN
Details of what exactly is haunting Chase on the Lake are hard to find. So too are details about how exactly the haunting is alleged to manifest. Some people believe it may be haunted due to its use as a morgue following a battle in the Indian ...
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Spirit Lake
Menahga, Minnesota
28.2 miles from Backus, MN
My uncle used to tell a story about an Indian Maid who drown in Spirit Lake, Menagha, MN and how people would see her on the water every now and then. (Submitted by Sharon)
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Milford Mine Disaster Site
Crosby, Minnesota
31.9 miles from Backus, MN
On Feb. 5, 1924, Milford Mine, a manganese mine, was flooded when Foley Lake rose, killing 41 miners. The site is rumored to be haunted by the spirits of the miners who were killed or who witnessed the tragedy.
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Last Turn Saloon
Brainerd, Minnesota
35.4 miles from Backus, MN
Full-bodied apparitions and EVPs have been reported here.
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40 Club Sports Bar and Grill
Aitkin, Minnesota
42.4 miles from Backus, MN
The 40 Club Restaurant has a lot of strange happenings going on in it after a man committed suicide in an upstairs apartment in 1999. The man was named Tom who also worked at the restaurant. He was known as a reliable employee and one day, Tom didn't show up ...
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40 Club Restaurant and Bar
Aitkin, Minnesota
42.4 miles from Backus, MN
An upstairs apartment was the unfortunate setting for a 40 Club employee's suicide in 1999, and since then, folks say, strange things have happened at the restaurant. Tom's body was found after he failed to show up for work one day. Now, the jukebox plays songs buy itself(including one that ...
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New York Mills Regional Cultural Center
New York Mills, Minnesota
45.8 miles from Backus, MN
New York Mills Regional Cultural Center was built in 1885 and has a ghost, or maybe two. Staff members have felt an unseen presence and heard a disembodied voice speaking, or two voices having a conversation. As well, footsteps have been heard walking on the center's wood floors when no ...
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Trout Lake Norwegian Cemetery
Bovey, Minnesota
60.8 miles from Backus, MN
At Trout Lake Norwegian Cemetery, there is said to be a grave of a witch at the bottom of a hill. Her name is Bertha Maynard, born January 26, 1872 and died January 27, 1910. Witnesses have reported hearing voices and seeing a female apparition in the area.
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Old Broadway Food and Spirits
Alexandria, Minnesota
76.3 miles from Backus, MN
The former Old Broadway Food and Spirits, reported to be empty and for sale, is rumored to be haunted. Past employees say inside the building they have experienced cold chills, an apparition of a phantom bartender that shows up on a security camera or in mirrors, and moving objects, such ...
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Palmer House Hotel
Sauk Centre, Minnesota
77.7 miles from Backus, MN
Reportedly haunted by numerous resident ghosts, from a young boy who is often seen bouncing his ball to a possible former prostitute to a tall, lanky man who appears over your bed. Rooms 11 and 17 are apparently the rooms to rent if you are into a ghostly encounter. ...
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College of Saint Benedict - Benedicta Arts Center
St. Joseph, Minnesota
87.6 miles from Backus, MN
The Benedicta Arts Center at the College of Saint Benedict was built in 1964 and is rumored to be home to a tall, ghostly shadow figure. Local legend says it's the spirit of a man named Steve who fell to his death during the building's construction. Steve has shattered lights ...
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St. Cloud Times
Saint Cloud, Minnesota
88.2 miles from Backus, MN
At the St. Cloud Times newspaper office, staff have been visited by an apparition of a man in the basement. He sometimes wears a printer's shirt and other times a white shirt and bow tie. The ghost has been known to tinker with the electricity and play banjo music from ...
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Pioneer Place on Fifth
Saint Cloud, Minnesota
88.7 miles from Backus, MN
Pioneer Place on Fifth is a former Elks Lodge, currently a venue for theater and concerts, and it's haunted. The 1913 building has a ghostly elderly man who likes the area near the men's room. Unexplained noises, electrical anomalies, moving objects and other ghost sightings also have been reported.
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St. Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, Minnesota
89.3 miles from Backus, MN
Four spots at St. Cloud State University are said to be haunted. One is Shoemaker Hall, where a pregnant student hanged herself in a basement meat locker after having an affair with a janitor. The ghost moves objects, makes clocks flash the wrong numbers, and floats over students' beds. At ...
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Skatin' Place
Saint Cloud, Minnesota
91.8 miles from Backus, MN
Skatin’ Place, according to local legend, is home to a ghost named Gilbert who used to live in a farmhouse on this property. Poor Gilbert became trapped and met his demise in the swampy land, but his spirit lingers in the Skatin' Place, turning on and off arcade games and ...
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