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0McMorran Place Theater
Port Huron, Michigan
15.5 miles from petrolia, ON
McMorran Place Theater, built in 1960, is haunted by ghostly eyes, orbs, and the apparition of a woman and others. Many ghosts have been spotted in the balcony. Paranormal investigators even caught an EVP of a woman saying "I don't belong here!"
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0Murphy Inn
St. Clair, Michigan
17.8 miles from petrolia, ON
This inn was formerly a boardinghouse that opened in 1836. The Irish-themed inn and pub has a resident ghost that has been seen in just about every guest room. Folks say the most often-haunted rooms, though, are the Lancaster Room and the Devonshire Room. The ghost is said to be ...
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Peche Island Rear Range Light
Marine City, Michigan
20.8 miles from petrolia, ON
The Peche Island Rear Range Light historic lighthouse had developed a severe tilt in its original location and was moved to its current spot after its deactivation. Perhaps its resident spirit was upset by the move; now an apparition is seen at night, holding a dim lantern and walking around ...
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Riviera Restaurant
Marine City, Michigan
20.9 miles from petrolia, ON
Riviera Restaurant is rumored to have had a haunt who tormented an employee for a couple of weeks by turning on kitchen appliances, tinkering with radios, and moving objects.
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Memphis Cemetery
Richmond, Michigan
31.3 miles from petrolia, ON
The small Memphis Cemetery has a legend about its "witch's ball," a black marble stone in the back of the graveyard. Folks say that shadows and faces will appear in the stone, and apparitions and disembodied voices have been reported in the area as well.
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Eldon House
London, Ontario
45.8 miles from petrolia, ON
Eldon House, overlooking the Thames River, was built in 1834 for Captain John Harris, a retired Naval officer of the Royal Navy, and his wife, Amelia. It is said to be haunted by Wenman Wynniatt was a British army officer who had been recently met Sarah, John Harris's eldest daughter. ...
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Middlesex County Courthouse
London, Ontario
45.8 miles from petrolia, ON
The historic Middlesex County Jail and Courthouse (still used) is haunted by Marion "Peg-Leg" Brown, a farm-hand and cowboy from Texas. He had a wooden leg (hence his nickname), and scars over his eye and on his hand. Brown had fled to Canada after being arrested in 1898, for selling ...
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Grand Theatre
London, Ontario
46 miles from petrolia, ON
The 1901 Grand Theatre has a story and a ghost, that of original owner and theater magnate Ambrose Small. On December 2, 1919, Small put a million dollars into a bank account and took his wife to lunch, but after that, no one ever saw him again. Several weeks afterward, ...
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Forester Inn
Carsonville, Michigan
47.5 miles from petrolia, ON
This restaurant is known because of a nearby ghost. Locals say Minnie Quay haunts her former home, located just across the street from Forester Inn.
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Ghost of Minnie Quay
Carsonville, Michigan
47.8 miles from petrolia, ON
The legend of the ghost of Minnie Quay begins in 1852, when Minnie was 15. She fell in love with a sailor of whom her parents didn't approve. When his ship sank in the Great Lakes, the distraught Minnie walked through town and leapt off the pier to her death ...
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Regina Mundi Catholic College
London, Ontario
48 miles from petrolia, ON
Regina Mundi Catholic College was built in 1963 as a junior seminary, but it also has been a boys' boarding school, a co-ed day school and a high school. The ghost of a priest who died here when it was a seminary has been seen, as well as that of ...
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Cadieux Cafe
Detroit, Michigan
51.6 miles from petrolia, ON
The haunting at this cafe seems to be somewhat of a family affair. Witnesses have seen the apparition of cafe owner’s mother Yvonne Devos in the bar area or sitting at a table, and her husband Robert has been seen in the basement. Also, an apparition of a man is ...
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Bruce Mansion
Brown City, Michigan
52 miles from petrolia, ON
Bruce Mansion was built in 1876, and is now a costume shop, according to reports. The land on which it rests were the site of many tragedies that may have resulted in its hauntings. Fires, deaths and wartime casualties occurred on the property and after it was built, the mansion ...
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Halmich Park
Warren, Michigan
53.1 miles from petrolia, ON
At Halmich Park, reports say a visitor was driving at night, and suddenly their car hit something they never saw in the road. They got out to look and there was nothing there, but then a huge black figure raced toward them, screaming. As they drove away they heard it ...
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Knock Knock Road
Detroit, Michigan
53.3 miles from petrolia, ON
Strasburg Road is known as Knock Knock Road, because many passersby in their vehicles have reported the sounds of constant child's knocking and rapping on their car doors and windows. The haunting is said to stem from a adolescent girl who was once riding her bike by the road, ...
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John Dodge House
Rochester, Michigan
54.9 miles from petrolia, ON
Auto magnate John Dodge's former weekend retreat in Oakland University's Meadow Brook Estate is rumored to have a ghost. Suspects include Dodge himself, who died in 1920, and his daughter, Anna Margaret, who died of measles at age 4. Witnesses have described the sounds of footsteps and disembodied voices as ...
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Two Way Inn
Hamtramck, Michigan
55.1 miles from petrolia, ON
The historic inn was built in 1876, and is now a bar, although it was formerly a brothel, a general store and an old jail. The apparition frequently seen is that of a cowboy wandering through the building, who stayed and passed away in the old inn. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Rob’s Place
Oxford Charter Township, Michigan
56.6 miles from petrolia, ON
Rob's Place has been the site of some weird occurrences, like glasses falling off shelves, bathroom stores banging open, jukebox volume quirks, strange orbs and squiggles that show in photos, and an apparition of a white-haired man in a Civil War uniform. Some say the activity comes from a basement ...
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Scripps Road
Orion charter Township, Michigan
57.3 miles from petrolia, ON
Scripps road is an old dirt road off the beaten path in Lake Orion. People claim to see dark figures around a gate leading to the scripps mansion and also in the surrounding woods. It is also said by some that you can see white figures chasing your car ...
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0White Horse Inn
Metamora, Michigan
57.8 miles from petrolia, ON
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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St Aubin's House
Detroit, Michigan
58 miles from petrolia, ON
The historic house was once the site of a number of cult murders. The apparition of a headless man has been seen wandering around the upper levels of the house, along with the noises of screams, moans and cry for help. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Machpelah Cemetery
Ferndale, Michigan
58 miles from petrolia, ON
Machpelah Cemetery, a Jewish graveyard established in 1912 is said to be haunted by the phantom sounds of bells and screaming from around midnight to 3 a.m. The sounds seem to come from the park behind the cemetery.
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Birmingham 8 Theater
Birmingham, Michigan
58.8 miles from petrolia, ON
Birmingham 8 Theater, housed in a historic playhouse building, is rumored to have a ghost. In one incidence, employees had swept popcorn into piles on the floor, and a mysterious gust made them shift over, still in their piles, about 3 feet. Unexplained sounds and electrical anomalies also have been ...
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David Whitney House - The Whitney
Detroit, Michigan
59.1 miles from petrolia, ON
The Whitney, now a restaurant, was built in 1890 by lumber magnate Whitney Jr. Witnesses have seen an apparition that disappeared into the floor and shadows near the children's room. Objects also have bene known to move, and lights turn on and off by themselves.
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Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Detroit, Michigan
59.2 miles from petrolia, ON
The DSO building is believed to be haunted by Russian pianist Ossip Gabrilowitsch, who became the musical director in 1917. Not only have visitors and employees heard unexplained footsteps and voices and felt cold spots, the apparition of Gabrilowitsch has been seen backstage and in the offices.
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Alhambra Apartments
Detroit, Michigan
59.4 miles from petrolia, ON
The historic apartment block was built in 1924, and was the scene of a poisoning murder in which two died. People walking past the building late at night have seen strange lights in the building and seen a flying white apparition in the hallways of the abandoned apartment block. (Submitted by ...
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Detroit Masonic Temple
Detroit, Michigan
59.5 miles from petrolia, ON
Detroit’s Masonic Temple has more than 1,000 rooms, plus secret passageways, hidden staircases and concealed compartments under its floors. Of course, a building like this has to have a ghost! This one's is thought to be George D. Mason, who went bankrupt while funding its construction and, when his wife ...
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Christ Church Cranbrook
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
59.7 miles from petrolia, ON
Christ Church Cranbrook is rumored to be haunted, perhaps stemming from a book by Henry Scripps Booth, son of Cranbrook founder George Gough Booth. The 1963 book is called "Cranbrook Boasts a Ghost; or the Skeptic's Tale." It's about a stonemason who disappeared during the building's construction, having been trapped ...
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0Fort Shelby Doubletree Suites Hotel
Detroit, Michigan
59.8 miles from petrolia, ON
This Doubletree branch is known by locals as the Fort Shelby Hotel, as that was its original name since 1916. The building sat unoccupied for many years, and according to the local rumor mill, a homeless man named Al who used it as a temporary sleeping spot met his demise ...
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Sadler's Pond
Essex, Ontario
60.1 miles from petrolia, ON
According to locals, a young woman named Andrea hanged herself from a tree near Sadler's Pond after finding out her boyfriend had been unfaithful. Her ghost is said to appear at night with a rope around her neck, screaming her boyfriend's name.
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University of Windsor
Windsor, Ontario
61.5 miles from petrolia, ON
Two buildings have haunting rumors surrounding them at the University of Windsor. One is Beckett House, an old house that serves as a dorm. Campus legend says long ago a woman was murdered here by a man, and as a result, the spirit here is not very nice to male ...
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0Fort Wayne
Detroit, Michigan
62.8 miles from petrolia, ON
The historic fort is featured in the Haunted Historic Fort Wayne Tour and has been featured on several TV shows.
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Castaway's Restaurant
Lapeer, Michigan
62.9 miles from petrolia, ON
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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Austin Arnold Road
Snover, Michigan
63.5 miles from petrolia, ON
The legend of the ghost on Austin Arnold Road starts is about a hermit who was unhappy that the coal mine was moving too close to his home. He destroyed his house and burned his crops, then laid down a tarp on which he shot his dog and himself. Unexplained ...
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Fran Leaf Park
Keego Harbor, Michigan
63.5 miles from petrolia, ON
Fran Leaf Park's namesake is said to haunt her park. Her apparition as well as strange groaning sounds on the wind have been reported.
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Huron Historic Gaol
Goderich, Ontario
63.8 miles from petrolia, ON
Huron Historic Gaol is said to be haunted with cold gusts, footsteps, and the sounds of running and laughing children.
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0Ritz-Carlton - The Henry Hotel
Dearborn, Michigan
66.8 miles from petrolia, ON
Once the Ritz-Carlton, The Henry Hotel has a haunted Room 418. The doors open and close on their own, the lights turn on and off, and the French doors' handles are said to jiggle if you close them after they mysteriously open by themselves.
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Oakland Community College
Waterford Township, Michigan
67.5 miles from petrolia, ON
At Oakland Community College, formerly a hospital, there is allegedly a tunnel that connects Highland Hall to High Oak Hall. It's said to begin in the basement of Highland Hall, which was once a morgue. The basement and the tunnel are said to be haunted. Witnesses have described apparitions of ...
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William Tyndale College
Farmington Hills, Michigan
68.9 miles from petrolia, ON
William Tyndale College closed in 2005, but was rumored to have ghosts that may reside there still. The ghosts were discovered by phantom noises: the clicking of a woman walking down a hall in high heels and the sounds of children playing.
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Allen Park Digital Cinema
Allen Park, Michigan
69 miles from petrolia, ON
Little is known about the haunting of this downtown cinema, apart from the legend that a spirit apparently appears in the projection booth and a ghostly voice is heard during productions. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Louis Dasher Mansion
Allen Park, Michigan
69.3 miles from petrolia, ON
The 1920's mansion is allegedly haunted by previous members of the local Dasher family who lived there. A previous couple living there reported various accounts of poltergeist activity and apparitions of men and women in old-fashioned clothing. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Rotary Park
Livonia, Michigan
69.6 miles from petrolia, ON
Folks have reported mysterious sounds and screams at night along the Rotary Park Woods nature trails, and some say the apparitions of little girls in white dresses can be seen. Rumor has it that these are the spirits of girls who were murdered in the woods.
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Allen Park Historical Museum
Allen Park, Michigan
69.7 miles from petrolia, ON
The 1888 farmhouse that houses the quaint museum is haunted, according to members of the local historical society. Apparitions reported here include a friendly elderly woman, her grandson and a man in a plaid shirt who greets visitors, possibly a farmer who passed away at the residence during the ...
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Atlas Tube
Essex, Ontario
70.3 miles from petrolia, ON
Atlas Tube is a steel mill that is rumored to be haunted by a 1990 worker who died when he lost control of a batch of steel tubes and was crushed. Late-night employees have seen a ghostly man leaning on the racks in Warehouse 3. He disappears when anyone gets ...
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Nankin Mill Tavern
Westland, Michigan
72.3 miles from petrolia, ON
Nankin Mills Tavern is no longer in operation and reports say the building stands empty--except for its ghost, that is. The friendly spirit is said to make noises like banging in the kitchen or slamming doors in the basement. Locals suppose he's a miller who was killed here near sometime ...
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Riverside Osteopathic Hospital
Trenton, Michigan
72.8 miles from petrolia, ON
The abandoned Riverside Osteopathic Hospital grounds are private property and trespassers will be punished. It was built in the 1800s as the Church Family's home, until Henry Ford bought it and made it into a hospital in 1944. The legends here revolve around the Churches. One young daughter fell off ...
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Eloise Asylum
Westland, Michigan
73.3 miles from petrolia, ON
Eloise Asylum, aka Wayne County Poor House, is an 1830s poorhouse that later became a hospital with a large cemetery that holds more than 7,000 graves. The hospital ceased operation in 1984. The ruins of the complex are said to be haunted, and witnesses have described apparitions, often of a ...
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Harry Ten Shilling
petrolia, Ontario
74.2 miles from petrolia, ON
Harry Ten Shilling, a restaurant, seems to be located inside a haunted building. Staff report loud noises and bangs, and employees at the attached clothing shop have come to work in the morning to find clothes all over the floor.
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Wayne's Red Apple Restaurant and Inn
Wayne, Michigan
74.3 miles from petrolia, ON
At this inn, Room 17 is said to be haunted by Charles "Chick" McGee. He was found stabbed to death here in the late 1980s, said to have been killed by a waitress who was angry because he didn't leave her a tip. The ghost reportedly moves the Bible from ...
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0Holly Hotel
Holly, Michigan
75.1 miles from petrolia, ON
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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