Haunted Places in Forest River, North Dakota



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    University of North Dakota

    Grand Forks, North Dakota

    27 miles from Forest River, ND

    In the university's John C. West Hall, the apparition of a young girl's torso has been seen, believed to be the spirit of a student who froze to death outside the dorm. The ghost is said to tinker with the electricity and TVs in the complex. Also, in Stacher Hall ...


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    Altru Hospital

    Grand Forks, North Dakota

    28 miles from Forest River, ND

    Also known by its former name United Hospital, the building is said to be haunted by a ghostly elevator that makes runs on its own in the night. Staff members working at night have seen apparitions inside the elevator when it opens on their floor. The alarm system is said ...


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    County Highway 21 Hitchhiker

    Warren, Minnesota

    30.7 miles from Forest River, ND

    On stormy nights near the old cemetery just west of Sherack, MN drivers have reported picking up a hitchhiker, only to have him disappear from their car a few minutes later. (Submitted by Paul Sethre)


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    137th Ave Between Akra and Leroy

    Cavalier, North Dakota

    45 miles from Forest River, ND

    At around midnight, a ghostly lady is said to walk across the road in a white dress with a rope around her neck. Rumor has it that she hanged herself in the 1940s after hearing her husband had been killed in the war.


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    University of Minnesota - McCall Hall

    Crookston, Minnesota

    49 miles from Forest River, ND

    The University of Minnesota's McCall Hall, built in 1946, is alleged to be home to spirits who have been heard laughing and stomping their feet in the halls. Doors open or close on their own, often followed by an apparition of an unknown girl. Strange sounds have been reported here ...


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    White Lady Lane

    Walhalla, North Dakota

    51.9 miles from Forest River, ND

    The road known as White Lady Lane goes through the Tetrault Woods between the towns Leroy and Walahalla. Local legend tells of a young girl who became pregnant out of wedlock. Her religious parents forced her to marry the man against her will, and after the wedding, the baby died. ...


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    Dead Man's Trail

    Thief River Falls, Minnesota

    59.7 miles from Forest River, ND

    Dead Man's Trail is the site of a legend of a young Native American woman whose baby was carried away by the rushing river and over the falls to the rocks below. She cursed the river, saying it had stolen the tribe’s future chief. Visitors to the park have seen ...


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    Trollwood Park

    Fargo, North Dakota

    94.8 miles from Forest River, ND

    You may see a ghostly woman in dark blue 19th-century clothing at this park, especially near her favorite willow tree. She is said to be seen mostly when music is being performed in the park. Other apparations may be seen here, and the sound of someone calling your name or ...


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    Children's Museum - Yunker Farm

    Fargo, North Dakota

    95.3 miles from Forest River, ND

    The brick farmhouse, built in 1876, now houses an interactive children's museum. An apparition believed to be Elizabeth Yunker, who loved children, has been seen upstairs where children's activities are conducted. An apparition of a young child, believed to have died long ago in the old well, has been seen ...


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    North Dakota State University

    Fargo, North Dakota

    96.6 miles from Forest River, ND

    Ceres Hall is believed to be haunted by a man who hanged himself from a heating pipe during World War II. The basement and the third floor are both believed to be haunted, perhaps by two different entities. And Minard Hall, once rumored to be the site of a possible ...


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    The VIP Room Restaurant and Bar

    Fargo, North Dakota

    97.9 miles from Forest River, ND

    This historic building was built in 1894, and is now a catering business and restaurant. Staff members have reported sighting the apparition of a veiled woman in white in the basement, who is believed to watch over the building. During a time of renovation, a worker spotted her pointing to ...


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    Moorhead State University - Weld Hall

    Moorhead, Minnesota

    98.7 miles from Forest River, ND

    Moorhead State University's Weld Hall has a legend or two that explain its ghost. Depending on whom you hear the story from, either a construction worker, a janitor, or a maintenance man fell to his death off of a roof, a ladder, or a spiral staircase. His apparition has been ...


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    Moorhead Railroad Tracks

    Moorhead, Minnesota

    99.3 miles from Forest River, ND

    According to local legend, years ago a woman tried to jump onto a moving train but missed, and her body was dragged through the town. Her apparition is said to walk in the area with glowing red eyes.


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    Riverside Cemetery

    Fargo, North Dakota

    99.8 miles from Forest River, ND

    Legends surrounding the Riverside Cemetery say that those who put a recording device on top of one particular mausoleum will record strange knocking sounds coming from inside. Other electronic voice phenomena have been collected here as well.


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    University of Jamestown

    Jamestown, North Dakota

    106.7 miles from Forest River, ND

    Ghosts are said to frequent two spots at the University of Jamestown: At the Kroeze Hall, students claim to hear the clicks of the spirit of a former student (and suicide victim) playing with his beloved Rubik's Cube. And in Watson Hall, the apparition of a girl around age 6 ...


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