Haunted Places in Elk Rapids, Michigan



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    Oasis Red Bull Tavern

    Kewadin, Michigan

    3.4 miles from Elk Rapids, 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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    Mission Table - Bowers Harbor Inn

    Traverse City, Michigan

    5.5 miles from Elk Rapids, 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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    The Grand Victorian Bed and Breakfast Inn

    Bellaire, Michigan

    11.7 miles from Elk Rapids, 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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    Murphy’s Lamplight Inn - The Blue Pelican Inn

    Central Lake, Michigan

    14.3 miles from Elk Rapids, 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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    Traverse City State Hospital

    Traverse City, Michigan

    14.7 miles from Elk Rapids, 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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    Sieting Hotel

    Kalkaska, Michigan

    16.3 miles from Elk Rapids, 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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    Ghost Farm of Kingsley

    Kingsley, Michigan

    19.6 miles from Elk Rapids, 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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    Stafford's Weathervane Restaurant

    Charlevoix, Michigan

    30.3 miles from Elk Rapids, MI

    The Weathervane is housed in a former 1800s grist mill, and its bar is constructed with planks from a shipwreck. The ghost of a miller who was killed on the job is said to haunt the restaurant. Witnesses have heard his footsteps and seen dishes move on their own, and ...


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    Fox Tower Cemetery

    Vanderbilt, Michigan

    37.1 miles from Elk Rapids, MI

    At Fox Tower Cemetery, witnesses have described many unexplained things: Cool air, footsteps, and strange sightings.


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    The Perry Hotel

    Petoskey, Michigan

    40.1 miles from Elk Rapids, MI

    This 1899 hotel is said to be haunted by a woman who committed suicide here in 1902. She has been seen in the garden looking toward the lake.


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    Terrace Inn and 1911 Restaurant

    Petoskey, Michigan

    41 miles from Elk Rapids, MI

    The 1911 hotel and restaurant is haunted by at least three apparitions. The first is that of a ghostly lady in white, who has been seen wandering the hallways of the inn and in some cases, has appeared in guests rooms. The second apparition is that of a man in ...


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    Rayburn Lodge

    Grayling, Michigan

    41.3 miles from Elk Rapids, 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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    Pere Cheney

    Roscommon, Michigan

    44.1 miles from Elk Rapids, 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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    Pere Cheney Cemetery

    Roscommon, Michigan

    44.3 miles from Elk Rapids, 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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    Escape Bar and Grill

    Cadillac, Michigan

    44.6 miles from Elk Rapids, 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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    Anchor Inn

    Houghton Lake, Michigan

    50.6 miles from Elk Rapids, 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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    Ramsdell Theatre

    Manistee, Michigan

    63.3 miles from Elk Rapids, MI

    James Earl Jones gave his first performance of Othello at the historic and haunted Ramsdell Theatre, built for T.J. Ramsdell in 1903. Mr. Ramsdell's ghost and that of an unknown woman have both been spotted in the building. Electrical anomalies have been reported here as well, specifically lights that come ...


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    Osceola Inn

    Reed City, Michigan

    70.6 miles from Elk Rapids, 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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    Seul Choix Point Lighthouse

    Gulliver, Michigan

    74.8 miles from Elk Rapids, MI

    Seul Choix Point Lighthouse is rumored to be haunted by former keeper Joseph Willie Townsend, who worked at the lighthouse from 1902 to 1910. He died in the upstairs bedroom and was laid in state in the parlor. His phantom cigar smoke has been detected throughout the lighthouse, although in ...


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    Bois Blanc Island

    Pointe Aux Pins, Michigan

    75.2 miles from Elk Rapids, MI

    Bois Blanc Island, southeast of Mackinac Island, is rumored to be haunted by the ghosts of two British soldiers who allegedly deserted. The men were killed by Native Americans after their commander put out a bounty on them.


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    Grand Hotel

    Mackinac Island, Michigan

    76.3 miles from Elk Rapids, MI

    This hotel, built in the late 19th century, is known to have more than a few haunts as a result of some grisly historic facts. It is said that when the hotel's foundation was laid, many human skeletons were unearthed. And the small horse corral is said to be on ...


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    Fort Mackinac

    Mackinac Island, Michigan

    76.6 miles from Elk Rapids, MI

    Fort Mackinac is a Revolutionary War-era fort on Mackinac Island. The popular tourist site is haunted in many spots. In the Guard House are cold spots and orbs that show up in photos. In the Hospital, visitors have detected feelings of sadness and apparitions of phantom limbs. In the Officer ...


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    Bogan Lane Inn

    Mackinac Island, Michigan

    76.7 miles from Elk Rapids, MI

    Staff and sometimes guests as well have seen and heard the ghost of a little girl with long hair here. She has been seen playing theh piano and has been known to tell folks that she wants to go home.


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    Mission Point Resort

    Mackinac Island, Michigan

    76.8 miles from Elk Rapids, MI

    Allegedly haunted by the ghost of a man who committed suicide nearby as well as spirits from people who drowned in a nearby lagoon.


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    Rifle Range Trail

    Mackinac Island, Michigan

    77.1 miles from Elk Rapids, MI

    An old fort soldier was framed for shooting and killing another soldier of the fort. He was hung on Rifle Range trail. But, he is still seeking vengance. When you walk along the trail, it is said that you feel bullets whizzing past your ears, your hair gets pulled on, ...


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    Doherty Hotel

    Clare, Michigan

    80.9 miles from Elk Rapids, MI

    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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    Nahma Inn

    Rapid River, Michigan

    89 miles from Elk Rapids, MI

    The apparition of a woman has been seen floating up the stairs of the old inn. There is a room reserved for the spirit, and in this room, light go on and off by themselves and furniture moves itself around. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    La Belle de la Riviere Bed and Breakfast

    Newaygo, Michigan

    103.8 miles from Elk Rapids, 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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    Saginaw Valley State University

    Saginaw, Michigan

    119.5 miles from Elk Rapids, 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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    Saginaw Art Museum

    Saginaw, Michigan

    124.9 miles from Elk Rapids, 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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    Castle Museum

    Saginaw, Michigan

    125 miles from Elk Rapids, 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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    J B Meinberg / Woody O'Brien's

    Saginaw, Michigan

    125 miles from Elk Rapids, 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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    Montague Inn

    Saginaw, Michigan

    125.4 miles from Elk Rapids, 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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