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0Minnesota State University Mankato
Mankato, Minnesota
22.7 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
Minnesota State University Mankato is said to have a ghost who rings buzzers and another who steals toilet paper in the Crawford Dorm. And in the Crawford-McElroy Complex, there is a ghost stuck in the 1960s who goes on panty raids.
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R.D Hubbard House Museum
Mankato, Minnesota
23.7 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
This historic mansion is currently operated as a museum by the Blue Earth County Historical Society, and staff claim that even after the building has closed down for the night, some still walk the halls of the old house. Visitors claim to have heard ghostly laughter, running footsteps in ...
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Calvary Cemetery
Mankato, Minnesota
24.2 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
At Calvary Cemetery, you can find the visuals for many stories told by school kids. There are several about an evil doctor who appears as a ghost-devil, and some about Hell Road, a nearby path where animal sacrifices were allegedly performed. Ghost hunters determined that no such devilish behavior really ...
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Le Sueur County Historical Society Museum
Elysian, Minnesota
26 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
Some odd things have been reported at this museum: disembodied voices, a typewriter and a record player that worked by themselves, and a service bell that rang on its own.
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West Hills
Owatonna, Minnesota
34.1 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
Ghosts of orphaned children are rumored to linger in this former orphanage, laughing audibly. Witnesses also have seen the floor move and warp and smelled phantom cigar smoke. Books also have moved, temperature has been known to change drastically, and phone calls have been made to the police department from ...
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It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere
Owatonna, Minnesota
34.4 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
The bar called It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere is said to be haunted. Reports say the apparition of a man in old-fashioned duds and a puddle of blood appear out of nowhere. The bar was a funeral home and a used furniture store in past incarnations.
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Green Lawn Cemetery - CSAH 20 Cemetery
St. Peter, Minnesota
37 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
Green Lawn Cemetery, aka CSAH (County State Aid Highway) 20 Cemetery and Traverse de Sioux Cemetery, is rumored to be haunted and a spot for animal sacrifices. People have reported apparitions, photo anomalies and other strange phenomena here.
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Montgomery Golf Club
Montgomery, Minnesota
44.1 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
Montgomery Golf Club is home to two ghosts, maybe more. One's identity has been traced to a farmer who once lived on the land and is said to be buried on the first hole of the golf course. His apparition has been spotted in a hat and overalls. The other ...
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Lambrecht's Gift Store
New Ulm, Minnesota
45.2 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
This gift store is housed in a historic building, which has a darker history in relation to the murder of a woman that occurred in the building many years before. The apparition of a pale-faced woman with a terrified expression has been seen knocking on the window of the ...
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0Buddy Holly Memorial
Clear Lake, Iowa
48.5 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
Buddy Holly may be alive beyond the grave. According to reports, some have seen a phantom plane crashing that matches the one involved in the 1959 tragedy. Also, 3 orbs have been caught on tape in the spot where Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens died.
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Gypsy Cemetery - Union Township Cemetery
Algona, Iowa
53 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
This small gypsy cemetery is said to be haunted by a gypsy queen, who is guarded by a murder of crows. Legend has it that in the 1800s gypsies came through here often with their wagons. If any member of their group was sick and dying, they would simply bury ...
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St. Olaf College
Northfield, Minnesota
53.5 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
The four buildings rumored to be haunted at St. Olaf College are Hilleboe Hall, where children singing and playing piano have been heard; Kelsey Theater, where deceased Miss Kelsey has been witnessed playing the piano onstage; Melby Hall, where the apparitions of a man and a woman in Victorian clothing ...
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Plum Creek Pits
Algona, Iowa
53.9 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
Locals say a little boy's ghost appears at this popular fishing spot. Some say the boy was once accidentally impaled by a stick when he fell while running nearby. The ghost has been seen walking along the bank of the pit.
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Mantorville Opera House
Kasson, Minnesota
55.7 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
Built in 1918, the Mantorville Opera House building has been a club, a speakeasy, a silent movie house, a skating rink, a city hall and a civic center. It is believed to be haunted by several spirits, including former actors and entertainers and a woman who the staff nicknamed Ellen. ...
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Little Africa - Geigel Woods
Algona, Iowa
58.2 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
This site is said to be very active with spirits, in part because the old bridge was the site of two hangings. Car accidents have been caused by apparitions standing in the middle of the road. Also, at the old farm house, the husband is said to have killed the ...
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Oak Hill Cemetery
Estherville, Iowa
59.5 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
A couple of spooky stories surround this cemetery's hill, and the fact that your car, when put in neutral, will seem to travel up it by itself. According to one story, a car full of football players was in an accident here when the car stalled. While they were pushing ...
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Quill and Quilt Bed and Breakfast
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
64.9 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
Built in 1897 for a prominent local physician, this bed and breakfast inn appears to now be a private residence. During the establishments heyday, guests reported catching glimpse of a shadowy apparition in the Quilters Haven Room. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Lot Behind Nauss Oil
Emmetsburg, Iowa
65.7 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
A motel once stood in this vacant lot, but it has since been demolished. The foundation/drive-/walkway is still there. Locals say the spirit of an old man in a plaid shirt and chinos walks along the way, stopping several times as if he is checking to make sure the motel ...
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Ferguson’s Cemetery
Norwood Young America, Minnesota
66.6 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
According to local legend, Ferguson’s Cemetery is the home of a ghostly little boy who peeks out over a tombstone. Reports say his grave is the one in the southwest corner, separated from the other graves. Orbs, eerie feelings and the sound of a phantom dog barking also have been ...
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Loon Lake Cemetery
Jackson, Minnesota
66.7 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
Loon Lake Cemetery is said to be haunted--and dangerous. According to local lore, three witches were violently executed and were buried here, but not before threatening to curse anyone who desecrated their graves. Mary Jane, beheaded in 1881, was said to be the most powerful of the witches. Legend has ...
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0Grotto of the Redemption
West Bend, Iowa
68 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
This sacred site was constructed over a 42-year period, beginning in 1912, using semiprecious stones from every state in the U.S. and every world region. The Christmas Chapel contains a 300-lb. amethyst, and Bethlehem Cave contains 65 tons of petrified wood. The spiritual place has tons of statues depicting the ...
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0The Kahler Hotel
Rochester, Minnesota
69.1 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
The ghosts of former Mayo Clinic patients are said to haunt the hotel, causing eerie sounds and smells and quick temperature changes.
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Andy's Market Hill - Scott Park
Apple Valley, Minnesota
69.6 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
At the popular sledding spot called Andy's Market Hill, aka Dead Man's Hill in Scott Park, legend has it that a little boy named Dameon was sledding in 1998 when he was killed accidentally by an archer who shot him in the eye. Now, Dameon's sledding apparition is seen here ...
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Quarry Hill Nature Center
Rochester, Minnesota
71 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
The wooden "dead man's bridge" is, according to local legend, where a man hanged himself in the 1960s. Other eerie things on the premises are a small cemetery and several caves that are rumored to be haunted.
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Chanhassen Water Tower
Chaska, Minnesota
71.1 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
Folks say strange noises and a ghostly dancing figure around and atop the water tower prove that it's haunted.
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Chanhassen Dinner Theatre
Minnesota Lake,
71.9 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
According to local lore, the theater was built on the site of a home that burned down, killing the woman who was inside. Her spirit was said to haunt the theater, along with the ghost of a former actor who was bicycling home when she was hit and killed by ...
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Harrington-Merrill House
Hutchinson, Minnesota
77.4 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
Built around 1820, the house is said to be haunted by a Native American Sioux named Little Crow and his son, who were both shot by a farmer while spending the night in the house. Some reports say the son was not killed.
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Riverside Cemetery
Charles City, Iowa
78 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
Visitors here have reported dark figures and a feeling of being watched. The ghost of a Native American is said to have been seen -- perhaps it is he who keeps an eye on the place.
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William G. LeDuc House
Hastings, Minnesota
78.1 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
Civil War quartermaster General William Leduc's home, built in 1865, and his family reportedly dabbled in spiritualism. Many spirits are said to reside here, and the apparition of General Leduc himself has been spotted. His daughter Alice and family friend Carroll Simmons are believed to be here as well, and ...
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Rosewood Inn Bed and Breakfast
Hastings, Minnesota
78.8 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
People have reported seeing a strange glowing apparition walking around the grounds and inside the historic inn. When the inn was abandoned for a period of time, people were reportedly chased by the spirit on various occasions. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Treat Me Sweet
Hastings, Minnesota
79 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
Treat Me Sweet was a restaurant (no longer open) rumored to be haunted by a former owner who committed suicide in the kitchen.
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Children of Iron Hill
Charles City, Iowa
79.2 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
According to local lore, in the 1920s there was a fiery train crash that killed many passengers. One car was full of orphan children who perished in the fires. It is said that the ghost children can still be heard crying, and sometimes the smell of burning is detected. Some ...
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Humboldt County Historical Museum
Humboldt, Iowa
79.4 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
Lights are seen in the building at night and some people claim the ghost of a man who drowned in the nearby river has also been spotted roaming the grounds.
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Holbrook Park
Long Lake, Minnesota
79.9 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
Locals may tell you that around 2 a.m. on Sunday nights, a ghstly little girl is seen walking around the park. If you get close, she disappears. When she comes back later she is with the apparition of her father and she is carrying apples in her apron. Some say ...
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Treasure Island Resort and Casino
Welch, Minnesota
80 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
One night after leaving the Treasure Island Resort and Casino, a man pulled over to take a nap. A few moments later, he heard footsteps coming toward his car, sounding like the walker was dragging one leg. The man looked out his car window and saw a bony old ghost ...
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Hamlet Park - Dead Man's Pond
Cottage Grove, Minnesota
80.4 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
Legend has it that the little swampy, algae-covered pond in Hamlet Park claimed a victim long ago, and today it is haunted... and lies in wait for its next victim.
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St. James Hotel
Red Wing, Minnesota
81.4 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
The hotel building was built in 1875, and several spirits are believed to haunt it. The first is a hostile entity that haunts all floors of the building, and which has been known to attack guests and to slam doors. The second apparition is that of a lady in a ...
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College of St. Catherine
Saint Paul, Minnesota
81.4 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
At College of St. Catherine's St. Mary’s Hall, a gray lady appears in doorways of the second floor rooms. Students also have reported something poking them awake right before their alarms go off or cold fingers on the backs of their necks. Some have heard the sound of someone running ...
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Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Minneapolis, Minnesota
81.8 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
At the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, legend has it that the ghost of someone who was murdered in a campus building's basement terrifies the students. Some have awoken in the night to screaming inside their heads, unable to move.
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Moose Pond
Spencer, Iowa
81.9 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
Locals tell a story of harrowing events that happen at 8:47 p.m. on December 23. If you visit the iced-over pond on that night, you can hear pounding on the ice and hear the screams of a young boy trapped beneath the ice. According to the story, the young boy ...
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Minnesota Institute of the Arts
Minneapolis, Minnesota
81.9 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
Some say the spirit of a student who was raped and murdered haunts the Minnesota Institute of the Arts. The Connecticut Room is reported to have unexplained cold spots, and some students say they have awoken in the night freezing cold to the sound of screaming.
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0The Buckingham
Minneapolis, Minnesota
82.4 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
I don't go around seeing ghosts everywhere. The last ghost I saw was in 1983 when I lived in an apartment building called The Buckingham. I was in my bedroom when I saw a shadowy silhouette of a man enter, stand and stare at me, and proceed to ...
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Holy Name Cemetery
Wayzata, Minnesota
82.5 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
A white apparition, phantom disappearing headlights, footsteps, voices, and unexplained wind have all been reported at the Holy Name Cemetery across from a brick church.
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0Schmidt Brewery
Saint Paul, Minnesota
82.8 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
Allegedly haunted by a variety of employees who died there in various ways. Details on the actual haunted activity are scarce but seem to fall primarily into the "eerie feeling" and "random sound" categories.
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Marie Schmidt-Bremer House
Saint Paul, Minnesota
82.9 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
This house is known in these parts because it belonged to Marie Schmidt-Bremer, the daughter of Schmidt Brewing Company founder Jacob Schmidt. She and her husband Adolf Bremer had a son, Edward, who was kidnapped in 1934 by the Karpis-Barker gang. The house is haunted by an apparition of a ...
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Fountain Lake
Delano, Minnesota
83 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
At Fountain Lake, witnesses say, the ghost of a Native American woman who drowned here can be heard screaming late at night.
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0First Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota
83.2 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
Rumor has it that the upstairs dance lounge is haunted, and deejays report growls and other noises in the headphones. And according to local legend, when the site was a bus station long ago, a distraught woman hanged herself in the restroom. She was going to meet her boyfriend who ...
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Minneapolis City Hall
Minneapolis, Minnesota
83.3 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
The turn-of-the-century Minneapolis City Hall building is said to be haunted by John Moshik. In 1898, he was convicted of murder and his hanging was botched, forcing him to endure 3 minutes of slow strangulation. As a result, no more hangings occurred here. Now, folks have seen his apparition or ...
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Washington Avenue Bridge
Minneapolis, Minnesota
83.4 miles from Minnesota Lake, MN
Washington Avenue Bridge at the University of Minnesota is the stuff of local haunted legend, especially among students. Witnesses have heard footsteps along the bridge that seem to follow them, stopping when they stop and resuming when they do. The haunting is said to be a result of the many ...
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