The 1860s building that houses the barbecue eatery has once been a post office, a general store, a butcher shop and an ice house, but it’s unknown who the woman is that haunts it. She wears a white dress and appears on the staircase. Sometimes lights come on and strange voices, footsteps or whispering are heard. One witness even saw the ghost cleaning the windows.
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Denver Public Library
Denver Public Library has a ghost in the basement, say some. The ghost has been known to shove people hard as they walk, scaring some security guards so badly that at least one has quit because of it.
Rotary Park
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.
Oasis Red Bull Tavern
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.
Kitchie Cemetery
Among the strange, ghostly phenomena reported at Kitchie Cemetery are the sound of chainsaws and screaming and floating orbs around visitors’ cars.
Oakwood Cemetery
Near Oakwood Cemetery, at the corner of Brewer and Cannonsburg Roads, a woman has been seen standing in cold, rainy or snowy weather without a coat. All she does is stand there, mildly accepting of the cold and harsh elements surrounding her. It is suspected that she is a ghost, although her story is unknown.
Fran Leaf Park
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.
Michigan Theatre
Michigan Theatre was a fancy venue when it opened in 1930 for vaudeville and movies. Its basement is rumored to be haunted. Witnesses describe a sensation of dread or of being frozen in place, as well as an eerie feeling of being watched by something invisible.
Sturgeon Point Lighthouse
Sturgeon Point Lighthouse, built in 1869, once had a ghost that carried its dim light up the stairs to the tower at night. However, the tower is now walled up, and the wall sports a painted mural of a lighthouse keeper.
Pere Cheney Cemetery
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 rumored to have been killed off by disease in the early 1900s.
