Haunted Places in Port Wing, Wisconsin
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Black Woods Bar and Grill
Two Harbors, MN
22.0 miles from Port Wing, WI
Black Woods Bar and Grill was built in 1994 and is haunted by several ghosts including a lady in white and a man whose footsteps are heard. A bookkeeper claimed the phantom followed her home and got into bed with her.
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Blackwoods Bar and Grill
Two Harbors, MN
22.0 miles from Port Wing, WI
Blackwoods is alleged to be home to a ghostly lady in white, disembodied footsteps and cold chills. According to one witness, the female ghost has been seen touching the furniture as if checking it for dust.
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Best Western Hotel Chequamegon
Ashland, WI
26.9 miles from Port Wing, WI
The apparition of a tall man wearing a top hat has been seen in the hallways of the hotel. The scent of perfume has been reported in many rooms of the hotel, and the spectre of a man has been seen in the hotel bar. Disembodied footsteps and ghostly voices …
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Old Rittenhouse Inn
Bayfield, WI
27.0 miles from Port Wing, WI
There are reports of guests seeing the apparition of a tall figure dressed in white standing on the front porch of the bed and breakfast inn. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Rinehart Theater
Ashland, WI
27.2 miles from Port Wing, WI
At Rinehart Theater, folks have reported unexplained footsteps, doors that open and close, and a toilet that has flushed by itself. One day when some actors arrived at work, they found three lighted candles set in a triangle around a rose on the on the stage.
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Northland College - Memorial Hall
Ashland, WI
27.8 miles from Port Wing, WI
Northland College Memorial Hall, a women’s dorm, is said to be haunted. Witnesses say the apparition of a student who jumped to her death down an elevator shaft has been seen, and she does not appear to like men. Some folks suppose that her boyfriend pushed her down the elevator …
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Split Rock Lighthouse
Two Harbors, MN
29.4 miles from Port Wing, WI
Legend has it that a visitor in the mid-1980s lost his wallet after seeing the lighthouse, so he went back to look for it, but it was padlocked for the day. When he looked up at the tower, he saw a man in a lightkeeper's uniform on the catwalk. He …
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Glensheen - Historic Congdon Estate
Duluth, MN
31.6 miles from Port Wing, WI
Glensheen Mansion was built in 1905 by Chester Congdon, who died in 1916. His daughter Elisabeth inherited it. Sadly, Elisabeth was smothered by with her pillow as she slept and her nurse Velma Pietila was bludgeoned to death with a candlestick. Elisabeth's adopted daughter Marjorie and her second husband Roger …
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Fairlawn Mansion and Museum
Superior, WI
32.2 miles from Port Wing, WI
The 42-room Victorian mansion and museum are haunted by a ghost who is often mistaken for a museum guide. She is dressed in period costume like the real guides, but folks feel a cold chill when she is around. The ghost is believed by some to have been a former …
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University of Minnesota Duluth - Griggs Hall
Duluth, MN
33.3 miles from Port Wing, WI
The University of Minnesota Duluth's Griggs Hall has a haunted toilet, students say. And the commode has not one, but two ghosts. Both students died of alcohol poisoning, and the ghosts are said to manifest by the sounds of moaning, profane language, and retching along with a bad smell.
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Enger Tower
Duluth, MN
34.9 miles from Port Wing, WI
Rumours circulating around the Duluth area claim that in 1948, a man committed suicide by jumping off the 5th level of the tower head-first. He died on impact. The man's corpse was found hours later, and the man was never identified. Over time, visitors to the park claim to see …
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Duluth International Airport
Duluth, MN
37.8 miles from Port Wing, WI
Duluth International Airport is haunted by a woman who was killed on a road nearby. She has been spotted by security and has set off alarms and made doors open and close on their own. She is thought to haunt the airport because this is where her murderer went directly …
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Michigan Island Lighthouse
La Pointe, WI
42.6 miles from Port Wing, WI
Michigan Island Lighthouse is believed to be haunted by the spirit of a former lighthouse keeper who was killed during a storm when the heavy metal door slammed shut on him. Now, during bad storms, witnesses say the door slams shut twice, even if it is already closed and bolted.
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Lac Courte Orielles Casino
Hayward, WI
53.8 miles from Port Wing, WI
A haunted farmhouse was formerly located on the site of the casino, and reports of disembodied footsteps and sightings of apparitions in the early hours of morning still continue. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Hoyt Lakes Memorial Cemetery
Hoyt Lakes, MN
62.6 miles from Port Wing, WI
Local legend has it that there is a vanishing hitchhiker ghost at Hoyt Lakes Memorial Cemetery, said to be a teenage girl who was visiting the graveyard with friends, was cruelly left behind, and died of fright. She looks for a ride away from the graveyard so she can reunite …
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Hammill House
Spooner, WI
69.9 miles from Port Wing, WI
Railroad and newspaper man and "Father of Spooner" Frank Hammill, although he died in 1922, is believed to still reside in his house. Owners through the years have reported that he still watches over things.
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Heritage House
Embarrass, MN
72.1 miles from Port Wing, WI
Local legend says an abusive father who once lived here caused his son's death by forcing him to walk on water like Jesus did. Apparitions of the boy drowning under the bridge have been seen.
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Nola Cemetery
Park Falls, WI
74.1 miles from Port Wing, WI
According to legend, a young girl named Nola was the very first person buried at this cemetery. Some say her spirit lingers here.
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Forest Home Cemetery
Fifield, WI
77.1 miles from Port Wing, WI
Forest Home Cemetery has many older burials that were moved here from another gravesite that was prone to floods. Visitors have noticed mists around headstones, shadows, orbs, voices, eerie feelings, and anomalies that show up in photos.
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Lakeview Cemetery
Mountain Iron, MN
81.4 miles from Port Wing, WI
Lakeview Cemetery is believed to be haunted by apparitions, mists, shadow figures, and invisible beings visitors have heard walking next to them in the gravel.
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Lake of Torches Casino
Lac du Flambeau, WI
89.8 miles from Port Wing, WI
An aggressive entity has reportedly attacked cleaners in the bingo hall. The apparition of a woman has also been sighted at the casino. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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El Rancho Motel
Ladysmith, WI
90.4 miles from Port Wing, WI
Reported sightings of the apparition of a man in a red flannel shirt roaming the hallways of the motel. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Pioneers Rest Cemetery - Bandli Graveyard
Rice Lake, WI
92.0 miles from Port Wing, WI
Local legends abound about this cemetery known as Pioneers Rest Cemetery or Bandli Graveyard (after the family who maintains it). One says that a man killed his wife and four children and then hanged himself in his barn, next to the graveyard. Another claims that a Satanic cult used the …
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Betty’s Cafe
Cameron, WI
95.9 miles from Port Wing, WI
The ghost of a deceased employee of Betty's Cafe is believed to linger here in spirit, showing up as an apparition near the fryers or hiding objects in mysterious places.
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Old Jail Bed and Breakfast
Taylors Falls, MN
112.4 miles from Port Wing, WI
The southern building is reportedly Minnesota's oldest jail building, and the northern building housed a funeral home in the 1800s. Now an inn, as one would imagine there is plenty of ghostly activity here. Later during the Prohibition era, when the former funeral home was a haberdashery, there was a …
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Interstate State Park
Taylors Falls, MN
112.7 miles from Port Wing, WI
Phantom lights are spotted every once in awhile on the Wisconsin side of the river, always around the early morning and late afternoon hours. An apparition of a little girl has been seen multiple times running across the edge of the drop-off into the river, on the Minnesota side. Tourists …
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