Most Haunted Places in Michigan

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    Olivet College

    Olivet, Michigan
    Olivet College began in 1844 and is rumored to be home to several ghosts, including apparitions that pass through walls. The sound of unearthly music comes from Shipherds Hall, which baffles security guards. Objects move around on their own as...
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    EHP Rating: 91.3

    Sieting Hotel

    Kalkaska, Michigan
    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...
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    EHP Rating: 90.0

    Old Presque Isle Light

    Presque Isle, Michigan
    Local legend tales of a former lightkeeper's wife who was kept locked in the tower until she went insane. Her screams have been heard on the wind at night. Another legend, that of George Parris, surrounds this lighthouse. In the 1990s when the place became a museum, George and his wife Lorraine...
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    EHP Rating: 88.9

    Forester Inn

    Carsonville, Michigan
    This restaurant is known because of a nearby ghost. Locals say Minnie Quay haunts her former home, located just across the street from Forester...
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    EHP Rating: 88.9

    Traverse City State Hospital

    Traverse City, Michigan
    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 treated...
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    EHP Rating: 88.9

    Rifle Range Trail

    Mackinac Island, Michigan
    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, if you`re alone, you`ll hear...
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    EHP Rating: 88.6

    Anchor Inn

    Houghton Lake, Michigan
    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...
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    EHP Rating: 88.2

    Kitchie Cemetery

    Trout Creek, Michigan
    Among the strange, ghostly phenomena reported at Kitchie Cemetery are the sound of chainsaws and screaming and floating orbs around visitors'...
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    EHP Rating: 87.8

    Mission Table - Bowers Harbor Inn

    Traverse City, Michigan
    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 eventually hanged herself from...
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    EHP Rating: 87.5

    Pere Cheney

    Roscommon, Michigan
    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, and hung in the forest. She is said...
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    EHP Rating: 87.1

    Kalamazoo State Theatre

    Kalamazoo, Michigan
    The State Theatre was built in 1927 and has brought many attractions throughout the years, such as silent films, operas, circus acts, plays, ballets, and music shows. Because the theatre had such a variety of shows, there seem to be multiple ghosts that like to haunt the building. The...
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    EHP Rating: 87.0

    Michigan Theatre

    Jackson, Michigan
    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...
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    EHP Rating: 86.7

    Bone Heads Bar B Que

    Augusta Charter township, Michigan
    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...
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    EHP Rating: 86.7

    Victorian Villa Bed and Breakfast

    Union City, Michigan
    This historic bed and breakfast was built in the 1870's as a retirement residence for a notable family. Since its conversion in the 1980's to a bed and breakfast, guests and staff have reported sighting the apparition of a stern lady in an old-fashioned presence, whose presence is often accompanied...
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    EHP Rating: 86.1

    David Whitney House - The Whitney

    Detroit, Michigan
    The Whitney, now a restaurant, was built in 1890 by lumber magnate Whitney Jr. Witnesses have seen an apparition that disappeared into the floor and shadows near the children's room. Objects also have bene known to move, and lights turn on and off by...
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    EHP Rating: 85.7

    Kingman Museum

    Battle Creek, Michigan
    Kingman Museum of Natural History is located on top of a hill, on the grounds of Leila Arboretum in Battle Creek, Michigan. The building the museum is in, today, was built in 1934 as part of the Battle Creek Public School system to house the school's collections of natural history specimens. The...
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    EHP Rating: 85.7

    Fenton Hotel

    Fenton, Michigan
    At this restuarant, formerly a historic hotel, the wait staff have been known to take phantom drink orders for patrons who suddenly aren't there. Glasses have been broken and shutters open and close by themselves. Footsteps and unexplained voices have been reported and the lights flicker as...
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    EHP Rating: 85.7

    Holly Hotel

    Holly, Michigan
    Now a restaurant only, this establishment has long been known to be haunted. One of the ghosts here is said to be Mr. Hirst, former owner and most-often-seen apparition. He doesn't like noise or renovations. He wears a frock coat and top hat and smokes cigars. He sometimes can be heard laughing or,...
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    EHP Rating: 85.7

    Lake Breeze

    Keweenaw, Michigan
    At this 1850s lighthouse lodge, folks may tell you of a ghostly woman seen on the porch looking out onto Lake Superior. They say she is looking for her husband, who was lost in a freighter crash. The lighthouse lights flicker, apparitions have been seen and voices have been heard as well....
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    EHP Rating: 85.7

    Saginaw Art Museum

    Saginaw, Michigan
    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...
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    EHP Rating: 85.7

    White River Light

    Whitehall, Michigan
    Built in 1876, this lighthouse is said to be haunted by its first keeper, Captain William Robinson, and his wife Sara. They had 11 children and lived there for 47 years. Even after he retired and his son took over, the Captain still kept up his duties. He died here in his sleep at age 87, the night...
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    EHP Rating: 85.7

    Eloise Asylum

    Westland, Michigan
    Eloise Asylum, aka Wayne County Poor House, is an 1830s poorhouse that later became a hospital with a large cemetery that holds more than 7,000 graves. The hospital ceased operation in 1984. The ruins of the complex are said to be haunted, and witnesses have described apparitions, often of a woman...
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    EHP Rating: 85.2

    Bruce Mansion

    Brown City, Michigan
    Bruce Mansion was built in 1876, and is now a costume shop, according to reports. The land on which it rests were the site of many tragedies that may have resulted in its hauntings. Fires, deaths and wartime casualties occurred on the property and after it was built, the mansion changed hands many...
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    EHP Rating: 85.0

    Oakwood Cemetery

    Rockford, Michigan
    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...
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    EHP Rating: 84.9

    Lansing State Capitol

    Lansing, Michigan
    Finished in 1878, the Lansing State Capitol building is believed to be haunted by the spirit of a man who was killed while painting in the rotunda. His apparition has been on the rotunda walkway in painters' attire. Cold spots and cold winds also have been felt....
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    EHP Rating: 84.6

    Siena Heights University

    Adrian, Michigan
    Siena Heights University is rumored to have a haunted room in one of its dorms. At least, Room 211 is said to have been haunted in the 1970s. A witness reported that doors opened and closed, and glowing eyes came out of nowhere in the middle of a wall. A chair rocked by itself and smashed a...
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    EHP Rating: 84.4

    Mission Point Resort

    Mackinac Island, Michigan
    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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    EHP Rating: 84.4

    St Aubin's House

    Detroit, Michigan
    The historic house was once the site of a number of cult murders. The apparition of a headless man has been seen wandering around the upper levels of the house, along with the noises of screams, moans and cry for help. (Submitted by Callum...
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    EHP Rating: 84.2

    Grand Hotel

    Mackinac Island, Michigan
    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 the site of the first post cemetery....
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    Terrace Inn and 1911 Restaurant

    Petoskey, Michigan
    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 a tweed suit who has been seen looking...
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    Old Jail Museum

    Allegan, Michigan
    The 1906 Old Jail is said to be haunted by a sheriff's wife. Witnesses have heard footsteps in the sheriff's bedrooms, a mannequin in a display changes clothes by itself, and an apparition has been seen working in the kitchen and dining room areas. Visitors have seen streaks of light in the...
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    Columbia Court Apartments

    Battle Creek, Michigan
    Columbia Court Apartments is said to be haunted by former residents. Witnesses say latched closet doors open, hangers move, lights turn on and off, doors are knocked on, footsteps and whispers are heard, pots and pans are thrown or broken, and yelling has come from empty apartments. In one unit,...
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    EHP Rating: 83.8

    Fort Wayne

    Detroit, Michigan
    The historic fort is featured in the Haunted Historic Fort Wayne Tour and has been featured on several TV...
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    EHP Rating: 83.3

    Sweet Dreams Inn

    Bay Port, Michigan
    At this Victorian bed-and-breakfast inn, several ghosts are rumored to have the run of the place. They open and close the doors, move the furniture, throw objects, and walk up and down the stairs. They are said to be friendly...
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    EHP Rating: 83.3

    Those Nature People Herb Haus

    Frankenmuth, Michigan
    The building itself is over 100 years old and has been the home to numerous businesses over the years. Many have not stayed long. Employees report that items fall from shelves at random. Customers report an extreme sense of peace upon entering the building. Many have reported a vision of a...
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    EHP Rating: 83.3

    Michigan Firehouse Museum

    Ypsilanti, Michigan
    Michigan Firehouse Museum is housed in an 1898 building that, ironically caught fire twice: once in 1901 and again in 1922. Fire Chief Alonzo Miller passed away in the second fire, and he is thought to linger here in spirit. Witnesses have described knocks, bangs, voices, whispers, and doors that...
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    EHP Rating: 83.3

    Fox Tower Cemetery

    Vanderbilt, Michigan
    At Fox Tower Cemetery, witnesses have described many unexplained things: Cool air, footsteps, and strange...
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    EHP Rating: 83.3

    Rob’s Place

    Oxford Charter Township, Michigan
    Rob's Place has been the site of some weird occurrences, like glasses falling off shelves, bathroom stores banging open, jukebox volume quirks, strange orbs and squiggles that show in photos, and an apparition of a white-haired man in a Civil War uniform. Some say the activity comes from a basement...
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    EHP Rating: 82.8

    Oakland Community College

    Waterford Township, Michigan
    At Oakland Community College, formerly a hospital, there is allegedly a tunnel that connects Highland Hall to High Oak Hall. It's said to begin in the basement of Highland Hall, which was once a morgue. The basement and the tunnel are said to be haunted. Witnesses have described apparitions of an...
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    EHP Rating: 82.7

    Trestle Bridge

    Adrian, Michigan
    Trestle Bridge has a legend with a ghost. So the story goes, a farmhouse once stood nearby, and it burned down late one night. The owner went to the barn to try to save the horses, and the wife and son went to the train tracks under Trestle Bridge to try to flag down a train. Tragically, they were...
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    EHP Rating: 82.5

    Knock Knock Road

    Detroit, Michigan
    Strasburg Road is known as Knock Knock Road, because many passersby in their vehicles have reported the sounds of constant child's knocking and rapping on their car doors and windows. The haunting is said to stem from a adolescent girl who was once riding her bike by the road, and was hit and...
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    EHP Rating: 82.4

    Sam’s Joint Restaurant

    Plainwell, Michigan
    Reports say Sam's Joint Restaurant is no longer operating and is up for sale, ghosts included. Witnesses have heard footsteps and disembodied voices talking for hours at a time, and they've seen moving objects and other ghostly...
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    EHP Rating: 82.2

    The Perry Hotel

    Petoskey, Michigan
    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...
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    EHP Rating: 82.2

    Detroit Masonic Temple

    Detroit, Michigan
    Detroit’s Masonic Temple has more than 1,000 rooms, plus secret passageways, hidden staircases and concealed compartments under its floors. Of course, a building like this has to have a ghost! This one's is thought to be George D. Mason, who went bankrupt while funding its construction and, when...
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    EHP Rating: 82.1

    Pack House Inn and Restaurant

    Oscoda Township, Michigan
    The nineteenth-century inn and restaurant may have closed down, but the residence is still believed to be haunted by the daughter of the lumber baron who built the original house. Local folk claim that the spirit, known as 'Grace', still wanders the halls of the old mansion. (Submitted by...
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    EHP Rating: 82.0

    Doherty Hotel

    Clare, Michigan
    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 is smelt. People have reported...
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    EHP Rating: 81.8

    Seul Choix Point Lighthouse

    Gulliver, Michigan
    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 life,...
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    EHP Rating: 81.8

    Felt Mansion

    Holland, Michigan
    The 1928 Felt Mansion is believed to be haunted by ghosts, shadow beings, and doors that open by...
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    EHP Rating: 81.6

    Nunica Cemetery

    Nunica, Michigan
    Nunica Cemetery has been around since 1883, and throughout its history there have been many mysterious, and paranormal activity surrounding the Cemetery. The resident spirit who supposedly walks the graveyard, is a Mr. Joel A. Bond. Joel A. Bond has been seen as a intelligent spirit and mostly...
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    EHP Rating: 81.3

    St. Cecilia Music Center

    Grand Rapids, Michigan
    Security guards working night shifts in the centre have reported that when the leave a room and return later, that all the chairs will have been moved around. A female voice is heard in the ballroom, and many people have sighted a shadowy apparition rushing across the stage before...
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    Scripps Road

    Orion charter Township, Michigan
    Scripps road is an old dirt road off the beaten path in Lake Orion. People claim to see dark figures around a gate leading to the scripps mansion and also in the surrounding woods. It is also said by some that you can see white figures chasing your car as you drive down the road. (Submitted by...
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    EHP Rating: 81.0

    Murphy Inn

    St. Clair, Michigan
    This inn was formerly a boardinghouse that opened in 1836. The Irish-themed inn and pub has a resident ghost that has been seen in just about every guest room. Folks say the most often-haunted rooms, though, are the Lancaster Room and the Devonshire Room. The ghost is said to be a friendly...
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    McMorran Place Theater

    Port Huron, Michigan
    McMorran Place Theater, built in 1960, is haunted by ghostly eyes, orbs, and the apparition of a woman and others. Many ghosts have been spotted in the balcony. Paranormal investigators even caught an EVP of a woman saying "I don't belong...
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    EHP Rating: 80.8

    The Grand Victorian Bed and Breakfast Inn

    Bellaire, Michigan
    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 eerie...
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    EHP Rating: 80.7

    Hawks Head Cemetery - McDowell Cemetery

    South Haven, Michigan
    Hawks Head Cemetery is allegedly the burial site for Flora, Al Capone's mistress. Her ghost has been reported, wearing a white gauzy dress. Chimes are said to herald her appearance. A dim red light also has been spotted near the middle...
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    EHP Rating: 80.6

    Waltz Inn

    Huron Charter Township, Michigan
    At this restaurant, formerly an 1800s inn, a ghostly man has been seen by owners and staff. He turns lights on and off and moves...
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    EHP Rating: 80.4

    Memphis Cemetery

    Richmond, Michigan
    The small Memphis Cemetery has a legend about its "witch's ball," a black marble stone in the back of the graveyard. Folks say that shadows and faces will appear in the stone, and apparitions and disembodied voices have been reported in the area as...
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    EHP Rating: 80.0

    Ghost Farm of Kingsley

    Kingsley, Michigan
    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 with an Native...
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    EHP Rating: 80.0

    Old Regent Theatre

    Allegan, Michigan
    Old Regent Theatre is said to house a shadowy apparition, spotted in the projection room, and witnesses have described cold spots, the touch of a cold hand, and unseen...
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    EHP Rating: 80.0

    Aquinas College - Holmdene

    Grand Rapids, Michigan
    Aquinas College's early-1900s Holmdene Manor was originally built by Edward Lowe and his wife Susan. It's believed to be haunted by one of their children. The little boy allegedly drowned on the premises, and his ghost is said to turn on the lights after security turns them off and locks the...
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    EHP Rating: 80.0

    Rotary Park

    Livonia, Michigan
    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...
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    EHP Rating: 79.4

    Anderson Cemetery

    Lawton, Michigan
    Anderson Cemetery has a legend that explains a glowing headstone. So the story goes, a man came to the Morris family home and shot the whole family and the maid, then stole a horse. The family was buried here, and on the anniversary of the murder, the headstone is said to...
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    EHP Rating: 79.3

    Baker College of Owosso

    Owosso, Michigan
    Legend has it that a young woman hanged herself long ago at Baker College of Owosso, and her ghost still lingers, creating cold spots, shadows and unexplained...
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    EHP Rating: 79.0

    Stimson Hospital

    Eaton Rapids, Michigan
    This renovated hospital has sat on this property since the late 1800's. There have been countless deaths natural and otherwise on the propery and in the building. The building now occupies 4 apartments. Reports of loud noises stemming from the basement all times of the day and night. Voices,...
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    EHP Rating: 79.0

    Machpelah Cemetery

    Ferndale, Michigan
    Machpelah Cemetery, a Jewish graveyard established in 1912 is said to be haunted by the phantom sounds of bells and screaming from around midnight to 3 a.m. The sounds seem to come from the park behind the...
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    EHP Rating: 78.7

    Michigan State University

    East Lansing, Michigan
    Michigan State University reportedly has an abundance of haunted sites, including the University Garden, the Physical Plant, Williams Hall, and Mayo Hall, where the ghost of namesake May Mayo plays a piano and the Red Room is rumored to have been the setting for past Satanist rituals. Also said to...
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    EHP Rating: 78.6

    St Lorenz Lutheran Church

    Frankenmuth, Michigan
    The church has a cemetery off to the left of the main doors. Many locals claim to have seen a woman without legs roaming the cemetery at night. She has been mostly spotted in the middle section of the cemetery. (Submitted by Chase...
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    EHP Rating: 78.6

    J B Meinberg / Woody O'Brien's

    Saginaw, Michigan
    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...
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    EHP Rating: 78.6

    Osceola Inn

    Reed City, Michigan
    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 walking through the hotel lobby....
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    EHP Rating: 78.6

    Oakland University - John Dodge House

    Rochester, Michigan
    Auto magnate John Dodge's former weekend retreat in Oakland University's Meadow Brook Estate is rumored to have a ghost. Suspects include Dodge himself, who died in 1920, and his daughter, Anna Margaret, who died of measles at age 4. Witnesses have described the sounds of footsteps and disembodied...
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    EHP Rating: 78.6

    Frauenthal Theater

    Muskegon, Michigan
    Visitors, performers and staff at the theatre have reported being followed around by a small apparition in black clothing. (Submitted by Callum...
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    EHP Rating: 78.1

    Wayne's Red Apple Restaurant and Inn

    Wayne, Michigan
    At this inn, Room 17 is said to be haunted by Charles "Chick" McGee. He was found stabbed to death here in the late 1980s, said to have been killed by a waitress who was angry because he didn't leave her a tip. The ghost reportedly moves the Bible from the drawer, hides the TV remote, and disturbs...
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    EHP Rating: 77.8

    River Raisin National Battlefield Park

    Monroe, Michigan
    River Raisin Battlefield Battlefield Park is home to apparitions of soldiers, ghost orbs that show up in photos, and more paranormal activity such as voices that have been captured by ghost...
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    EHP Rating: 77.8

    The Paulding Light

    Bruce Crossing, Michigan
    The Paulding Light, aka Dog Meadow Light, has shown up in a valley since the 1960s and was featured on TV's Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files. Cold spots may accompany the light, which may be a red orb that turns white before it disappears. One legend says it is the ghost lantern of a railroad...
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    EHP Rating: 77.3

    National House Inn

    Marshall, Michigan
    This historic inn, built in 1835 by Colonel Andrew Mann and believed to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad, is said to be haunted by a Lady in Red. The ghost is usually seen only by a glimpse as she moves through the hallways, but has also been seen standing at one of the windows late in...
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    EHP Rating: 77.3

    Ramsdell Theatre

    Manistee, Michigan
    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...
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    EHP Rating: 76.9

    Capitol Theatre

    Flint Township, Michigan
    The historic Capitol Theatre is said to be haunted, and witnesses have seen apparitions and shadows in the balcony area and heard unexplained screams, moans, and tapping on the walls. Reports say that bands setting up here have had their equipment suddenly go dead and heard eerie singing...
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    EHP Rating: 76.9

    Paulding Lights

    Bruce Crossing, Michigan
    There have been reports of two lights, one bigger than other (20 feet or so). Eyewitnesses believe it is the spirit of a slain mailman and his dog. (Submitted by Chris...
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    EHP Rating: 76.9

    Dedic's Bar and Grill

    Henderson, Michigan
    At Dedic's, something ghostly is going on, witnesses say. They have reported furniture that moves by itself, bathroom doors that slam, cold spots in the women's restroom, and unexplained...
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    EHP Rating: 76.7

    Riverside Osteopathic Hospital

    Trenton, Michigan
    The abandoned Riverside Osteopathic Hospital grounds are private property and trespassers will be punished. It was built in the 1800s as the Church Family's home, until Henry Ford bought it and made it into a hospital in 1944. The legends here revolve around the Churches. One young daughter fell...
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    EHP Rating: 76.5

    Kalamazoo Civic Theatre

    Kalamazoo, Michigan
    Kalamazoo Civic Theatre is said to be haunted by the ghost they call Thelma Mertz. Reportedly, a theater youth group concocted a story to explain the theater's ghostly presence. They decided Thelma was an actress who was dumped by her lover and, heartbroken, threw herself off the balcony. The...
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    EHP Rating: 76.2

    Knights Inn Grand Rapids

    Grand Rapids, Michigan
    Witnesses at this inn have seen apparitions in the hallways and experienced strange happenings with the phones. They've also reported hearing strange voices, and the lights are said to turn on by unseen...
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    EHP Rating: 76.0

    Frankenmuth Historical Museum

    Frankenmuth, Michigan
    Housed in a building that was formerly a hotel and saloon and a newspaper, the museum is haunted by an unknown ghost. The apparition has appeared and stirred up local curiousity for years, usually in the front section of the...
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    EHP Rating: 76.0

    Northern Michigan University

    Marquette, Michigan
    Northern Michigan University has quite a few buildings that are rumored to have things that go bump in the night. For instance, in Room 102, the control room of the John X. Jamrich Building, a young woman's face is said to appear in the window. She's believed to be the ghost of a former nursing...
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    EHP Rating: 75.0

    White Horse Inn

    Metamora, Michigan
    The White Horse Inn is currently closed for business, and is scheduled to reopen in 2014. But whether its haunts will remain is uncertain. Folks say a fire here claimed the lives of several intoxicated men and one barmaid, and their moaning and screaming was often heard by guests at the...
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    EHP Rating: 75.0

    Holland Castle

    Holland, Michigan
    The German castle is a private home built in 1890. It is said to be haunted by a girl whose apparition has been seen looking out the tower window. Legend has it that she is pining away over a man she...
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    EHP Rating: 75.0

    Cadieux Cafe

    Detroit, Michigan
    The haunting at this cafe seems to be somewhat of a family affair. Witnesses have seen the apparition of cafe owner’s mother Yvonne Devos in the bar area or sitting at a table, and her husband Robert has been seen in the basement. Also, an apparition of a man is said to freak patrons out by...
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    EHP Rating: 75.0

    Peche Island Rear Range Light

    Marine City, Michigan
    The Peche Island Rear Range Light historic lighthouse had developed a severe tilt in its original location and was moved to its current spot after its deactivation. Perhaps its resident spirit was upset by the move; now an apparition is seen at night, holding a dim lantern and walking around its...
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    EHP Rating: 75.0

    Nahma Inn

    Rapid River, Michigan
    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...
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    EHP Rating: 74.3

    Brook Lodge

    Augusta, Michigan
    The Brook Lodge was originally the summer residence of the Upjohn Family (of Upjohn Pharmaceauticals). Dr. Upjohn himself, who died in the Doctor's Cottage, is said to haunt the place. Guests have heard footsteps and strange noises here, and experienced feelings of uneasiness. Reports say that...
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    EHP Rating: 73.3

    Whittaker Residence - The White House

    Ypsilanti, Michigan
    This historic residence was built on the outskirts of town, and is rumoured to have a few hauntings according to past residents. The ghostly activity is generally attributed to Ms Whittaker, the wife of a former owner, who is buried down the road in a local cemetery. Phenomena here allegedly...
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    EHP Rating: 73.3

    Stafford's Weathervane Restaurant

    Charlevoix, Michigan
    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 cold spots sometimes appear in...
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    EHP Rating: 72.7

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Detroit, Michigan
    The DSO building is believed to be haunted by Russian pianist Ossip Gabrilowitsch, who became the musical director in 1917. Not only have visitors and employees heard unexplained footsteps and voices and felt cold spots, the apparition of Gabrilowitsch has been seen backstage and in the...
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    EHP Rating: 72.7

    Alhambra Apartments

    Detroit, Michigan
    The historic apartment block was built in 1924, and was the scene of a poisoning murder in which two died. People walking past the building late at night have seen strange lights in the building and seen a flying white apparition in the hallways of the abandoned apartment block. (Submitted by...
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    EHP Rating: 72.7

    Castaway's Restaurant

    Lapeer, Michigan
    Castaway's Restaurant on Lake Nepessing is housed in a building that was once a hotel and has ben several other businesses. Witnesses say the apparition of a man has been seen walking off of the dock into the lake, and a ghostly woman has been spotted near the lighthouse. Some patrons have reported...
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    EHP Rating: 71.4

    Bogan Lane Inn

    Mackinac Island, Michigan
    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...
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    EHP Rating: 71.4

    Calumet Theatre

    Calumet Township, Michigan
    First opened in 1900 and attracting the likes of Frank Morgan, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Lon Chaney Sr., John Philip Sousa and Sarah Bernhardt, this theater is believed to be home to the ghost of renowned Shakespearean actress Madame Helena Modjeska. The ghost is said to have first appeared around...
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    EHP Rating: 71.4

    La Belle de la Riviere Bed and Breakfast

    Newaygo, Michigan
    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...
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    EHP Rating: 69.2

    Escape Bar and Grill

    Cadillac, Michigan
    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 ornament...
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    EHP Rating: 68.8

    Landmark Inn

    Marquette, Michigan
    This historic hotel, which opened in 1930, is said to be haunted by a famous ghost. Amelia Earhart stayed here in 1932, and her room 502, is now named after her. Her ghost is said to visit from time to time. Other famous folks who have staed here include Abbot and Costello, Duke Ellington, Louis...