Famous Hauntings in Michigan
Dark legends abound in Michigan, and tales of ghostly wanderers, spectral ships, demonic possessions and haunted locales are commonplace. Michigan is home to many supposedly haunted homes, churches, schools, hospitals, restaurants, lighthouses and cemeteries.
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Bower's Harbor Inn
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Not far north of Traverse City, Michigan, lies Old Mission Peninsula, an 18-mile-long strip of land that stretches into Grand Traverse Bay. In the early 20th century, a Chicago millionaire named J.W. Stickney and his wife, Genevive, built a grand house on the bay. After their deaths, the house was converted into a stylish inn, and guests began to report paranormal activity inside the dwelling. A valuable, customized mirror -- which had belonged to Mrs. Stickney -- is said to occasionally show the image of a phantom woman dressed in period clothing. Guests have reported seeing Mr. Stickney standing inside the old, unused elevator.
Mouth Cemetery
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Mouth Cemetery in Montague, Michigan, is one of the oldest graveyards in the area and has a reputation of being one of Michigan's most haunted sites. People often report sightings of ghosts in and around the cemetery. Pictures taken in the cemetery reportedly have captured images of ghostly orbs and apparitions. Mouth Cemetery was included in Amberrose Hammond's book "Ghosts & Legends of Michigan's West Coast."
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Eloise Asylum
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Eloise Asylum in Westland, Michigan, was once one of the largest mental hospitals in the country. It was built in the early 1800s as a poorhouse for the mentally ill. Over the years, the asylum had its share of mistreated patients, and by the 1950s, many of their stories had surfaced. Ghosts of dead patients are reported to be wandering about the establishment, and phantom voices supposedly can be heard on the grounds near the old playground.
The Felt Mansion
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The Felt Mansion, 10 miles south of Holland, Michigan, was built in 1928 by Chicago inventor Dorr E. Felt. He built the dwelling for his wife, Agnes, as a summer home, but Agnes died soon after the mansion was built. Felt died shortly thereafter. In the following years, the property gained a reputation as a haunted site, so much so that in 2001 the West Michigan Ghost Hunters Society began giving ghost tours of the mansion to the public.
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