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Duluth, MN -

Charlie's Club - There is a night club in the western part of Duluth called Spirit Valley,(go figure). The building was built in the late 1800's and was previously 4 stories tall, now a single story due to a fire. Even though no one was hurt or killed in the blaze, the bar has quite alot of paranormal activity. It was quite a colorful place back in the day, being a reported "house of commercial affection", gin mill, speak easy, etc. There are a couple of ongoing events that are wuite commonplace. Near the west doors are a couple of pool tables. Just off the far right corner there is a corner drink table where many people have had been either shoved, poked brushed or had their stick bumped to only discover that there is noone there. The other instance is the old woman who shows herself only to men. Mostly men who work there, including yours truly. Many staff members have heard the bathroom's doors open and close, slam shut, swing open violently, the back security door open and slam shut, and no one being there. Attesting to this is it mostly happens after closing time when only the staff is there cleaning up with perimiter alarms set that if anyone was in these areas it would trip the alarms. (from http://theshadowlands.net)

Duluth Central High School - Back in the 1970's a girl was raped in the girl's bathroom on the first floor. She didn't know what to do, afraid they would attack her again, so she killed herself in her home 3 days before graduation. Ever since students have heard moans in the girl's bathroom when they are alone and red fingerprints on the mirrors. Janitors have also claimed to find papers and belongings that had the victims name on them.(from http://theshadowlands.net)

Duluth International Airport - The ghost of a woman murdered on a nearby road haunts the airport to which her murderer fled after stabbing her to death. The ghost has been seen by security staff and causes doors to open and close sounding alarms with no one in the secured areas.(from http://theshadowlands.net)

East High School - Little Theater - The drama director of many years ago (initials RC) was writing a play, but before he could finish it, he fell off the balcony of the theater and died. No one has seen the play that he was writing. Then one day, it showed up on an English teacher's desk with a note on the old East High stationery saying "please perform this" with the initials "RC" on the bottom. The play has never been performed. The lights in the light room mysteriously turn on when the theater is dark. Many students say that it is cold in some parts of the theater, especially near the light board. (from http://theshadowlands.net)

East High School - there was a janitor nicknamed "Red Monkey." The story says that he got locked in a closet in the school and eventually died there. Some students have seen monkey dressed in red walking around the school's halls, and then disappearing.
(from http://theshadowlands.net)

Glensheen Mansion/Congdon Mansion - Haunted by maid who was murdered there and by the woman who was murdered there too by her own children. Elisabeth Congdon and her nurse haunt the house they were murdered in. (from http://theshadowlands.net)

Morgan park Middle School - glowing red light from inside of one of the rooms, on the rooftop of the school, a tall looking figure staring at witnesses. Hearing a little girl's scream for help.(from http://theshadowlands.net)

Walgreen's - There was a guy that died in a house nearby and in the Walgreen's parking lot people have seen a white shadowy figure in their headlights.(from http://theshadowlands.net)

Miller Hill Mall - There once was a woman that gave birth in the bathroom in the Miller Hill Mall. She flushed it down the toilet, and people have been saying they been hearing sound's of a baby crying in the bathroom.(from http://theshadowlands.net)

Eveleth, MN

Private Location - A local residence has a female spirit in its basement. Local residential rumors indicate that a neighboring residence had a buried body in a flower bed. As the story goes, the neighbors were a couple with a dog. When the man passed, his dying wish was to have his dog buried with him. The man and his dog passed on the same day, as a dying wish and since animals cannot be buried in a public cemetary, she buried them both in the backyard flowerbed. Police investigation found the bodies a few days later after no funeral arrangements were arranged after certificate of death was filed. Now a vortex is said to be in the once make shift grave and swepts through the neighboring residence. Footsteps, voices, coldspots, and apparitions appear. Also some nights it is reported that apparitions appear next to the flower bed. (MNPSG Investigation)

Hibbing, MN -

Hibbing High School Auditorium - An apparition of an older male sitting in seat J47 has been photographed many times. It is thought to be the ghost of the stage manager who died of a heart attack while working there in 1942. There has always been an odd occurrence in the auditorium, but the rumor wasn't believed until the apparition was captured in the photograph after a play practice in 2000. (from http://theshadowlands.net

Mountain Iron, MN

Haunted Tree - somewhere off of Highway 7 there is a tree where a man had hung his two daughters and then hung himself. It has been reported that late at night the branches will be pushed down and shoot up and shake like something had fallen off of them. from http://theshadowlands.net

Zim, MN

Little Swan Cemetery -Reports of anomalies in pictures taken there and severe temperature changes. from http://theshadowlands.net

WISCONSIN

Superior - Fairlawn Mansion - I don't actually have a story just some information about a haunting. The Fairlawn Mansion in Superior is said to be haunted by a couple ghosts. One is a female servent that was murdered by her husband after they moved away. Then I was told by a tour guid about the ghosts of two little girls in the basement by the swimming pool. You may want to talk to someone there and see if you can get any more information. (submitted by ParaStudy visitor Joe)