{"id":132496,"date":"2024-10-12T14:05:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T18:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/?p=132496"},"modified":"2024-10-12T14:05:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T18:05:20","slug":"haunted-michigan-a-journey-through-the-states-supernatural-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/haunted-michigan-a-journey-through-the-states-supernatural-side\/","title":{"rendered":"Haunted Michigan: A Journey Through the State’s Supernatural Side"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Haunted<\/a>When does the Halloween season begin?\u00a0 Is it when Starbucks<\/a> has pumpkin spice lattes<\/a> on tap?\u00a0 No matter when the spooky season officially begins, it’s time to visit some creepy places.\u00a0 The Pew Research Center reports<\/a> that about 18% of Americans say they’ve seen ghosts<\/strong>, and 29% “felt in touch with someone who has died.<\/em>” Here are some of the most haunted places in Michigan<\/strong> to visit this fall.<\/p>\n

\"Metro<\/a>The Whitney<\/h3>\n

Historic David Whitney House is home to The Whitney<\/strong><\/a>, one of the most ritzy-ist restaurants in Detroit.\u00a0 The mansion reflects the economic might of old Detroit.\u00a0 Lumber baron David Whitney Jr.<\/a> built the mansion in 1894.\u00a0 Since 1894<\/a>, it has been many things, including a tuberculosis ward<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 Rumor has it that David Whitney Jr.’s ghost still haunts the grounds<\/strong>.\u00a0 There have been so many sightings<\/a> that the current owners have opened the Ghostbar<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 If you’re into the paranormal and need a cocktail, this is the place for you.<\/p>\n

The Masonic Temple is haunted<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

\"Whitney,<\/a>The Detroit Masonic Temple<\/strong><\/a> is just 1.5 miles south of the Whitney.\u00a0 It is one of the most haunted places<\/a> in Detroit.\u00a0 It opened<\/a> at its current location on Temple Avenue in 1926.\u00a0 This new, much larger Temple included a public theater, where shows like The Romantics<\/a>, John Mellencamp<\/a>, and Duke Ellington<\/a> played.\u00a0 In 2013, the Temple was facing foreclosure.\u00a0 However, Detroit native Jack White<\/a> put up cash to cover most of the taxes required to keep the doors open for visitors and ghosts.<\/p>\n

The Masonic Temple’s most famous ghost<\/strong> is its architect, George D. Mason<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 The architect lost all his money financing the construction.\u00a0 His wife left him and jumped from the building’s roof.\u00a0 <\/strong>He has been seen<\/a> at the bottom of the stairs, and even after locking the door to the roof, it always somehow becomes unlocked.\u00a0 Several guests who have been to the Temple and the building’s night patrolmen are said to have seen his ghost.\u00a0 The Temple has various cold spots; many people feel they are being watched in the building.<\/p>\n

The Henry<\/h3>\n
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Ten miles southwest of the Masonic Temple is the Henry.\u00a0 Before it became The Henry<\/a><\/strong>, the hotel was a Ritz-Carlton.\u00a0 As the Ritz, the hotel had considerable paranormal activity<\/strong>.\u00a0 Guests at the hotel claim<\/a> that doors would open and close on their own and lights would switch on and off without the assistance of a living person.\u00a0 The French doors in room 418<\/strong> reportedly opened on their own.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, once the French doors were secured, they would jiggle without anyone touching them.\u00a0 The lights in that room would also reportedly turn off and on without assistance.\u00a0 Some people claim that the paranormal activity stopped after the hotel’s name change, but others still believe it is one of the most haunted places in Michigan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Eloise<\/h3>\n

\"The<\/a>Eloise Hospital<\/strong>, also known as Eloise Asylum<\/a>, is located in Westland, Michigan, 8 miles southwest of the Henry.\u00a0 Eloise is haunted.\u00a0 The site opened in 1839 as the Wayne County Poorhouse<\/a>.\u00a0 The former psychiatric hospital<\/strong> is home to numerous spirits<\/a>.\u00a0 Paranormal investigators have reported seeing apparitions, hearing unexplained noises, and experiencing other eerie phenomena.\u00a0 Jeff Adkins, the Detroit Paranormal Expeditions<\/a> lead investigator, claims his group found paranormal activity<\/strong> in the wards on the second, third, and fifth floors.\u00a0 Adkins described<\/a> an incident where a walker mysteriously appeared in the middle of the hallway after he cleaned up the hallway.\u00a0 “… The walker was in the middle of the walkway … We had to move it, and we had just walked through there.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Today, Eloise Asylum<\/a> offers haunted attractions and paranormal investigations during Halloween.<\/p>\n

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Mayo Hall<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\"Michigan<\/a>Thirty miles east of Eloise is the Michigan State University<\/strong> (MSU<\/a>) campus.\u00a0 Many MSU buildings are haunted.\u00a0 One of the most widespread legends<\/a> on campus\u00a0is the haunting of Mary Mayo Hall<\/a>. It was named<\/strong>\u00a0after Mary Anne Mayo, a strong advocate for women’s education.\u00a0 The hall has a long history of ghostly legends.\u00a0 Some of the reported paranormal activities include:<\/p>\n