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Ghost stories of Michigan / by Dan Asfar.

Asfar, Dan, 1973- (Author).

Summary:

Amid the beauty of Michigan's lakes and forested hills lurk spine-tingling stories of the supernatural. These tales of fright-filled folklore span the length and breadth of the Great Lakes States: the Red Dwarf, a hideous harbinger of doom, continues to be sighted in Detroit whenever tragedy visits. A cantankerous ghost hampers renovations of an old farmhouse in Gladwin. Mysterious growls and barks haunt Dog Lady Island in east Monroe, where long ago a solitary woman began her legendary metamorphosis into a canine monstrosity. A restaurateur near Bailey is comforted by the ghost of her friend, the restaurant's first owner. A ghostly light glow outside the town of Paulding in northern Michigan. A simmering apparition of a woman in white distracts motorists on the Bad Curve outside Ganong Cemetery in Westland. A woman in Leonard is urged by a benevolent spirit or guardian angel to get a medical checkup that ultimately saves her life. In the majestic Calumet Theatre, the spirit of a legendary Shakespearean thespian helps forgetful actresses deliver their lines. The spirits of the first keepers of the White River lighthouse continue to help with the upkeep of their former residence. Ghost Stories of Michigan also features accounts of the investigations of Michigan's premier paranormal societies as these researchers delve into the mysteries of cemeteries and haunted houses across the state. From mischievous manifestations to grisly ghosts of vengeance, eerie apparitions arise in Battle Creek, Maple Rapids, Linden, Bay City, Belleville, Livonia, Mackinac Island, Mason, Novi and more.--Back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 1894877055 :
ISBN: 9781894877053
Physical Description: 223 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Publisher: Edmonton : Ghost House Pub., 2002.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

1: Michigan ghost hunters. West Michigan ghost hunters society -- Nunica cemetery -- The Ada witch -- The blue man -- The Michigan ghost hunters society -- Eloise mental asylum -- The Bath massacre -- House possessed in Livonia -- Michigan organization of paranormal activity research -- Ganong cemetery -- Southeast Michigan ghost hunters society -- Cemetery near Maple Rapids -- Historical graveyard in Mason -- The Linden hotel -- Haunted house in Troy -- 2: Mysterious Michigan legends. Oath of the hundred heads -- Candlelight on 24th street -- The first ghost ship on the Great Lakes -- The red dwarf -- The Crouch murders -- Zoe and Sebastian -- 3: Phantoms In public. The Paulding light -- The Bower's harbor inn -- Legend of dog lady -- A spectral business partner -- The Michigan Bell building -- The ghosts of pine cottage -- The haunted manor -- The Calumet theatre -- 4: Haunted houses. A ghostly guest -- Usher of the afterlife -- The ghost of Mr. Enoch -- Guardian angel? -- The lady in black -- Not happy with the renovations -- 5: Specters on the lakes. Big Bay Point -- Point aux Barques -- Seul Choix Point -- Stannard rock -- White river light.