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Haunted Wisconsin

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2011
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Grab a cozy blanket, light a few flickering candles, and enjoy the unnerving tales of Haunted Wisconsin. Gathered from personal interviews with credible eyewitnesses, on-site explorations, historical archives, newspaper reports, and other sources, these scores of reports date from Wisconsin’s early settlement days to recent inexplicable events.
    You’ll read about Wisconsin’s most famous haunted house, Summerwind; three Milwaukee men who encountered the beautiful ghost of National Avenue; a phantom basketball player; a spectral horse that signaled death in the pioneer era of the Wisconsin Dells; a poltergeist in St. Croix County who attracted a crowd of more than three hundred spectators; the Ridgeway Ghost who haunts the driftless valleys of southwestern Wisconsin; a swinging railroad lantern held by unseen hands; the Ghost Island of the Chippewa Flowage; and many others. Are ghosts real? That’s for you to decide!
    Now available in a Third Edition with updates and several new accounts, Haunted Wisconsin remains a favorite collection of unexplained midwestern tales, enjoyed by readers of all ages.

Table of Contents

Cover

pp. 1-1

Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

pp. 2-7

Contents

pp. vii-ix

Preface

pp. xi-17

Part I: The Haunted North

pp. 1-19

The Gmeiner Enigma

pp. 3-14

Another Voice

pp. 15-20

Ghost Island

pp. 21-28

The Lynch Affair

pp. 29-41

Confirmation

pp. 42-47

The Paulding Light Mystery

pp. 48-54

Do Not Disturb

pp. 55-57

A Flame in the Window

pp. 58-60

There Goes Mamie!

pp. 61-62

Uncle Otto

pp. 63-66

Don’t Mess with Elmer

pp. 67-69

A Dream So Real

pp. 70-71

The Summoning

pp. 72-89

House of Chimes

pp. 73-74

The Girl in White

pp. 75-76

Spirits on the Land

pp. 77-82

The Coulee Road Ghost

pp. 83-84

A Quartet of Wisps

pp. 85-89

No Exit

pp. 90-97

The Pendant

pp. 98-104

The Lady in Brown

pp. 105-108

Psychic Sisters

pp. 109-114

The Phantom Congregation

pp. 115-119

Summerwind

pp. 120-128

Part II: Southern Frights

pp. 129-147

The Music Box

pp. 131-135

Someone to Watch over Me

pp. 136-154

Wayfaring Strangers

pp. 155-159

Mrs. Courtney’s Return

pp. 160-162

Voice on the Bridge

pp. 163-164

He Comes by Night

pp. 165-166

The Phantom Rider of Pumpkin Hollow

pp. 167-168

The Possession of Carl Seige

pp. 169-173

Murder on the Boardwalk

pp. 174-191

Footsteps in the Dark

pp. 175-176

The Hille Curse

pp. 177-183

Marie

pp. 184-191

Muffled Screams

pp. 192-194

Mrs. G’s Boardinghouse

pp. 195-198

House of Evil

pp. 199-216

Face on the Bedroom Curtain

pp. 200-201

The Restless Servant Girl

pp. 202-203

Ghostways

pp. 204-207

Terror in the Night

pp. 208-213

The Legacy of Mary Buth Farm

pp. 214-216

The Strange Case of Henry James Brophy

pp. 217-221

Always Time for Ghosts

pp. 222-228

Arthur, the Impudent Ghost

pp. 229-232

Cassandra

pp. 233-235

The Ridgeway Ghost

pp. 236-248

Selected Bibliography

pp. 249-254

Index of Place Names

pp. 255-272
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