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.
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“From settlers’ legends to modern-day reports, Haunted Wisconsin is a fascinating guide to ghosts around the corner, and under your bed.”—Jay Rath, Isthmus columnist and author of The W-Files
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Michael Norman coauthored the first edition of Haunted Wisconsin in 1980 with the late Beth Scott. They also coauthored Haunted Heartland, Haunted America, Historic Haunted America, and Haunted Heritage. His own books include Haunted Homeland and The Nearly Departed: Minnesota Ghost Stories and Legends. Norman is professor emeritus of journalism at the University of Wisconsin–River Falls and a former newspaper and radio journalist.
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Will utterly fascinate Wisconsin history buffs,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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Wisconsin is best known as the Dairy State and renowned for cheese, recreation, and one of the finest state university systems in the country. What most people might not realize is that Wisconsin is also home to some of the eeriest supernatural events and strangest ghost stories sworn to be true. Indeed, Wisconsin could well be considered as one of the most haunted of the 50 states. All this is documented in newly revised and updated edition of Michael Norman and Beth Scott's Haunted Wisconsin, a classic and superbly presented compendium of true ghost stories and eye-witness accounts of supernatural occurrences. Haunted Wisconsin showcases an aspect of the Badger State that will utterly fascinate Wisconsin history buffs and students of the paranormal.
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This is a wonderful book that deserves to be in your library of nonfiction paranormal books! Michael Norman and Beth Scott deliver a well written and well researched book. These stories will send tingles down your spine! I recommend "Haunted Heartland, Haunted America and Historic Haunted America." All of their books are great!!
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Fun read.,
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Great stuff for the coffee table up at our WI cottage. People seem to like it. If you're in that mood, and want to read a Wisconsin ghost story or two, this is a good choice. People don't realize that Wisconsin is (allegedly, for you non-believers) one of the most haunted states. Tons of paranormal activity reported in WI. No surprise really, with all the old farms and farmhouses, ancient woods and lakes, and all its great history. Have fun with it.
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The heavily overcast sky draped the fabled 17,000-acre Chippewa Flowage wilderness waterways in a gloom that seemed unusually appropriate for this brisk October afternoon. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ghost lore, glass handle, poltergeist activity, basement lights Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ghost Island, Ridge Road, Uncle Otto, National Avenue, Paulding Light, Richard Lynch, Elizabeth Lynch, Native American, Jim Snodie, John Hille, Tom Blair, Civil War, Dorothy Ransome, Fox River, Gerda Biermann, Union House, United States, Wisconsin River, Gerry Cummings, Grandma Mamie, Green Bay, Marian Wolf, Van Patten, Blue Mounds, Cady Township New!
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The heavily overcast sky draped the fabled 17,000-acre Chippewa Flowage wilderness waterways in a gloom that seemed unusually appropriate for this brisk October afternoon. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ghost lore, glass handle, poltergeist activity, basement lights Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ghost Island, Ridge Road, Uncle Otto, National Avenue, Paulding Light, Richard Lynch, Elizabeth Lynch, Native American, Jim Snodie, John Hille, Tom Blair, Civil War, Dorothy Ransome, Fox River, Gerda Biermann, Union House, United States, Wisconsin River, Gerry Cummings, Grandma Mamie, Green Bay, Marian Wolf, Van Patten, Blue Mounds, Cady Township New!
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