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The Spalding Inn

April 24th, 2009 | 1 Comment

I’m a fan of the show Ghost Hunters but I don’t follow Jason and Grant’s every doing like some fans. That’s why I was surprised to learn they’d bought an inn in New Hampshire. The Spalding Inn, which was a fairly decent-sized one too. (Guess they can no longer claim the show hasn’t been good to them monetarily. I’d read something once where Jason was trying to be all modest and defend he wasn’t getting rich off the show, that he was still just a plumber for Roto-Rooter. I don’t think too many plumbers could buy inn’s…) Anyway, they called in the Ghost Hunters International (GHI) Team to do the investigation. There were a fair amount of personal experiences as well as evidence they captured, mostly EVPs. Was it enough to … Read entire article »

Filed under: New Hampshire, Spooky Stays

The Titanic Exhibit – Haunted?

April 21st, 2009 | 1 Comment

If you’re a fan of the Sci Fi Channel’s Ghost Hunters like I am, then you know last week they investigated a very unusual spot: The Georgia Aquarium, which had been one of the stops for the traveling Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition. A HAUNTED EXHIBIT? Man, I sure wish I had known the exhibit was rumored to be haunted when we’d seen it in Denver a couple of years back. It certainly has a creepy, haunted feeling, but mostly that’s due to the fact that you knew the stuff on display had once belonged to real people –and which had spent a great deal of time resting in what could have been a permanent watery grave if it hadn’t been excavated like it had. Except, now I’m wondering if that’s not the only … Read entire article »

Filed under: Apparition Attractions, Ghosts

Cheeseman Park – Denver, CO

April 9th, 2009 | 2 Comments

A BRIEF HISTORY ON MY CONNECTION WITH CHEESEMAN PARKI attended Cheeseman Academy from 1st grade through 6th. My class was the last to graduate from the school, in fact. Cheeseman Academy was situated on the fringe of Cheeseman Park. It was housed in a glorious old brownstone mansion. It had started out as a girl’s school, complete with dormitories, in the early 1900s. I’m not sure when it became a co-ed private school, but a woman named Ms. Miller owned and ran it for years and years. She died when I was in 5th grade I believe. Maybe 4th. Her son and his wife took over the school when I was in 6th grade, then decided it was too much, the building was too old and needed too much upkeep, enrollment … Read entire article »

Filed under: Colorado, Ghosts, Poltergeist Parks

Spookiest Haunted Hotels and B&Bs

April 2nd, 2009 | 1 Comment

There’s no guarantee that you’ll experience anything paranormal at the following hotels and bed & breakfasts, but you might. They all have quite the history –either of murder and mayhem or of paranormal mischief in general. They’ve also all been featured on various TV shows, including ones likes Scariest Places and Ghost Hunters. Heck, one was even featured in a book! (That’s why it’s number one. Who hasn’t heard about how The Stanley Hotel was the spark for Stephen King’s The Shining?) The Stanley Hotel – Estes Park, CO Lizzie Borden B&B – Fall River, MA The Myrtles Plantation – St. Francisville, LA Hotel Del Coronado – Coronado, CA The Don Cesar Hotel – St. Pete Beach, FL Recommended Products: Beyond the Darkening Ghosts Among Us: Uncovering the Truth About the Other Side Picture Yourself Ghost Hunting Eagle Creek Travel Gear … Read entire article »

Filed under: Ghosts, Spooky Stays

Spooky Nights at the Shilo Inn

April 1st, 2009 | 2 Comments

In 1998, I worked for the law firm Snell & Wilmer in Phoenix, Arizona. I worked in Bankruptcy at the time, but business was slow back then. Because we had a minimum hours requirement and I was having trouble meeting mine, I was “loaned out” to another practice group. Funny, now that I think back I don’t know what the group was called. I know they did oil and gas stuff out of the Salt Lake City office, but I don’t know if that’s what they were called. That part really doesn’t matter. What’s important is that I spent two weeks in Salt Lake City copying oil records at a government building. THE HOTEL I’m also not 100% on the name of the hotel I stayed at, but I do believe it was … Read entire article »

Filed under: Children, Ghosts, Spooky Stays, Utah