The crossroads where the paranormal and history meet.
The Crescent Hotel was once a mental hospital, carrying a dark and unsettling past. According to legend, a female patient leapt from the balcony to her death after suffering abuse at the hands of a doctor. Disturbing rumors claim that bodies were burned in the hospital’s furnace. Today, visitors book rooms to experience its supernatural […]
The David Finney Inn, now houses The Sonora Restaurant, an upscale bar, an event room, and a law firm, in a 15,000 sq ft building originally constructed in 1685. While the exterior retains much of its historic charm, the interior has been extensively remodeled for modern commercial use. The third floor consists of five apartments, […]
Room 218 – The building is haunted by an Irishman named Michael. On the second floor, the ghost of a nurse is seen, pushing a person on a bed. Examples of other sightings are of a business man walking around in the lobby, a man pushing his wife down a flight of stairs, and a […]
The Pipestone County museum is formerly the old city hall. A little blonde girl has been seen there by several people. She is dressed in a blue 19th century dress with a white apron. Often, loud sounds are heard upstairs when no one is there (footsteps, stomping…) The old doctor’s office is located off the […]
In the early 1900’s a black man named Joe was accused of raping a young white girl. He protested his innocence saying, “God would prove I didn’t do it”. Legend has it that he survived the electric chair but a group of vigilantes took him to the cave where he was tarred and feathered and […]
A Victorian cottage built in 1870 as a summer retreat for Dr. Eldridge Payne. It is said that up to twenty-three ghosts are said to reside here, including a ghost dog which hangs around the big tree in back. The reason for so many hauntings is that some of them are former patients of Dr. […]