22 sourced records. Reports are attributed claims, not proof of supernatural activity.
The tannery closed in 1987 and later drew reports of shadows, bangs and voices. In July 2015, Ghost Research Society investigators described distant speech and shuffling. Their account also identifies weak equipment batteries and the building’s echoes as complications in evaluating these experiences.
Wisconsin Public Radio describes employee accounts of piano sounds, basement crashes and moving glasses. Stories about a death upstairs accompany the reports. The publication establishes that the accounts circulate; a factual investigation should keep those recollections separate from an independently verified explanation.
The mansion dates to 1 9 1 0 and later became a bed-and-breakfast. Investigators visiting in 2 0 1 0 reported footsteps and a glass-breaking sound without finding broken glass. Their published accounts also identify photographic orbs as dust, distinguishing some mundane effects from their remaining unexplained observations.
Ghost stories connect the stadium grounds with soldiers from the site’s Civil War history. Such attributions require separate evidence from the documented wartime use. The publisher identifies this location in Madison Ghosts and Legends. Its inclusion documents a published paranormal account; the interpretation of a reported experience as a ghost remains unverified.
Reports at this island lighthouse describe footsteps, displaced tools, and shaking beds, sometimes attributed to its first keeper. Wisconsin tourism records these as haunting accounts. They are not proof that the keeper returned; boat logistics, appointments, and current tour access should be confirmed before planning a visit.
The restaurant’s ghost tradition describes women in blue and green dresses and a soldier at the bar. Haunted Wisconsin records these circulating accounts. The story of a woman waiting for a Civil War soldier is presented as local lore rather than documented biography.
This former family mansion later served as a children’s home. Wisconsin Public Radio records staff stories of children’s laughter and apparent servants, alongside museum flashlight tours. These reports are part of the property’s modern oral history; they do not establish the identity or cause of an apparition.
Stories at the former school describe children’s laughter, figures near classrooms and footsteps on landings. A Ghost Research Society account distinguishes these reports from an attic death legend for which it found no documentation. The alleged identity of any apparition remains unverified.
Wisconsin Gazette linked the theater’s haunting tradition with former manager Percy Keene. The venue opened in 1883 and passed through different uses before restoration as a performance space. Stories of Keene’s lingering presence connect modern theater lore with a named historical employee.
Wisconsin tourism records three alleged presences at this historic hotel, including a housekeeper called Agatha and figures associated with the Karsten family. Room 310 appears in the tradition. Such identifications belong to the haunting narrative; they have not been independently established as explanations for guest experiences.
An October 2012 Wisconsin Gazette feature described reports of female figures in religious clothing at the former school. It also noted organized ghost tours. The account connects the property’s educational history with later apparitions alleged by witnesses; it does not establish that the figures are former nuns.
Tom Nelsen lived in the apartment above this island bar. Its ghost tradition attributes footsteps on the stairs and other unexplained disturbances to its former owner. The association is a local interpretation of reported sounds, recorded by Haunted Wisconsin.
This saloon occupies an 1864 building and advertises investigations and ghost tours. Haunted Wisconsin identifies its reputation for paranormal activity and lists it as a historic property. A paid investigation provides an opportunity to hear the accounts, not a guarantee of an encounter.
The Pfister is widely associated with guest reports of unusual experiences, but its ghost story also has a traceable publicity history. PBS’s Inside the Pfister describes a Halloween press release that helped establish the Charles Pfister legend. This makes the hotel a useful case for separating a real building, reported experiences, and the development of a commercial ghost narrative.
Wisconsin tourism records unexplained sounds and moving doors at this lighthouse, sometimes linked in local stories to keeper David Corbin. The lighthouse’s maritime history and museum interpretation offer a factual starting point. Apparent noises and the suggested ghost identity remain separate, unverified aspects of its haunting tradition.
The building began as a social and athletic club with a basement swimming pool. Wisconsin Gazette reported employee accounts of voices, chlorine smells and moving objects near the drained pool. The pool’s history offers context, while the perceived experiences remain attributed reports.
This performing-arts venue traces its theatrical history to 1891. Haunted Wisconsin records reports of unusual sights, sounds and sensations here, without supplying dated witness accounts. The documented subject is a longstanding theater reputation; further archival research is needed to assess individual incidents.
This Milwaukee bar markets tours combining its building’s past and reported paranormal experiences. Wisconsin tourism identifies it as a ghost-tour destination. Claims of spirits and explanations attached to them remain reported beliefs; the venue’s age-restricted activities and current tour conditions should be checked directly before a visit.
Wisconsin Public Radio followed investigators through the former institution in 2025. Their sessions included claimed electronic voices; the reporter also noted a voice giving an incorrect location. The report connects a shadow recorded here to Destination Fear’s 2020 investigation, providing useful context for evaluating televised claims.
Stories at Sherwood Point associate voices and household sounds with former assistant keeper Minnie Hesh. Wisconsin tourism records both her historical role and later reports. The lighthouse is generally restricted, so exterior public viewpoints or specifically authorized tours are the appropriate way to explore its setting.
The former mansion’s reputation includes stories from successive occupants and alleged changes in the appearance of rooms. These are extraordinary claims rather than established architectural events. The publisher identifies this location in Haunted Summerwind: A Ghostly History of a Wisconsin Mansion. Its inclusion documents a published paranormal account; the interpretation of a reported experience as a ghost remains unverified.
Wisconsin Public Radio identifies the former Winchester house as the subject of a Mary Worth curse story. This is a local legend, not evidence that a witch or curse existed. Its appearance in modern coverage offers a starting point for studying how Whitewater’s supernatural reputation developed.
