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Washington Island sits off the tip of Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula. At the heart of the island is the Stavkirke. It is a modern building but it was constructed to replicate old Norse Christian churches. It was constructed in the late 1980s using timber harvested from the Island. It has twelve 18 foot tall pine posts
The small town of Cayuga is in the western heartland of Indiana near the Illinois Border. The cross shaped house is said to be the most haunted house in the Hoosier State and was featured on the first episode of the History Channels The UnXplained hosted by William Shatner. Called the Willows Weep house it
An old brick tower stands on Minnesota Point which is a great sand bar near Duluth that separates Superior Bay from Lake Superior. The tower is the remains of the Minnesota Point Lighthouse. Built in 1858, it was the first lighthouse in the North Star State and the starting point where Lake Superior was first
At the tip of Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula is probably the most famous section of road in the Dairyland State. Shortly before Wisconsin Highway 42 ends at the ferry for Washington Island is a section of road the winds its way through the trees. It is a unique section of road that zig zags back and
The historic cemetery in Marion, Ohio covers over one hundred fifty acres and has numerous headstones and monuments. One monument in particular has intrigued people ever since it was placed in the cemetery over a century ago. Charles B. Merchant was a prominent resident and businessman in Marion. When he died in 1896, his family
Kokomo Indiana’s Old Silk Stocking Neighborhood has a number of old historic houses but there is one mansion that stands out among them. The magnificent home was built in 1889, by Monroe Seiberling who was the owner of the Diamond Plate Glass Company. The Romanesque Revival – Queen Ann style mansion has 27 rooms and
Northwest of Manitowoc, is the Manitowoc County Cherney Maribel Caves Park. Near the entrance to the park are the stone ruins of an old building. They look like some sort of medieval castle, but it was actually a hotel back in the day. Because of its tragic history and unique look many people believe it
Near downtown Cleveland, Ohio is what some people consider the most haunted house in Ohio. I am not sure if there is any way to confirm that, but it was featured on an episode of the Travel Channel’s Ghost Adventures. In 1881, German immigrant, and Cleveland banker, Hannes Tiedemann, built the large four-story stone home
My new book Lost In Ohio: Discovering Strange and Historic Places in the Buckeye State is now available on Amazon HERE I have been working on it over the summer and I am excited that it has finally been published. I drove almost 2000 miles around Ohio visiting unique and interesting places that are not
In southeastern Ohio, deep in the Zaleski State Forest, the Moonville Tunnel cuts through a steep hill. In 1856, Samuel Coe owned the property where the tunnel now stands. He gave the Marietta and Cincinnati (M&C) Railroad permission to run a railroad line across his property. The village of Moonville sprang up near the tunnel.
