Island In and Outs

I write anywhere from 6-8 stories per week here at the Town Crier, but it's surprisingly not very busy. I normally have a few hours of down time each day, which allows me to blog and continue a four-year short story that was brainstormed by myself and two other friends, Anthony Accetta and Danielle Vandine (right). The story is a supernatural tale of demon fighting warriors that somehow we created out of the blue a long time ago. I've been trying to come up with a decent storyline for years now and have finally found one. Before you go judging, rest assured that I'm only doing this out of tribute to the story's creators and for my own personal enjoyment. To the right is a photo of the inspiration and creator's behind the story.




If you take a glance to the right of the page, you'll see some goals I have while on the Island. One of them is to see a ghost. Mackinac Island has a rich history. In readings and research I've done on the hauntings so far, I've found that the whole Island is littered with burial grounds from the War of 1812 and Native American settlements centuries ago. Fort Mackinac (left) is supposedly the most haunted place on the Island showcasing a variety of nighttime activity from lights flickering on and off in the buildings to presences in the old soldier's barracks.

To the left is a photo of the Grand Hotel. When building it in the late 1800s, it's said that human bones were uncovered. Supposedly a ghost of a little girl haunts the 4th floor of the hotel, bouncing balls, running, and giggling through the hallway. There are also eerie presences described throughout some of the lower levels.

In addition, there are also countless Bed & Breakfasts, Hotels, Landmarks, and even the Straits of Mackinac which are said to have ghostly activity. From my understanding, the spirits are generally friendly and mean no harm. It seems that the citizens embrace the spirits as a part of the Island's history as well, and tend not to fear them. I plan on exploring some of these places reporting hauntings equipped with video camera and open mind and will be posting accordingly on here. I'm also in the infancy of working on a large in-depth piece about the hauntings on the Island.

More to come soon.