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Everyone thinks that Halloween and Fall are the time to be fearful and scared of ghosts. However, this is not the case.  A Haunting can occur on all days, at any time, and where ever.  However there are times of the day and situations that heighten the probably of a sighting.  The first is when it is around 3 AM in the morning.  Known as the bewitching hour, it is the perfect time as it is dead silent and ghost can communicate better.  Secondly, any time during electrical storms, thunderstorms, rain, or solar flares. These times produce energy within the supernatural world of which many paranormal beings feed from.   For these cases, it actually seems like spring is the best time to have a paranormal sighting, as the weather and the time is conducive. For this reason,  this weeks blog is all about the most haunted places in  Minnesota.

1)  Wabasha Street Caves, St. Paul MN

This first and most well known supernatural sight would be the Wabasha Street Caves in St. Paul.  These caves claim to fame is that they were home to many famous gangsters. The gangsters occupied these caves to conduct all of their illegal activity.  This illegal activity led to a few deaths in the caves, and rumor has it that they still haunt the place today.

2) Camp Ripley, Fort Ripley MN

This military fort located near Brainerd Minnesota, is home to many warriors stuck in limbo.  Many people have reported seeing old soldiers wander the fields and highways near the fort carrying old weaponry.  In fact, my friend from this area told me one of the creepiest stories.  As she was driving home with her mom, she passed the camp.  As she drove she taught she saw a man on the side of the road, looking like he was about to cross. However as she approached the man, evaporated!! She reported that the man was wearing a bowler hat and clothing from the early 1900s.

3) Anoka State Hospital, Anoka,MN

Anoka State Hospital, used to be an asylum.  This asylum was one of the only ones in Minnesota at the time and only took cases that were the most extreme.   The hospital was desperately under funded, leaving many of the patients to be ill attended to.  Due to the funding many patients were left to wander the property or placed into straight jackets.  Even with all this cruelty,  the most haunted part of the hospital, is the tunnels that connect the different parts of the property.  These tunnels, meant to make transportation of the patients easier, became its own labyrinth, leaving many patients stranded and hopeless.   With little other foreseeable options, many of the patients hung themselves.  To this day, many of the staff at the hospital refuse to use  the tunnels as the give off a creepy and haunted vibe.

4) County Highway 21,  Warren, MN

This portion of the highway , located on the border of North Dakota, is said to have a hitchhiker ghost.  This hitchhiker will ask for a ride from people and get into the car.  As the ghost and the driver pull away,  the hitchhiker evaporates from the car!  People who have experienced this eery tale, say it is one of their more troublesome experiences.

5) Darling Lutheran Church, Little Falls, MN

This church has one of the most twisted past.  Back in 1905 the violent murder of young women, Miss Anne, was committed within the church walls.    It is  reported that two black men entered the church that night and strangled miss Anne.   Her body was found beaten and bruised.  It is said that to this day her spirit still haunts the church today.