The original lighthouse keeper, William Prior, was said to have been both an ornery and hardworking keeper of the light, a perfectionist when it came to the duties of tending the light and grounds. Big Bay Point Lighthouse Bed & Breakfast – Big Bayīig Bay Point Lighthouse, built in 1896, stands alone on the lonely but dramatically beautiful Big Bay Point, jutting into Lake Superior about 25 miles northwest of Marquette, just to the north of the quaint town of Big Bay. It has been reported that the girl prefers catching a glimpse of the horizon when Lake Superior is in a calm state, as the winds of the lake stir up the sounds of the souls of her long-lost mother and father, proving too much for her to bear.ĥ. Standing in broad daylight, this ghostly figure of a girl is seen staring out the upper floor window, peering out at the horizon of Lake Superior.
On several occasions, Taylor witnessed a small ghost of a girl on the upper floor of the lighthouse. Most look at the Marquette Harbor and its lighthouse and see the beauty of the lake, but Taylor Adams, a long-time worker at the Marquette Maritime Museum and daughter of the former Coast Guard station chief, often finds her eye drawn to a spookier apparition. Marquette Harbor Lighthouse | Photo Courtesy of Charlie McCarthy Is the janitor’s spirit is still uneasy after all these years, or perhaps he's still going about his chores!Ĥ. After class hours, cameras installed in the hall frequently capture the elevator changing floors, doors opening with no one inside and the operational lights turning on and off. No ghostly sightings of the janitor have ever been reported, but mysterious occurrences with the elevator have.
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He was a gentleman with a heavy build, full beard, and jovial personality, but the physical work simply caught up to him late one Friday evening as he took his last breath in the elevator shaft. In the early 1970s, a university janitor fell victim to a serious heart attack in the elevator shaft that connects the Forest Roberts Theatre to the Thomas Fine Arts Building. Forest Roberts Theatre – Northern Michigan University To this day, the hotel lobby switchboard continues to ring, and more and more sightings of the Lilac Lady ghost are reported.ģ. Current hotel workers have described numerous sightings in the hall of the sixth floor of her ghost, wearing a floral gown, after the switchboard calls were made. The heartbroken “Lilac Lady” committed suicide in the room by tying multiple lilac imprinted napkins together and hanging herself outside one of the room’s many windows. Is the caller the Lilac Lady, a former lover of a sailor who frequently stayed in the Lilac Room and once went sailing on Lake Superior and never returned? Many think so and for good reason. But it's better known by those who work the switchboard in the main floor lobby for what happens when no one (at least no one overtly visible) makes calls from the room. Known for its elegant and historic décor, the Lilac Room on the inn's sixth floor is a popular meeting space. Plenty of Landmark ghost stories have been shared since its existence, all eerie in their own right, but one ranks as downright spookiest.
Towering over Marquette's cityscape and boasting breathtaking views of Lake Superior from guest rooms, the historic Landmark Inn has long ranked as one of the most popular sites in the city. Landmark Inn | Photo Courtesy of Travel Marquette
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