The Ghostly Tales of Door County
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Welcome to the spooky shores of Door County!
Stay alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms.
Did you know that Door County is the home to a ghost cow and a ghost dog? Or that a ghostly high school basketball team can be heard celebrating on frozen Lake Michigan in the winter? Can you believe that a phantom ship has been sailing around the peninsula-- since 1679?
Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see Door County, and have you sleeping with the light on!
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Karen Bush Gibson
Karen Bush Gibson has written dozens of children's books on many different subjects. She writes about people, places, and history because she loves research. Gibson is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.????????????????????
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The Ghostly Tales of Door County - Karen Bush Gibson
Introduction
If you look at a map of Wisconsin, you’ll notice a peninsula jutting out from the east side of the state, looking like the gnarled finger of a witch. The peninsula, called the Door Peninsula, is surrounded on three sides by Lake Michigan. Door County gets its name from the peninsula.
The peninsula and county are named after the strait of water at the north end of the peninsula. This watery passageway was once one of the most
treacherous stretches of water on the Great Lakes. The French explorers who first saw it and heard of it from the Native people who lived in the area called it Port des Morts, or Death’s Door. The strait, which links Lake Michigan and Green Bay between the tip of the peninsula and Washington Island, is the site of more freshwater shipwrecks than anywhere else in the world.
Lake Michigan is the second largest of the Great Lakes (after Lake Superior) and the largest lake entirely in the United States. If you think of lakes as pleasant places with calm water for boating and swimming, then Lake Michigan is bound to change your mind.
The weather can change suddenly on the lake. Winds stir up, and waves can reach more than twenty feet high. Strong currents can easily change the course of boats or swimmers. And nowhere has it been more dangerous than in Door County.
Jagged rocks line parts of the coast and the nearby islands. Other rocks hide just below the surface of the water. A fact that many ships discovered too late.
The first known residents were Native Americans, particularly the Potawatomi. Other tribes on the Door Peninsula include the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago), Menominee, and Ojibwe. French explorers arrived in the 1600s, drawn by making their fortunes in the fur trade. But it wasn’t until 1844 that white settlers began arriving to stay. Four years later, Wisconsin became a state.
By 1851, there were enough people for most of the peninsula to become an official county— Door County. Although some settlers farmed, the rocky land limited how much they could grow. Many people made a living from lumber or fishing. Others transported the plentiful stone to cities to use for building. And others transported people and cargo from the Door Peninsula to cities such as Milwaukee, Green Bay, or Chicago.
Today, the Door County population is about 30,000, ten times what it was when the county was established. But in the summer, the population swells to around two million. Door County is a popular place to visit. There’s plenty to do here— hiking, swimming, and boating. Just keep your eyes open. There are those who refuse to leave. Ever.
Are they Native people caught in canoes when a sudden storm attacked? Maybe nomadic French explorers and trappers who never reached their destinations? Perhaps those who refuse to leave are early settlers who liked Door County so much that they just can’t imagine living anywhere else.
The Door County ghosts may reveal themselves as shadows or the bounce of a light. Then there are the unexplained noises that sound like whispers or laughter. You’ll feel a sudden chill down your spine. And even though it appears that you’re alone, you just can’t shake that feeling that someone’s watching you.
We look for logical explanations when things like this happen. And perhaps there are answers to why things go bump in the night. But think about this: why have we talked about and studied ghosts for thousands of years?
Many people say they don’t believe in ghosts— at least not until they have an encounter with one. Door County is a place where you just might have that encounter. It turns