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"The Museum of Woodcarving is the world's collection of wood carvings created by one man, Joseph T. Barta. The museum is now owned and managed by Maria McKay. Inside, you will find 100 life-size figures and more than 400 miniature figures carved over 30 years. Most of the life-sized carvings follow a biblical theme - his depiction of the Last Supper, for instance, took over four years to complete."
- section from the Shell Lake Official Site

  539 Highway 63
Shell Lake, WI  54871

hours:
May thru October  (daily)  9am – 6pm

  426 North Front Street
Spooner, WI  54801

hours:
• June thru October  (daily)  9am – 5pm
• check official site for dates & times for Special Event Train Rides

  105 Walnut Street
Spooner, WI  54801

  on Highway 63 in Shell Lake

Mysterious Red Light Near Gull Lake  (2000)

"It hovered above the tree line very slowly. Finally it went down behind the trees and it was gone."
- section from UFO Wisconsin report

The Weird Wisconsin website ponders the multitude of Devil-related place names in Wisconsin

Large Object Seen Over Barn  (2003)

"Blue, red and yellow lights flashed across it's front. I could not discern the shape,but it was big..."
- section from UFO Wisconsin report

"The Yellow River Hunter"

In the book "Northern Frights", author Dennis Boyer tells of a spirit who still helps out in the family hunts.

Strange Star-Like Object  (2001)

"It went in all sorts of directions left, right, circles, it did everything."
- section from UFO Wisconsin report

Stone Ax Found

A 300 pound artifact discovered in the soil.

(note:  Could the ax have been found in the town of Birchwood in Kewaunee County instead?)

Spooner UFO Sightings

"In the cylindrical view it is full of brilliant lights within, with red and green lights on either side."
- section from UFO Wisconsin (August 1985) report

Possible Meteorite or UFO?  (2005)

"I assumed it was a meteor except for the fact it was not the green or blue I usually see, plus the fact that is was very low in the sky and VERY slow moving."
- section from UFO Wisconsin report

Little Valley Road

  Take County Road K north from Spooner for 2 miles.  Turn right on Little Valley Road.

"Bald Man at My Brother's Crib"

"I was on the edge of the bed nearest the door and could see my brother's crib through the door when I woke up later that night. To my confusion, I saw someone standing over the crib and reaching in."
- section from Ghost Village website

The Stone Pony
formerly the Corral Bar

"In the mid-1970s a bartender was murdered in while she was closing up, her body found slumped in the corner the next morning. She had been stabbed. Her murderer was eventually caught, but not convicted until years later when he committed another murder. Patrons of the bar have reported the juke box apparently starting itself, sometimes running through all the records in a blur. Workers late at night have reported seeing something, a person or a presence, standing in the shadows, passing behind them in a mirror, and walking across the floor. Never a clear look, always just a glimpse. Enough, however, to let them know that they were not alone in that bar."
- section from The Shadowlands website

Frank Hammill House
PRIVATE PROPERTY

"Railroad and newspaper man Frank Hammill is generally regarded as the ”Father of Spooner.” He arrived in 1883 on the Chicago Northwestern Railroad. He later became publisher of the Spooner Advocate, mayor of the town, and a prominent Republican politician. Hammill died suddenly in 1922 of a mysterious stomach problem. His body was displayed in the beautiful house he had built for himself and his family. His wife lived the remainder of her days there and often reported felling that Frank was still there with her. As time passed and new owners took over, the house gained a reputation of being haunted. Frank, said the owners, was still in “his” house, watching over “his” town. Most reported hearing noises, voices, and feeling that they simply were not alone in the old house -- one family even moved out. Today the apparent hauntings continue, and the current residents are absolutely certain they are not alone. They even refer to their “guest” as Frank."
- section from The Shadowlands website

"Ghosts of America" Haunted Location Reports
(take with a grain of salt)

The reports on this site are presumably fiction, using random Wisconsin place names in the stories listed there.  Even so, you might get a kick out of reading them.

"The Fishing Shanty"

In the book "Spooky Wisconsin" is a tale of Wisconsin character Bluenose Brainerd and the never-ending battles he had with his wife.  This time, however, it was Bluenose's accordion playing that caused the ruckus, in the form of ghostly music lovers.

"THE RAILROAD MEMORIES MUSEUM is housed in the former Chicago & Northwestern Railway depot and has been transformed into a museum packed with artifacts and memorabilia of railroad history and is staffed by retired railroaders and volunteers."
- section from the Washburn County Official Site

  424 North Front St.
Spooner, WI  54801

hours:
Memorial Day thru Labor Day  (daily)  10am – 5pm

"Located in Shell Lake, the museum was a century old German church which now houses pioneer, logging, farming and native American memorabilia. A parson's house and one room school house are also on the premises."
- section from Washburn County Official Site

  102 W Second Ave.
Shell Lake, WI  54871

hours:
• Memorial Day thru Labor Day  (Wed - Sat)  10am – 4pm
• September  (Fri - Sat)  Noon – 4pm

"The Log Museum holds a collection of logging memorabilia as well as a hand carved replica of a logging camp operation."
- section from Washburn County Official Site

  Howard Morey Homestead on Park Avenue
Birchwood, WI  54817

hours:
Memorial Day thru Labor Day  (Fri - Sat)  1pm – 4pm