Grayling
Pere Cheney,
Cemetery Rd:
Not far from Grayling is a
cemetery from the late 1800`s named after a small town that died out circa
1900. The cemetery has only a handful of tombstones, many of which have been
vandalized or withered with age. There is reference to several mass graves
there from a plague of small pox and a major fire that destroyed the town.
The cemetery has produced several tales of problems with electrical devices
such as cars and radios, as well as sightings of ghostly figures and
childish laughter.
While doing some research, on
www.placenames.com, I did find Pere Cheney listed as a populated area in
Crawford County. I also found a map that shows a road also called
Cemetery Crossing Trail.
Rayburns Lodge,
1491 Richardson Rd:
About 8 years ago a seance was performed
here because of rumors of hauntings and strange noises. The lodge has been
abandoned for many, many years. There were 4 participants in the seance, A
boy and 3 girls. In the middle of the ritual, a ghost appeared on the banks
across the river. It was the ghost of a lumberjack, he had a beard and a
flannel shirt. The ghost was enraged at being disturbed and pointed at the
male in the group, then started towards him across the river. About halfway
across the water the ghost disappeared, and immediately the male participant
began vomiting quite violently. He decided to run back towards the car, and
threw up two more times on the way. When he got out of the woods and to the
car, he was surrounded by three barking dogs which appeared to be very real.
He jumped in the car and waited for everybody else to return. They left the
area, and immediately he felt better, but to this day if he is within a mile
of that lodge he starts to get nauseous.