Ep. 258 - Haunted Skagway

History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The Mind

Diane Student

Travel, History, Places & Travel, Paranormal, Haunted, Society & Culture, Ghosts

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🗓️ 17 May 2018

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Skagway, Alaska is a popular destination for cruise ships hosting Alaskan cruises and it was one of the settings for Jack London's "Call of the Wild." And Skagway does have a wild history due to its location during the Klondike Gold Rush. The Red Onion Saloon not only provided a place for prospectors to get a drink, it also was a high class brothel. Today, the saloon is a restaurant and bar that serves up more than just food and drinks, it serves up some haunting experiences. The Golden North Hotel dates back to the gold rush as well and plays host to two apparitions. There are buildings for fraternal organizations and government and a couple of houses that also play host to spirits. Join me as I share the history and hauntings of Skagway, Alaska!The Moment in Oddity features the Appenino Sculpture and This Month in History features the invention of the Pop-up Toaster.

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Vanishing from http://purple-planet.com (Moment in Oddity)
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0:00.0	And the History tells the story of the story of the world and of our lives. Sometimes that history goes bump in the night.
0:27.0	Broadcasting from the center of Oddity and the Supernatural in Central Florida,
0:39.0	it's the History Goes Bump Podcast.
0:45.0	Hello, you spook-a-people people,
0:50.0	welcome to this 258th episode of the History Ghost Bump Podcast,
0:54.4	Ghost Tours for the Theater of the Mind. I am your host Diane. On today's
0:58.6	episode we are going to go to a state we have not done yet and that is Alaska. So put on your winter
1:05.3	jackets because we're going someplace cold and you know how I feel about the cold.
1:09.0	But I have actually been to Alaska twice in my life. I've done two Alaskan cruises and I have been to the location we're going to be talking about today on one of those cruises and that is the city of Skagway, Alaska. It's a great city. The cruise ship comes right into it. You are right in the heart of the downtown historic district. And it's really cool when you're walking through the town and you look back and you see this huge cruise ship that you just
1:33.9	came in on looming over the city. It's a really neat effect. The city is very
1:38.4	much like it was and it's heyday when the Klondike Gold Rush swept the town and caused it to grow, and it definitely is a great tourist destination.
1:47.0	And there are a few hauntings going on in this city, particularly because a lot of these buildings have been here for over a hundred years.
1:55.4	So we're going to talk about Haunted Skagway on this episode.
1:59.2	Before we get into that, we have a few people to welcome into the spectacular crew.
2:02.5	Tony with an eye, Kelsey, Brandon, Rose, and Michaelia.
2:07.9	And I hope I said that right.
2:09.3	Welcome, everybody.
2:10.9	And now this moment, Naudity.
2:13.0	The
2:15.0	The apse is the
2:18.0	the
2:20.0	the apanine Colossus is found near a pond at Villa de Protellino in Florence, Italy and seems to be emerging from the mountainous rockwork.
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