The Haunts of Mackinac Island, Part One | Grave Talks CLASSIC

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🗓️ 9 July 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE

Mackinac Island in Michigan, famous for its fudge, history, and natural beauty, has attracted visitors for generations. It’s like a step back in time when cars were prohibited, and horses, bikes, and boats were the primary means of transportation. Not only is it one of Michigan’s top tourist attractions, but it’s also known as one of the state’s most haunted locations. It’s an island rich in history and steeped in mystery. From the Mission Point Resort theater to the Grand Hotel and Fort Mackinac, the island definitely has its share of haunted locations.

ABOUT OUR GUEST: when it comes to the hauntings of Mackinac Island, Todd Clements wrote the book on it. Literally. He’s written two books on the ghostly side of the island. He also owns the Haunts of Mackinac Island ghost tour company.

You can purchase his books, "The Haunts of Mackinac Island" and "The Haunts of Mackinac Island, The Next Chapter," on Amazon.

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0:00.0	Today on the grave talks a conversation about the haunts of Mackinaw Island in Michigan is famous for its fudge, history and natural beauty.
0:21.1	It's attracted visitors for generations like a step back in time
0:25.4	where cars are prohibited and horses, bikes and boats are the primary ways of
0:31.2	transportation. Not only is it one of Michigan's top tourist attractions,
0:36.8	but it's also known as one of the state's most haunted locations. It's an island
0:42.2	rich in history and steeped in mystery. From the
0:46.0	theater at the Mission Point Resort to the Grand Hotel in Fort MacKina, the
0:50.8	island definitely has its share of haunted locations.
0:55.0	And when it comes to the hauntings of Mackinaw Island, Todd Clement wrote the book on it,
1:01.0	literally.
1:02.0	In fact, he's written two books on the ghostly side of the island and he is also
1:06.6	the owner of the Hans of Mackinaw Island Ghost Tour Company. Today on the Grave Talks, we'll talk about the haunts of Mackinaw Island with author Todd Clements.
1:18.6	When we talk about the haunts of Mackinaw Island, which I want to get into today, you
1:27.4	literally wrote the book on that.
1:29.4	Yeah, I took a long time, is basically a lifetime of curiosity about Mackin Island and its ghost stories and strange things and some of the weird history on the island and I was always interested in it and someone told me her name's Tam she runs the bookstore she said I didn't know who I was at all when she told me she's like I wish someone would just write a book on it and I was like huh you know I was freelance writer at the time
1:57.4	so I was like I'm gonna do this took a few years to get the book together doing research into archives for the State Park, archives from the state of Michigan.
2:08.0	I went to the University of Michigan's historic archive library, Bentley Library,
2:13.0	spent days there going through boxes and boxes of paperwork
2:18.0	that the State Park did not have.
2:21.0	I saw one parchment paper letter from a soldier to his parents. It was in like laminate and you had to have
2:30.0	like gloves on even though it was in like this
2:32.8	plastic sheeting to even look at it. It's really hard to read. I just yeah I dug into the history deeper than most people do.
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