Explore the Strange and Unusual in Michigan

Standing tall and imposing at 12 feet in Detroit’s historic Elmwood Cemetery is a stunning Carrara marble stone carved with a floating, veiled woman. The craftsmanship is gorgeous but years of ...

https://mysteriousmichigan.com/strange-stones-the-veiled-lady-of-elmwood-cemetery

Have you ever seen a tombstone symbol that made you stop and pause? I LOVE visiting cemeteries and looking at old stones, but when I first saw this downward pointing finger that looked like it wa...

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Mysterious Michigan (formerly Michigan’s Otherside) is an online collection of stories on the strange and unusual in Michigan, from ghosts, legends, and monsters, to odd history and true crime....

https://mysteriousmichigan.com/about-michigans-otherside

Ghosts and Legends MONSTERS OUTSIDE: Shadow People Encounters EDITED BY Michigan’s Otherside Robinson Township, MI “I had an encounter with two shadow people that lived in my bedroom...

https://mysteriousmichigan.com/monsters-outside-the-house-shadow-people-encounters

This series of battles fought around Monroe, Michigan, were some of the bloodiest during the entire War of 1812 and afterward, inspired the battle cry, “Remember the Raisin,” for the remainde...

https://mysteriousmichigan.com/river-raisin-massacre-bloody-disaster

This chilling 1979 report about "shadow creatures" in White River Township makes one wonder if they are still out there silently watching.

https://mysteriousmichigan.com/michiganshadowcreatures

The Nain Rouge, also known as the "Red Dwarf of Detroit," has been a harbinger of doom since the time of Detroit's founder, Cadillac. According to the legend, seeing the Nain Rouge is a surefire ...

https://mysteriousmichigan.com/the-red-dwarf-of-detroit-or-the-nain-rouge

If you grew up in Michigan, chances are you made one, or many, family trips to Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland.

https://mysteriousmichigan.com/largest-christmas-store-world-michigan

On Devils Night in 1985, a large amount of us from school went to visit Pere Cheney Cemetery with the intent of getting scared. I had heard tons of stories about the "ghost train", the witch and ...

https://mysteriousmichigan.com/dont-steal-pere-cheney-cemetery

For the paranormal enthusiast, staying overnight somewhere haunted is the ultimate experience. Are these places really haunted? Stay there and find out.

https://mysteriousmichigan.com/haunted-places-to-sleep-in-michigan