Ghost Hunters did a show at Mission Point Resort on Mackinac Island, and it was really cool. I have never stayed at Mission Point but I have heard the ghost stories. The Ghost Hunters caught a voice on tape – supposedly of a little girl who haunts the theatre there. Also, one of the guys slept (or was trying to) in a room that is haunted. He kept hearing footsteps in the bathroom and behind his bed, which there was only a wall. They went to Mackinac in the dead of winter too so it was not other guests making noise. The most exciting part was his bedside lamp turned on all by itself. You can hear the click of the lamp knob on the video so it was not a loose lightbulb or faulty wiring. OOOOoooooOOOO…Now I want to stay there.
All this footage of Mackinac in winter makes me want to go up there and check it out when it is frozen and snowy. I have never been in the winter and of course I will settle for Mackinac any time of the year but I wanna’ go now! I am sure I prefer it when it is warmer or somewhat warm but it is my dream to know all seasons on Mackinac Island.
Actually I am lucky enough to say I will be going soon – after my semester is over my husband and I have plans to go and we are staying at the Grand Hotel! I guess that is why I was so excited to see Mackinac on TV tonight – I just can’t wait until the bothersome month of April is over, ha.
Speaking of ghosts, the show tonight made me remember a dream I once had about a cottage, Small Point, that is right next-door to Mission Point. It was a short dream I had while I was staying on the island. I dreamt I was a young girl or woman and I was getting dressed for the day. I was looking at myself in the mirror and I was so proud because I had just bought or received (perhaps made) a new shirtwaist. The dream took place in the early 1900’s and it seemed so real. It was a simple dream but I woke up thinking about it and this girls feelings. Intuition told me that the dream took place at Small Point Cottage and that the girl was sad because she was soon to leave Small Point and Mackinac Island and did not want to. She was afraid she would not be back and she loved the island.
Tonight I looked up Small Point Cottage, for one, to see if it had a history of ghosts and for two, to see how much it would cost to stay there. I found out that supposedly the place is haunted, which I kind of picked up on just riding by on my bike. It is haunted by a young girl who lived there, loved Mackinac but had to leave and was never able to return. Whew!
I am not sure I have ever heard that story before. I don’t think I have but you never know. Perhaps I had and that is what prompted me to dream the dream. I do not know but I remember the furniture in the room and if I were to see a picture of the girl I am sure I would recognize her.
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