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  (northwest of Wausau on County Road U just west of Highway 39/51)
2402 County Road U
Wausau, WI  54401

The grave of Mary Glovchaski, who lived from 1798 - 1910. Well, okay, it's not exactly paranormal, but just imagine the things she saw in her lifetime. She was alive during the death of George Washington (1799) and the birth of Scatman Crothers. (Ronald Reagan was once mentioned on this website in place of the Scatman, but Mr. Reagan actually was born in 1911. The lesson is: triple-check your sources, folks.)

"Ghosts of Wausau"

The Weird Wisconsin website offers a brief rundown of some of Wausau's paranormal activity.

The Wausau Paranormal Research Society has conducted several area investigations and provides an excellent walking tour of Wausau's haunted locations around Halloween.

Grand Theatre

  401 N. 4th Street
Wausau, WI  54403
(715) 842-0988

Rogers Theatre

  310 N. 4th Street
Wausau, WI  54403
(715) 849-1837

Cackling Annie & Blue Cowboy
at Marathon Hall (UW-Marathon County Campus)

The ghost of former cafeteria worker is still making her presence known.  Also present is the apparition of a bluish man.

  518 S. 7th Avenue
Wausau, WI  54401
(715) 261-6100

  Marathon Hall is on the southeast corner of 7th & Garfield

Wausau UFO Sightings

"As I kept looking I told my husband that there was no way they could be helicopters or airplanes, the strange thing is as I was saying this I noticed a red light go across the sky in front of us way lower than the white lights."
- section from UFO Wisconsin 11-13-03 report

Old Hospital North
now Forest Park Village

Now a retirement home, this site once had an incident in the morgue involving cultists during the 1980's.

Marathon County Historical Society Library
at A.P. Woodson Mansion

Mysterious pipe smoke & moving objects observed.

Marathon County Historical Museum
at Yawkey House Museum

  403 McIndoe Street
Wausau, WI  54403
(715) 842-5750

Wausau Municipal Airport

"A hangar is reportedly haunted. The story goes that the airport manager in the 1940s, one Archie Towle, died in a crash there in 1945. His ghost now haunts the hangar he frequented in life. Witnesses have reported hearing ghostly footsteps sounding like "wingtips walking across a hardwood floor" and a water faucet that turns itself on."
- section from Wausau Paranormal Research Society website

Shepherd & Schaller Sporting Goods

  324 Scott St.
Wausau, WI  54403
(715) 845-5432

Bigfoot on Rib Mountain?

"I was convinced that it was probably was 10ft tall human walking or 8ft man running here because the footprints at some spots where like 5 ft apart from toe to heel , on the turns it was more like 2 or3 ft the pattern was clear two legged creature a lot similar like man just twice as bigger..."
- section from Wisconsin Bigfoot report

"County Market Ghost"

Workers observe an apparition at a grocery store.

Now demolished, this old mansion once saw its share of spirits.

Angel Hair Falls From Sky in 1983

"Haunting of a Wausau Factory"

"He then heard the sound of a person moaning and screaming as if they were in agony. Down the hallway he saw a very small dark figure shuffle toward the other end of the hall. The eerie figure was draped in a black cloak and its face appeared to be burnt or deformed and appeared almost inhuman. The figure shuffled away and down the stairs out of sight moaning as it went along."
- section from Wausau Paranormal Research Society report

"The Vexation Resident Spirit"

A family moves into new home only to discover a ghost already there.

Wausau Club

  309 McCellan Street
Wausau, WI  54403

Elk's Lodge Number 248

  414 Scott St.
Wausau, WI  54403
(715) 845-5602

"The Bridge to Body Island"

Although the bulk of this true story takes place in Sun Prairie (Dane County), the title refers to the train trestle near downtown Wausau that extends to Barkers Island (otherwise known as Body Island).  This disturbing account from the book "The President's Vampire: Strange-but-True Tales of the United States of America" details a group of three friends who, while using an old Ouija board in 1990, learn of a terrifying being whose very name must not be known.

"The Dream"

In the book "Spooky Wisconsin" is a chilling tale of a widow who has visions of her husband in his grave.

"The Marathon County Historical Museum is housed in a National Registered Historical Landmark, the neo-classical home built in 1900 for Cyrus Yawkey. The exterior of the mansion remains unchanged and the interior features an authentically furnished music room, dining room, and parlor that reflect the gracious living of a bygone era. The rooms of the second and third floors have been remodeled to house rotating and visiting local and regional history exhibits."
- section from Explore Wisconsin website

  403 McIndoe St.
Wausau, WI  54403
(715) 848-6143

hours:
(Tues - Thurs)  9am – 4:30pm  /  (Sat & Sun)  1pm – 4:30pm

Also listed in the Paranormal section above.

"Area people, proud of their agricultural heritage, invite visitors to experience the history of farming in North-central Wisconsin. The museum houses a collection of tools and equipment, from early milking machines and field equipment to early 19th century hand tools."
- section from Explore Wisconsin website

  Marathon Park
Wausau, WI  54401
(715) 675-9963

hours:
• open daily during the Wisconsin Valley Fair
• June thru August  (Wednesdays)  1pm – 7pm
(Saturdays)  1pm – 4pm
• May thru October 15 by appointment only