Historic National Inn

This is the bed and breakfast we stayed at.

Marshall, MI

Circa 1835

This is the oldest hotel in Michigan.

It is also the 8th most haunted one in Michigan.

In the early days it was the halfway point

between Detroit and Chicago by stagecoach.

By 1844 it was known as the railroad hotel,

as it was still a hotel for the trains passengers.

Our suite was located on the second floor.

The first three windows on the left of this pic.

We had a corner room, with one more window

on the other side of the building.

We had two bathrooms.

Another small room with a shower.

This chair was in our bedroom. 

We had a queen iron bed.

This was a replica as queen beds were not

around in the 1800's.

(sorry took this pic the morning we were leaving)

This was our sitting room.

The open door in back was our bedroom.

The sitting room had a couch with a tv.

The view from this window was awesome.

Will show you that in a different post.

The front porch.

Our view from the wicker settee.

Notice the pineapple by the front door?

The pineapple was a sign of welcome

 in colonial days.

So now for my ghost story.

We arrived back at our room after 10pm.
Bob realized that the room the innkeeper
told me was the most haunted 
was right next to ours.
That freaked me out a bit.

Prior to arriving at the inn for the evening,
we went on a ghost tour
 which was a horse drawn carriage ride.
Our tour guide told us 
that it was common knowledge
to the locals that two ghosts
 were at the inn we were staying at.

One was the lady in red.
She was a prostitute that was killed 
by the mob during prohibition. 
No one knew her name though.
The mob also used this hotel as the halfway point
between Detroit and Chicago.
She only visits single men...so Bob was spared.

I on the other hand was not.

The other known ghost was a boy child.
No one knows why he remains at the hotel...
but he is there.
No one knows his name either.

So with our bedroom being directly
next to the known haunted room...
I was really a bit on edge. 
It took me longer to go to sleep than Bob.

He was already snoring when I was woken up
by someone touching my feet.

I said to myself,
ok I am not worried.
 Bob was still snoring so I knew he did not do it.
Well I turned over to my side

I am showing this picture again.
I was sleeping on the side by the lamp.
There was also a cabinet 
on Bob's side of the bed with another lamp.
Now after having my feet touched
I turned to my side facing the lamp...
curled up a bit.
However a few minutes later,
someone started pushing 
down on the mattress directly in front of me.
The mattress kept moving up and down.

UP AND DOWN

There was not enough room
 between my body and that mattress
 for someone to sit beside me.
It was like someone 
was using their hands to move it.
Now I was scared. 
I turned my light on immediately.
Turned to look at Bob and he was still snoring.
I slept with the light on the rest of the evening.
The child ghost really spooked me. 

In the morning I told Bob what happened to me.
He said nothing woke him up.
{I already knew that}

At breakfast we started talking to the two ladies
who were in the known haunted room.
I told them my story.
They said nothing happened to them.
Go figure.

They were sisters that came up for a visit.
One was from Phoenix, Arizona.
The other was from Dayton, Ohio.

They asked where we were from and when we
said Marine City...they were shocked as they were
born and raised in the next town up from us.
We all said what a small world it was. 

Our breakfast consisted of
fresh fruit
mushroom quiche
muffins
blueberry bread
waffles 
with fresh blueberries, syrup and or whipped cream
Orange, grapefruit and tomato juice
Coffee

Staying at the inn was an experience.
Will I go back?
I have to really think about it.
It was a nice place in the daylight.
Maybe a room on the first floor would work.

I DO BELIEVE IN GHOSTS!

Historic Inn Blessings To All!
Janice