‘move wees than any one state has right to have $0 ea hark of cheese ad tar owing Vist Butingion's Spring Top Museum. hear about Washington Couns Gastnen, and rect at the war shower of Pama Take aon ‘ray 135 Ree Man se tbe Word's Larges Sc Packet {Peoked ove he goss of Kenosa andthe heart gs of Stevens Poin. Met Madso's Loony Lawyer, hove «Buta vs at is iver n Pili net, and lea abut the Wily ‘War of Waukesha Ws a wi, a werd, and at scons, ‘A brandnew enty nthe Destseling We US. series Word sconsn proves witout a Gout that Wisconsin fled wth 2 lot more tan jest mak and cheese. Jon Linda and tard on the rand adventure, a joumey out never oneae CO Mae ccd See ae es [erin osContints Foreword: ANat from the Marks 6 Turodusion 8 Local Legends 10 Ancient Mysteries 24 Fabled People and Places 38, Roadside Oddities 64 Unexplained Phenomena 90 Bizarre Beasts 104 Local Notables 122 Personalized Properties 146 Collected Exhibitionism Roads Less Traveled Badger State Ghosts Cemetery Safari Index WEIRD WISCONSIN DEDICATION Sw ae ey Conners eee AeknewiedemensForeword: A Note from the Marks ein farm Wpe ing hg afer an a Qh rege yee cred pt nemo ens ohh ps Pas ee Sogn meg nd wegen de Eiouinionlmpirrery anmermeerenher praia Legnaro ed 0 3, So ‘urmy apn ete yw gsi toIntroduction 1634 oar Nicolet became the fit European to and in Wisconsin, resin a owing Chinese robe embroidered with Rowers ad bs (la, he thought he ha reaches China he came ashore nea what snot Green ay ring tro rane pols ma entreaties diapay of hs maps Nowe Europeans followed, poring their wild mélange of flkways and ancestal spirit ll he milion of souls hat have since crscrose the Badger State have Jet hr story tempt on the ad hat you word mat of ersten shout nfl textbooks or sei om ours makers handed ou in sls ors by chamber of commerce ‘We'w stil crating the Stange gman of prvate history —an encounter ‘whan ecenr iat tthe corer ae darting shadow coalescing nt ‘monster nour vice» gh rs, en mental Baa dort 3 ert to witchventangled nightmares These willbe wisp moments Become uF ‘tones an gst wipe alongwith us each ime ce ps thw ere ale Though plitciansand the media seem Benton turing Wiconn ome thing ls, those of us with deep taproot here now what we rely are. From he Germans ature Nie 1 the Paih rata era \Wascorsint the Ses erage of New Cars omen tration sll observed on Indian eserations around the sate you cat elp Bu think some {hing important happened bere—soeeting diferent nie and, es wed To us weird isa good thing Itcan encompass people place, things, and stories from the mica the deeply acabre Therefore wasting ‘when one oreo museums, up aring the ite or ok, sid, “We ont know if we could basse with that.” Sigh Sad, in, nt to want to basin with gular people? What most people call weidnes itn nly ‘sgn erigiaty and nonconfcriy, which we thought was the whale Amencan raison rein the ist place may imply 2 ouch of the spinal or Paranormal iol just deste sme wacky indian ator, Truth be tod there's almost 0 much oo love. fick. when we eae ow och thee wn, found it hard to ryt fal of Won’ weednes teween the covers of ane mets bok. wae ke cramming pounds of round bratwurst “mute” ine a one pound sausage casing or sting vs ot covered stick tights fl inv swamps while searching fr ghost towns. We amped city streets ‘photographing lanky el marals ard Raunt balding drove dawn every mad thats home toa gun titers mouse cow oF moose eamined each passing ‘occult glyph for meaning We rifle 0 many istry fs for spo tris hat the tales haunt ws til Asfor legends, with our ethnic heritage, Wisconsin is orc in lore that the ‘whale state ought to be isle in the Sithvonian unde las Tracks tres ‘rales nuns, communities of murderous ite people how choos ‘We frally hod to accept that his book could not be an allincasiveencyelope ia of wid culture Instead, we ste for acarcfally sete colleen nt ‘cause something isn't incaded in our book doesn’t mean iti abulous ston ally important or wer. Itsimply means that fr sme reson we fl we need to choose something eke And we ado there could be more hana few unturned ‘stones cu there hat we have tip aver et ei ne br cveryshere ‘Comsdethis bok aoc jurmal of the pachic and istrefi hat makeup the Badge State experience Dude wher’ our weird? “Turn the page “tn 5 Coxe on car DecksLe Local LegendsWaukesha Phantom Kangarce Flap‘alia eacaeer Fominorent he a Soyer Sattrepemete Stl len al end ae en ae epg atten ep ee gent New same Tet sn tae evn frat ee ey (Set eade een y wore ee ‘eta mvacpt vance Stetedrasrepmerect he ‘Tempo vin nc Satin tm nie Siocon teers inent rire tion yr on sen mth phe iti ak pn ae eee ee ee Sereneey counts Soecerece eae oie ee Soe ee eee Gaon SSE aan aoe soe Sue [Se iene ena Sa Sano eee pana 2 Sear ee Sosa soegos Has Hendlse Non Peet erties iene sect tence tecinnninyras Diseipooes eee oes So Sheep arena Setesckcpeniaeseten’ Seteeretcerecceamniony Spee ee aeerotery Tome onganieonary ainda pa pa pee tence Se Eee aepattteate eeectsktar seam niomeeton alee abel Mite ere Scere ices eee Gee ctetens lives Piscrwoo ope Spee aceremacrent See Set patie enn Seana : So ae a ooo ieeerenee Seta cttartesee eae ipceeteeai Sener en eee en aa ee ieee Som, ————— Soe wala nee 5 oo Seana Sensis ‘i f era antag oetcraecstieentons wemctertemsnnrsctian Woman ‘Saeed chee apport he pro . ethate sll epun fats tended Senses mers cacam tad st Stores 7 Seer wach beeen stroke cme sme wee peerage sink Seam tentang Bessltsrarpeconctstmtatpereetic"oneuerngaeoc oat smd ate fnew ginty dn ngs ty thn eps ys omg ome | inks na em cea mcd pre oa Trem Gapyyrac ncn Genesance, ememrsttovwnyng sma neon a aeecromecume ern ny yo Semateniy Sen nrocagnsiocae ose renames arte Sethe ‘Pecans py Betacam ah miCrosse Nursing Home's Little Boy Angel of Death IaclrinGienmereosachgen, Sb daa ana Scoesrasinwcn aie tering enn en enn ek swt i on™ | Sctmprcke velba em Pus tasinge' tener ten ter th feugiat eed Bean pend ‘Ste tem sgn tested ann grr Siinnetoars aac ng ‘sine syne Yea pte he ee ee eee etal oe et Pond Insures Screams ‘pleat ecg he a eld Repeal ‘Kernen pn tn eu ang Tiemann ash bad hve: ftp ngage a ah ee ey ‘See Sa pee a eo Times knp te st xe preg {nm erste pcan ut te Neus eseetsmmtr snag: tot vate Uo man agp Demectailtierddcses “cstetonimanlciuints ercerratn Frente ahem csenon wren mee es foes heaped ety senuaw noone Slehecmsinten =i Ti pene sts ping none ay iepeepainjren la pemiirwniaraippehay inetd yer ‘inl Assn hase Syosset ah th art a ‘Me Cpanaty mk nents singer paar cog eT Geetaaieescesenl ie ection bret pte ry fos thane ‘Swen Remenl Cc cUtacpuy oat ue ye hee ‘Sse ype na eoncanmeontein Wisconsin tate when gh Eureka has bee fascinated by the huge : Ast ant Argus Foote ir oanty dream house wa bea honeymoon hidenvay forthe separable hy fur year old brothers andthe bid, Anna and cr ded three months ater Austen. Aral, and AdelaPMPs Mysteries GSci Si te ea entucniyes raced y Sa a te pn Famer cre Ee teres geet tonne ns ‘iain pu nbs ta he oe ee alte Shire terrae merce stamens maum anna Oo een Vee tge een selene mim Ehinmnouopuaren ne tr | decaneenntmgenertone ‘Sere a te cg nd enh et Ee Pesaran Faces he arg orcas Lanse pepe rene cary eae oats toet awit fesse renrafei ‘Sind ears cg me Shaped cand pf Becca cetera aug tanga ed eno Wb ra et pa ice ty Te mcucoge cecum a be ‘tence nae ee magi Seen ees be ew ly Seen eneee Bape re aero re ere eee bee eee ane: sora eer Sass Gece Steceacetete. pecoscoccmeae Sees. Oe Sco eee See, oe ee ee eee fee eee ame ee fis aereieemenes topneeaeim aan Soares eee fie aemneretanc | emaanesiassiaara ae Tasted iemecter ntcsemreers otitis tree: ‘ere nes nto era aceee Ss The Zk MeundTewer sits high to a bal knob verooking the village of Ek Mound, with commanding views ofthe strounding countryside The ower tal asa mrt deceased rural mail carriers, eprobably the only one of ts Kind inthe ‘country Visitors, however have reprted experiencing bing phenomena hee unrelated either to postal workers oo going “postal” Howls rend the night ere res of chien distur the sence. Screams echo through the stands of aks. Manisa laughter peas cos the valley. Tower clinbers report hicoming nausctes after leaving the grounds Drivers onthe rad below have winesn obscuring swing miss or seen strange igh bi ‘Phenomena although ther are whispers ofan unknown person —petaps more than ng and dancing around the sane efice Few can account for any of these cone —pershing in al frm op the tower in the 1980, This malevolent evenant continues to spook the unwary today. Gt nexpicabl are rumors that an enormous dragon is buried beneath his Je srocture. Indeed, scattered tones, embedded inthe sol with ost a hint of thei rounded smooth surface expose, re dato one hasbeen cost abe to confirm the dragon's burial or say whe this story began Interestingly aropean lore filed with ales of dragons guarding earthen mounds conta ‘Wouldn't be pas ge an ancient dead hing es bused hee oan unt or someone brave enough to face the guardian of the mound? Perhaps there is a dragon heneath he moun: tut ail on dy, TAM J OF THE DECEASED LEYTER GAVRHERS| CUUNTYte of the Dead eceeaees, ae SS ears earn opts oud one ee SSS ioc ne ‘jan een a ‘Deca eed i er oe Ta doe gh eet id saree at econo rear ar tote ee ant Indians and Baffling Burials never so tt re ‘Ulan ner avai wan ur rumetadetan mpi and Seite mgs at ny Sipe pope nr mort See eee ‘ui hea ane ame tt ‘Seinen ae eg ree Seegitemsies Lean ow yeaah mere seattle retreeals gree ‘enon ad nhc dey teed {inna mee ‘oop ning es che anwar il pono ane Crpeentnctnnnteesc tetenion sag rot cette Eiiieteriadaetaea varie mek perereipere ironies rel Epson sli tare per renal amy eater aair ‘So ot dy ‘sient me peniet ano ry SESE cee nee gts Senne het te ‘testa te nary nang te pve ayn eee wh pet st te Sr en cht Shialoetkesncha encod nr ‘Sweat oc tate er ‘ty etm it eto ueannee nina tao ‘Siesta cota ered Sette petted ree Garr ed Mem treree ebeporeearscin f Po bere sie os end me tenon sein a oe Sterne ttre ead tc ety ne wnat a sega nr yes eS ow ‘Shed a meee ert‘gee ft nth a a Bl Bl wih ses to sean pobaby erent pc 2 wl gh eet ld alFabled People <. and Places ° Pee bat the i iY ic tits Pee misfortune asa rest of ani en Sant * Deere rien arch rural Muskego f tee Haunchyville ae certainly P among Wisconsin's int litle house on Lake Superior, and the See ee warily~the house that devils once possessed, an eae ean ns fabled people and places are long gone eee enter Soi ec eee i) é even nenie dove eaeenrmar es cian een iy cad starch e tice mute Reco etctoeteecenac saciid tn eer Seema anges Seepeelieteatyectetemes poate ep itee o Sete reomeante, ovehmacs yan nde ag eg mad ‘a ar Cer en ae be Srp sree nt geek ‘vb dar ening doth Meinl nstngit Aten wen, “rm eam eh Sea ptt terior ved to ‘roe Ty ems yan iy venlieeeel eoaale oe aaa 5 pmpet e UO me sae ten Sopra a ae ek Sites Spice Pentti step Sh ongtiet eons tepcdems go ea ni at sete deedoanime sh eg Siete tegen ease Sennen et | a hecaveicenetases (Sy ath oa trator et ‘iso ee potash ae ‘tedster pmo ‘Senger orto ey hen Sorc eet eters ‘Revonah ise crn pera Seccertrcientinemeet ‘Woh gba nln hep seem ray ventory ‘Ste mpi hbo ae Saree acinar ‘ne Send Sale, LiSpaecwpoteeucrnemgenor omejxorcising Priest of Lake Superior wows ny pens spmad gy thwart dein ant rs Hg sae ‘reenter ean sng sont sdb edo rte on sod [atic Iiedecyspessitgieweal sataiwervaniee pongo My oan [anno semen twee haves chem tng catego feb Joreelstyesetaperdecom ser jot Selon ypc it cd “honed ovone ‘ies cman at ram etry nt yt Yt ec en Siaeentesy weer mate fest tgs Gt {Se Ten upd Geneon ane eeeeter ga fae ection ely ah Goh pt ir stan ch ‘Seu cad agro cence eng = =e Ther Carn ait nha ron sgatena a ngensnte noc cm esc roa eg mn tore nero fetonratay ‘ttn sr pes aire yer (eran came Soot opm poe orieerrepenieing ish a oon (ect me on oe scot crea Tetra wr pty pnpee hs ‘Denied portandnp on tanya Bp whan ado palne dcp Sistetctay enteeartkaaytey te Genome mens ppevis Tavcararrbe “Nom urbane Sgr oe he ‘een fs Notuonesnayea andes rey pungent nts amy Sippy mtr wah yea her Ce ara pg he Fore eat par vn ingsypcng sem shen ese yas ge hey eit trate sengen dun sow” oye ne Cape ‘mint tne doen that tat Ce rg ee yt emp eek te se ‘vec cogent rp a Pron erbaelenierrearricetreery Steer ana ou tne serene ad “(inamtueacinndatieseeied nae eon a ot ind ‘pooctnar me mem a em ‘Zora ett ere en retin cng ne ar (Geter tenga en sna Suraertoneonaen Sw po ee New testa tnte wich eect een ee oinemteee th oatentyein Sgmechentie aortas ate ‘ee idee ‘ier tone grb hapetin e sapowe ach ah ay ng Sa Ines eh el vied perma ane (Wert ma patna Mahe Cr al Say isnenrycirsarerncar eco ereimesaoere ‘st oe Tin tame acvoaeatect sco Sone or ene eh Nese pm Sapo ceayeeet anor toat Wiactanar acgreeneeried See enor wrote Anan e ‘rae aureaapen ton Sateen oem apnea ecg ant ray met a Le ‘Tae encom mtg chore (stra an Aen nr ‘too ere ate iatnerenpenterunne Sn op aes age oy mer pean pt teh (Sechenne Spd atl ters eal tenineeat em Teche ‘Seige ny oy 3 He eta ai eonof Spook ill Ttelcnenl h mero ane ‘aang ern mary ner es Ten et py tte upto gt ay one Sapir tocarregt nierecie iiatreeted isp ee orp eaten nercspemne ‘Ce tthe ely yet i er ephneeispmpetaene nr ape ait a trang terocstnitpete cone oor Seatac eee cae Tee i recat cere sitemeter eon ceecnny ees ‘om hoe thagh ype ‘oye nb soar reenter ate cea ey Cy sto xenon Smet ts Rol ‘ney ae pa a Soret ye om meta pet ean pat Sister Stagsee are cep cf cena might ae fo theme teca St gh bai Stet ee ‘supe hae dtc ng he | Seguros toms Sec msrp ony tg ot eect re “pena ng Ivis Presley, Peacemaker Rene hen a nor 7. 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Sloe te erie al Cemy fre tenga cng ome Per Bed GC rt ‘rg oa Bt me on eae Belcan Ne 8 we ee 0 Vn ‘Setar tere intr of Eo ‘Soe tentnt inte Be sng npg em open pens ne an mete pe ashe te fee tn oe pee i hes Mra ae eng en ye Shear SomberRoadside Ciebe Ta Tae lh abewond Pol Banyan ee Soe enyay om tay tema = ooaored = eee ‘Tilak tee er eda Sah Seon eae ee as nl a tte ro aoa Dat ced ee ce ‘setga pnt wag none Se (Somers esr nahn pe nl es rr aa ve aman ps nw | ‘oy eyp mune rom Po gan Rigiiancceme oe pay ote red at ve poonay on Timlin tye cele tiegey irc ‘trays nme mie ch tena! wo ea ‘apt ey tl hewon ‘tet marvin ose (Soma cs Natrol a oe ay ate lal Sto Tht WH Met ia Saou nee Soe Sppcescestames eee [oes eee ee ee See eae ee = ore SSaceetees Saat Season tee oe Seteerecas cain eee Siegerir sl oN re dl pe sec tty wot ose Any Hew sd ns pahbch wich rw ir to tm itm pe au ie a Peet png th ali ut enamel "Any ind he pp oa ier Ani ping nd ro ‘heres tin Hen ea ‘Ste nga Ans war a gh tt al a ay 8 ‘ett hae fale Gavan Anyway eon ‘enna Hoon mpi ot op nd ted om eB Sekt Demers tpn sg st Tppartins ial napa hind cae srl od Tim yore en fe Anon pay Sayer cs ay ag rn i er de “whe mur petted oe be hirano lo ceri ene el ot eto ca ee pce ti ao posto nd ona pe a mato pepe (crip nt ecg) Te da 1s hard for the people of Lake Geneva fo understand why {hls beloved symbal of le [Rmericann cam belt ln pence etter ey se “ete dt vey eal hee ws pane can rent rey ge Len Cty Parana ta ‘eulyemugh doe mae sal chet The ‘trestle a ey hat you may wend a inp {rojmdeva/een pu? Aree toe ‘rut layla canon ve ong inert: Che ste ee erty ‘despot Maa mara ay ‘ois anal ats dng oS an ‘oc Hand he ings! er ‘ine ieee Eovwtoan Pu ‘Mice with Cheese Mero oe ost eps wold ae (pales pes er Seee rahe org moni {hasan mae oe ean ‘eri sina ng Woche Bae coun many whch ows cst om eae mal ‘Semce have how kd rain ‘net th mot fans pe th mt Fein ‘ow on iin esr Hew ram eer ‘ompo I Sven hd neythe ‘Sotcone end "Atay ht not ant ‘Rome’ ai Tees Ce oe re ig (gel me rrr fal nmin Yr oe te ato ahi a ee sto {att se reroll ‘en ling heen Frm sce 98.50 hen ‘Sone You in ditch Bee ‘yt ‘rok imp peetreny me ea forint he ore «cg yeWORLD'S LAR (22,200 on (688,200 GALLONS OF BLN.) ENOUGH BEER TO FILL 7,240,796 CANS, ‘PLACED END TO END THESE CANS WOULD ‘RUN S65 MILES, Jorld’s Largest Six PackTorr in Every Way Im scutern Wenn the 17 tee wet only ae plac go for a ely ig right on the town. Whether you were a coupe of wellacrabbed kids out fora avsh [rm fest or Aunt Mabe eletating er seventh bth ith magic bash trades city dwellers longing for circular dining rom with country views Hartg's Gabber justin Johnson Crk le the bill The trkey bil that The wh lace, accom ots ochre, was intended o make you thnk ofits specially — turkey The windows were shapes like turkey eyes, and the entrance carpet wis wren wth bright gbbler desig. ‘With ts cular oo plan rotating bx, pink-purpl nero, and live msc very Saturday night th Gobbler was the are'scasbah. People ache there from Chicago and points beyond and stayed all weekend atthe adjacent motel so round and sted vith shag and mirrored eveything ‘ard Isc experience the motel only vi brochures, at we do remember dining at the restaurant on 3 few special eccasions. You could have trkey jst about any wy you wanted, but it was the decor that truly struck us: The futuristic roundness othe place combined with ils pink. white, and vender rugs and upholstery made an ttnlorgetable impression sort of ke finding yore inside a gint peony blosoe et ina modern vase. The Gobbler wa all bout atmosphere you sensed you'd suddenly teen transported to someplace far from smalldown Winns. Tbe eventing br and lncious colors ese izeying notgh dines cond Sk pep ak reyy te balcony over the bar known as the Roost or the Royal Roost With tablesUnexplained duty] > See ee eae , bolts from the sky and 188-year-old coin finds; aliens b pancakes and people who glow with a misty white ere crashing through Geo Metro windshields; crop and tree citles switling black shadows alive with menace Wisconsin offers all eon ee a eee eee ey Pen eet ee en eer ete eee ke Of course, some experiences just defy explanation, We're often asked, Why is Wisco Coronet its PeresJank pr ying eal fo sso ner Nncnen enema ete {Spey en re ord Minot ey re ee tice on pinto nf Sena bpm eat ly oe eee lois ea pa Ron cepek gunn wa a bp Seen en gti cre MS fue energie ve ‘irises et Trove ctf anon me eit eis Sas pen Soe Tn Sn en ok ep cron tee mn ‘espe ok oe aly needa en Nitoy we anew sma pcs ois ae plant Sp to oan Mott Chnie ——— es ieee cocteneesioe Sonnet herein Soeceoe ae aes Soe 5 oe aac eens aceeer ate ey eee acer ei Jtoorite Back at Ya Tay Bh Wh Caps ee at ate epee Mee wna on be (acer oe dhe er go Naren Rewer ch see oe ata Mom pond co cot ‘Sect mage heme pin te np Teer pentger negetiocemaind oe SAILS cabernet i ipecdigauy mare hae foci tec ‘Sra Yer nthe oy Spa bmw a Fan ate ‘Siecng up enc ar etpoen EEE caromJrange Ghost Ball sn ny ny tn Serena nso Tiny Aplin tnd Ae Secmyoadinctmyer” _ Tneverbeve beers dt at (dent a toners re ra ecm {1Gr ae” Techs tcm n t erste eee ister ere pee ee ree eet ed ope forty surann ‘Onsen Aen snstend sper on hi et ght of ena an en noe etna sein ne get eee? td wc aed a Sotto pebe Wel son pte aye do Seepage te epee rca ut ee Oe ppd detatmatcivonnighcecot span natin a Seventh apt Seige Alomar sah tr rot pans eh on Seelam, eg wn i as daha went eR sr io keksievniraginmidGctaiea Senlon singin ayry Flying Saucer Pilot? io aa tring aero Freer Farrar Cop Ehage shone a tel se a pes oo gay Wee et ‘& rs Uh ow coed be pound har tn ty aan deen a emcees te igh tr ca heaigh amo rang cape Srapon ing wing og a west ne cn asa tt wee pty pr aeplctl ‘eh hd ody thm mc Wen prams ng e ‘ata yoxe aly owa yu dnt kw wit do Wat wel ny ‘os de doin ast te? pacoaetentorinne irentrerTercer eer eects ene eae eee aL ee ecreraneeont rani Daze and Flying Saucer Capitals Galore tert tow itr eating ve he eo UFO cpt Wc” Taconite orig lee pgme king te ET gerne Tickle won beat cme th heer ae ‘hitaon Ewe in Pee Conny ota in 975, Shen a pec cr chev lf oo age ‘ton lf oy sh tpn tt oer mpc aoa a fa gay 6b Fr du Lc Count tical etre oe {FO capa rn with fin UO Detain 199 thas had ng con weno a pe Nay Dade il wal Spi Hy sy oc hes of heehee My othe oi owned Poe and ep the southern Apel know ey wel Shedd widows gh ve nad hese a UO hovering rer nhy aves siping pa own re he nthe il econ own egg her ‘nea i fr pcr pening Bon al {healt ler up 0 the Novae ue ore wa red ye ope snub te pmchaos hydebeh ntr rad Long ae weve si boot rrtay en UFO Bo «wed nape ach ‘therwte wna Bob Kure Karte eve he, ‘egy avait ver als sade pal unto alent how pat gh “ed an ng one rae Mc” ec Angelaeee Pee en et ee er eee ed her and-black-spotted Holstein hide isthe state's in front of acarnelian-hued barn. White proudest design cliché, daubed on countless ee ee en eet re caps. But as any dairy farmer knows, old bossy can kick when she wants to. And Wisconsin has a second nickname —the Badger State, after a down-and-dity ee et ee ee aes eee erie ae oe ed ete ee ea cere) symptom of the deep truth understood by everyone whe lives in this region of wildly varied terrain: ee eee beyond bovine and badger —a freakish z00 that inhabits the outskirts of civilized places, Its denizens ee ee rs flesh. They skulk and lurk and hunker on prairie and Sar eae eer ee eeneer Tey eeerene woods, even in the dark alleyways of our cities. ditional biologists would be hard-pressed to define many of these bizarre criters: small, hairless entities that pop out of the bushes, a glimmer of blue Peres the spectrum—brown, furry, manlike thin Se eee re stricken roadside observers, then disappear in th reer blink of an eye into cornfields and forests. Not bears, rot wolves, these scary pelted things otprints ee ete oes Wisconsin has even become world-famous for a St ee ee ees Ce ed right have lived here long before mankind; others ‘might just be passing through. In fact, i's been eee eee erent eee area, a place where i's possible for beings from other Seen In the pages that follow, we'll dissect some of these weird creatures as best we can without benefit peepee of pickled laboratory specimens or DNA fur analysis. In most cases, eyewitness descriptions will have to suffice. 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Every community has its version of Elm Stret. I’ the haunted road that prompts the driver to grip the wheel ‘ore tightly. t's the route where your friends dare you to stop the car and get Se ee et ee ee ee eee ten ce or Tees ‘cemeteries, crumbling buildings, and dark forests encroaching on both sides. Se rant a eee Repke eet et one ee i ee himself. Maybe there is actually nothing intrinsically scary about these rads, Maybe they merely serve as conduits to our own innermost demons If this is the case, then a trip down one of these legendary byways may be a journey of Profound self-discovery. Of course, people who enjoy exploring hellish roadways may do so Parely to scare themselves and thet friends out of their wits. Who hasn't piled into an overcrowded car around midnight and set off to Se te ee ee "up in the retelling of scary legends and the anticipation of experiencing something awesomely terrifying that bythe time they arrive at their destination, their eyes may play tricks on them. A stray dog might become a SSE ete eee eee nn Whether these roads are actually epicenters of the hypermystical world CL eer ee ee ee they/re alittle ofeach. 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