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  1265 Lombardi Ave.
Green Bay, WI  54304
(920) 569-7513 (for tours)

tour hours:
(daily)  10am – 4pm

The 1871 Peshtigo forest fire miraculously spares this chapel, which was built after a young girl has a vision of the Holy Virgin.  Miraculous cures to the blind, sick and crippled also reportedly occurred here.

  Chapel of Our Lady of Good Help
4047 Chapel Dr.
New Franken, WI  54229
(920) 866-2571

hours:
6:30am – 7pm

  From Highway 43 in Green Bay, take Highway 57 north for 6½ miles. Turn left onto Van Lanen Road, then take first right into Wequiock Falls County Park.

  6106 County Road K
Champion, WI  54229

Two larger-than-life statues of two larger-than-life men. (I'm sure that's been written elsewhere a thousand times.)  These 14-foot bronze figures represent the Green Bay Packers' most famous head coach, Vince Lombardi, and the team's founder, Curly Lambeau.

The memorial to the victims of terrorist murderers on September 11, 2001, is 30 feet tall and contains a hunk of steel girder from one of the towers in its base, which is pentagonal in shape.

  200 Dousman St.
Green Bay, WI  54303
(920) 437-2337

  1963 Holmgren Way
Green Bay, WI  54304
(920) 884-3159

  1901 S Oneida St.
Green Bay, WI  54304
(920) 405-1177

  1828 S Ashland Ave.
Green Bay, WI  54304
(920) 435-4449

  839 Lombardi Ave.
Green Bay, WI  54304
(920) 884-2069

  1587 Shawano Ave.
Green Bay, WI  54303
(920) 494-4472

After their original shoe tree was felled by a storm in 2002, the tradition-bound students at UW-Green Bay began adorning a second oak with their fetid footwear.

Driving past a BP gas station near Wequiock Falls County Park, one does not expect to see a metal tyrannosaurus rex peering from the weeds along the roadway.  Upon closer inspection, it is one of many examples of local sculptor Carl Vanderheyden's art that is on display here on BP's property.  Most of the items for sale here are smaller works, but several large scrap metal items can be seen on his website (listed at right) and also in his yard at the corner of Bellevue Street & Hoffman Road in Green Bay.

"Fonferek's Glen is a 74-acre geological gem featuring a 30-foot waterfall, limestone cliffs and stone archway. Located along Bower Creek in the Town of Ledgeview, this park also includes a gravel quarry, agricultural fields, and 15 acres of former farmland which have been restored to natural prairie. The waterfall can be viewed from a designated overlook."
- section from Brown County website

"Unfortunately this waterfall does not have a lot of water and by summer the falls is reduced to the thin trickle seen in the photo below. Spring is definitely the time to visit this one. In March the falls was still largely frozen. April is likely the ideal month."
- section from Go Waterfalling website

Ghost of Vince Lombardi
at the Packers Hall of Fame

  855 Lombardi Ave.
Green Bay, WI  54304
(920) 499-4281

hours:
9am – 6pm  (hours vary on holidays)
New Year's Eve:  9am – 4pm
(closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Day)

Lights and Noise  (2002)

"The noise was unbearable at this point I had to cover my ears, but I tryed (sic) to keep my eyes fixed on the lights."
- section from UFO Wisconsin report

Jets in Pursuit of Craft  (1995)

"Many witness strange craft streaking in night sky."
- section from UFO Wisconsin report

Downtown YMCA

Ghostly activity reported.  Read more about it in the book listed at right.

Green Bay UFO Sightings

"V shaped object with light on bottom side quietly passed over the top of there campsite and continued over the lake. The massive craft continuously scanning the area with a large flood light reached center of lake and left at an undescribable (sic) speed."
- section from UFO Wisconsin 11-20-01 report

De Pere UFO Sightings

"There also seemed to be animals, or something on the ground under the light. After riding past this barn on my motorcycle, a low flying object suddenly flew over head and disappeared behind a grove of trees."
- section from UFO Wisconsin September 1976 report

The Weird Wisconsin website ponders the multitude of Devil-related place names in Wisconsin

Lawrence Cemetery
aka Old Cady Cemetery

Ghostly activity reported.  See "Unexplained Research" link at right for full story.

Suamico Sponge Creature

While fishing for rock bass on the Suamico River in the summer of 1974, Mike Baldwin and his mother spotted what at first appeared to be a large, strange-looking leaf floating in the water.  A closer look revealed not a leaf at all, but an orange, pancake-like "sponge creature", six to eight inches across and covered with molted brown spots.  It began to swim away in an undulating manner when approached.  Before Mike could net the bizarre animal, it reached deep water, where it disappeared, never to be seen again.

Shape-Changing Object  (2002)

"There was many different colors coming off of it and it was changing shapes."
- section from UFO Wisconsin report

"Ghosts of America" Haunted Location Reports
(take with a grain of salt)

The reports on this site are presumably fiction, using random Wisconsin place names in the stories listed there.  Even so, you might get a kick out of reading them.

"Helene and the Loup Garou"

In the book "Spooky Wisconsin", a tragic tale is told of a young woman who becomes the object of desire of a shape-shifting werewolf.

Zion Lutheran Cemetery

"Going West on Shirley Rd. in the Town of Shirley there is a stone covered road where a every old cemetery is. This cemetery glows of a pale green light, at times from an area of head stones located in the South-East Corner. And it is reported to have followed people."
- section from The Shadowlands website

"Spirit of a man named Henri roams the hospital and the grounds. Some people feel panicked, as if they must leave the building, others have said that they heard footstep or thought that they were watched. Considered to be an evil entity by the staff that knows about him."
- section from The Shadowlands website

The park is also listed in the History section below.

Baird Creek

"Children voices have been heard laughing and crying after dark. Two ghosts of children have been seen standing in the creek as well as a ghost of a man walking down the bike trails next to the creek."
- section from The Shadowlands website

Brewbakers Pub

"when upstairs in the attic, you con hear footsteps and the lights turn on and off."
- section from The Shadowlands website

Bryon Walter Hall
on the UW-Green Bay campus

"Did you hear the one about the haunted room on the third floor of Byron Walter Hall? Reporter Terry Anderson of the Green Bay Press-Gazette did, and he retold it on page D-1 of Sunday's edition. The story goes that a few years ago a resident was looking into the mirror and saw a ghost staring back at her. From there, the tale morphed into the building being haunted by the ghost of Byron Walter, or maybe by the spirit of a young man whose grave was supposedly disturbed during construction. Tom Haevers, Residence Life director, says students have fun with the legend, and once even printed up T-shirts that boasted of "surviving" the haunted building. "I've never seen a ghost there," Haevers told the paper, "but I can't say for certain there isn't one there." "
- section from 03-08-00 LOG newsletter

Peterson House on Velp Avenue

"The Peterson House located on Velp Road is said to be the site of many strange occurrences. Over the past several years, leprechauns have been seen frolicking in the surrounding woods."
- section from The Shadowlands website

Haunted Locations from
Wisconsin Paranormal Investigation Team (WIX)

These following haunted locations are from WIX's website.  They are of known haunted locations in need of back stories explaining why they are haunted.  If you know anything about these locations, please email WIX with the information here.

"The new Packers Hall of Fame experience is 25,000 square feet of pure Packers adrenaline where you can see, touch and feel over 80 years of riveting history. There is an exciting 12-minute introductory movie created by NFL Films, as well as many other presentations shown in small theaters. Beautifully recreated moments are around every corner. Interactive videos line the hallways. There are 77 exhibits featuring Packers fans, the Ice Bowl, the three Super Bowl trophies, plaques of all 130 members of the Packers Hall of Fame, today's team, and even a re-creation of Vince Lombardi's office. A huge kids area lets little fans do the Lambeau Leap, throw passes and kick field goals. New fans, old fans, young fans - there is something for everyone in the incredible Packers Hall of Fame."
- section from the official site

  855 Lombardi Ave.
Green Bay, WI  54304
(920) 499-4281

hours:
(daily)  9am – 6pm  (hours vary on holidays)
New Year's Eve:  9am – 4pm
(closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Day)

"The ten room Greek Revival home, built in 1837, is filled with many original Martin furnishings, family photographs, paintings and other period pieces. The Hazelwood Historic Home is also home to the Brown County Historical Society and it continually works towards educating, preserving, advancing and disseminating the knowledge of Brown County history."
- section from Explore Wisconsin website

  1008 S Monroe Ave.
Green Bay, WI  54301
(920) 437-1840

hours:
• May thru Memorial Day  (Sat and Sun only)  1pm – 4pm
• Memorial Day thru Labor Day  (Mon Wed Thu Fri)  10am – 1:30pm
(Sat & Sun) 1pm – 4pm

"Heritage Hill has 25 historic and reconstructed buildings located on approximately 61 acres of land in Green Bay, Wisconsin."
- section from the Official Site

 "History buffs will love spending a day at the Heritage Hill Museum. An outdoor living museum, the Heritage Hill features 25 historic and reconstructed buildings dating from 1672 through 1905, on 49 park-like acres. The museum also has costumed interpreters to guide you and teach visitors about Wisconsin history."
- section from Explore Wisconsin website

Also listed in the Paranormal section above.

   2640 S. Webster Ave.
Green Bay, WI  54301
(920) 448-5150 or (800) 721-5150
(located at the corner of Highway 172 & Webster Avenue)

hours:
Memorial Day thru Labor Day  (Tues - Sat)  10am – 4:30pm

"Sit in the cab of the world's largest steam locomotive, the Union Pacific Big Boy. Examine Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's World War II command train. Ponder the futuristic Aerotrain from the 1950s. Visiting is your ticket to explore America's railroad heritage."
- section from the Official Site

  2285 S Broadway
Green Bay, WI  54304
(920) 437-7623 or (920) 435-7245

hours:
• May thru Oct  (daily)  9am – 5pm
• Nov thru Apr  (Mon to Fri)  9am – 5pm

"The Neville Museum first opened its exhibits to the public in 1915 in a small display at the public library. As exhibits increased in number and popularity, the museum continued to grow to today's 58,000 sq. ft. facility. The Neville Museum is a museum of art, history and science, dedicated to the collection and preservation of artifacts of Northeast Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. The museum has a variety of changing art exhibits plus smaller art, history and photo exhibits. On the Edge of the Inland Sea, the Neville Museum premier exhibit, takes you through 12,000 years of history, beginning with a glacier representing the end of the Ice Age, and ending with a look at how Green Bay evolved into a modern city."
- section from Explore Wisconsin website

  210 Museum Place
Green Bay, WI  54303
(920) 448-4460

hours:
(Tue & Thu, Fri, Sat)  9am – 4pm
(Wednesdays)  9am – 9pm  /  (Sundays)  Noon – 4pm