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UPDATE:  The white buffalo statue that stood in front of the Buffalo Spirit gas station & gift shop is gone permanently, taking its spirit with it.

Currently for sale, this property boasts a small church ("The Chapel on the Hill"), scrap metal sculptures, antiques, and a mini-village.

  N1294 State Highway 64 / 107
Merrill, WI  54452
(715) 536-3429

This big cycle was probably never planned to have stayed at this location for very long, but it can now be seen at Fort Hamilton Antiques (see above).

There is a mention in the book "Self-Made Worlds" about this creation of Dave Siedler.  No other information is available.  Please email this website if you are aware of any details.

  24 North 2nd Street
Tomahawk, WI  54487

"The river rat, or log driver, was responsible for getting logs from forest to mills.  During the drive, river rats rode the logs.  Using peavey, or pike poles, they pushed, pulled, and pried logs free.  Townspeople often lined the river banks to watch them at work.  The drives ended when the logs arrived at the mill booms."
- section from sign next to statue

This wood carving, standing in the middle of a boulevard, depicts a northwoodsy scene involving bears, fish, eagles and a loon.

Little did you know that gargantuan arachnids once terrorized the residents of central Wisconsin, at least in the form of monsters in a B-movie from 1975.  That was when director and Lincoln County native Bill Rebane released his locally-filmed low-budget horror flick "The Giant Spider Invasion" upon the drive-in theaters of America.  Alan Hale Jr. (who of course played the Skipper in "Gilligan's Island") made an appearance as a sheriff in the film, so that should be good enough reason for you to seek out and rent this cult classic.  Mystery Science Theatre 3000 featured it on one of their shows, which is available on DVD.  In August 2008, the steel frames that made up the shape of the giant spiders were dug out of the weeds and put on display in downtown Merrill before being split up once again.  One skeleton is being restored in the town of Gleason while the other was destined to be sold on EBay.

T.B. Scott Mansion

12-Year-Old Boy Spots Bigfoot   (1979)

Gleason UFO Sightings

"We weren't much of believers in UFO's until that night. The object was heading toward us (to the west). It was moving at a remarkable speed, and was VERY close to the ground when it got closer."
- section from UFO Wisconsin report

Merrill UFO Sightings

Devil Creek

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

Calvary Cemetery

"odd smells and noises. The smell of roses, rotten flesh and others. Sightings of orbs. Sounds of walking, something growling, talking, whispering, and babies crying. Certain spots get windy when there is no wind. And other spots get cold or colder than the weather is at that time. Also seen shadows of dark figures and could not tell whether it was a man or woman or child or adult."
- section from The Shadowlands website

"The Special's Ghost"

In the book "Northern Frights", author Dennis Boyer tells of a game wardens assistant, killed in the line of duty, who is still doing his job.

Sonic Booms & Strange Contrails  (1999)

"1 hour later the smoke like contrail was still in the same area to the north west. I've heard sonic booms before but never like this, it was almost like a very loud explosion far off."
- 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.

"Permanent exhibits feature a Victorian era parlor and bedroom furnished with heritage items from local families. Also housed at the museum are the Scott Resource Center and Library, the Northern Pines Genealogy library and the Pinery. The Pinery houses a blacksmith shop, a logging exhibit, a marking hammer collection and pioneer tools."
- section from the City of Merrill Official Site

  804 East Third Street
Merrill, WI  54452
(715) 536-5652

hours:
(daily except holidays)  1pm – 4pm
Guided Tours:  (Wed, Sat & Sun)

  18 East Washington
Tomahawk, WI  54487
(715) 453-2056

Summer hours:
(Tues - Fri)  10am – 4pm
(Saturdays)  10am – 2pm