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Camp Napawon
Wild Rose
Colin Trier
I've got a story for you. I used
to stay at a summer camp called Camp Napawon, out by Wild Rose, near the
center of the state. If I remember correctly, it's about 30 miles south
of Stevens Point.
The land the summer camp was on
is allegedly cursed by a bunch of gypsies who were mercilessly
slaughtered there in the '30s. Ever since then, plenty of weird things
have been going on.
The gypsies are said to visit
people in the form of black cats with one white paw. Seeing one brings
you bad luck, and many people at the camp have a story about
encountering one of these infamous cats.
Also, there's supposed to be a
ghost who haunts the area. This ghost kills people in their sleep, rips
their hearts out, then hangs the heart up on a tree for everyone to see.
There's other stories I've heard
too, like a camp quartermaster who was in a barn that was locked from
the inside, and when they finally got the door open, they found him with
an ax buried in the back of his skull.
Of course, some of these may just
be campfire stories to spook us, but who knows what you'll find out
there. I myself will tell you this:
I've never seen anything
paranormal out there myself, but the place gives off a very bad vibe. It
feels really eerie there, like the peace and serenity of the woods is
just a façade and something sinister is waiting just around the corner.
You can feel it.
Well, that's all I know. And, if
anyone else finds anything out there, let me know, alright?
Source: Story
courtesy Colin Trier
We like this
story. We're not alleging it's 100% true or that any of it is true. We
think it's representative of the kind of stories told around youth camps
across the state. A little blood; a little mystery; a buried ax in the
head. Good cheerful camp fodder! And who can ask for anything more?
f you have any
campfire tales about Camp Napawon, please let us know!
Posted: March 29, 2001
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