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Basics:
In the past there was a lot
of trading, and Native Americans in the area. We decided that it might
be a good idea to bring some tobacco along with us. The idea was that
it might be used as an offering to any spirits which may still be
there. Maybe they'd be more inclined to make their presence known if we
show our friendly intent. As far as we can tell, it was ineffective.
Results from EMF and temperature sweeps were also
negative. There WAS actually a moment where we had some strong spikes
on our 'Cell Sensor'. This was early on in the day. One of our
investigators held the meter at about 5 feet in the air, and slowly
moved the meter down to the ground level. As the meter got closer to
the ground, the more it would beep and light up. It was obviously
underground wiring.
In the same area, our thermometer also dropped to a
startling 9°F. We
did not FEEL that drop in temperature, however. We noticed this instrumental
decrease in temperature before we discovered the underground lines. A
nuclear blast sends out an electromagnetic pulse that shuts down all
electrical and electronic devices for miles. Electromagnetic fields
have the same properties on a MUCH smaller scale. Where there are
electromagnetic fields, electronic equipment has been known to go a
little haywire. The digital IR thermometer may have been reacting to
the fields generated by the underground wires.
Video:
This was an outside location
with no electricity available. No video was attempted.
Audio:
No discernible audio was collected from
this investigation.
Photos:
We did collect a few still
photos on this one.
Orbs: The most common photos taken in
paranormal investigation. (Click the image for a larger view.)
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If you look to the right hand side of the image, you'll notice an orb.
This image was chosen because of all the orbs collected here, this one
had the most substance. It appears almost solid. (Kodak
EasyShare Z730 Zoom Digital) |
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This is another orb picture. It is not quite as solid as the one above,
but it has a larger size. (Cannon Powershot A520) |
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This last orb is very similar to the one above. There were many orb
photos from this investigation. Most were small and scattered. This
one, like the ones above stood out among them.(Cannon Powershot A520) |
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Links:
Eatoncounty.org
Michigan Historical Markers
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Personal Opinions |
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Consensus:
It was a beautiful day, and we all seemed to enjoy
being there, as did many other people in the park that day. Too many
distractions and too many people made it difficult to conduct a proper
investigation. The barn area seemed as if it deserved a closer look.
All in all, there is not enough evidence to claim that the place is
haunted.
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"I thought the investigation at
the Ledges was interesting, I got a chance to meet everyone and it was
a very good location in terms of the sites history. I think the amount
of people traffic through the area while we were there impacted our
investigation in the negative, but what can you do? It's a popular
place to hike and picnic."
-Doc
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"I really
enjoyed our outing to the Ledges. There were a lot of people about, (I
don't blame them, it was a beautiful day, and a lovely park!) so it was
at times difficult to really investigate with so much living activity
going on. I think another investigation would be needed for me to form
a more solid opinion. Ideally, it would be nice to investigate at night
when nobody's there, but as it's a public park, they do have rules
about that sort of thing. I couldn't say at this time that I think it's
haunted, but there is definitely a sense of history about the place.
You can't help but to do some matrixing (seeing/creating faces) on some
of the rocks and trees, and it's easy to imagine Native Americans and
French fur traders in the area. Some of the trees are old, and gnarly,
and have grown in very interesting ways to accommodate the surrounding
terrain, and the rocks and ledges have changed shape and discolored and
eroded with time. The scariest thing I saw there was the huge wolf
spider! I would be curious to learn more history of the Theater. It's a
big, old, red barn theater, (that is in need of repairs!) and I feel
that it may be worth investigating in the future, even though I've not
heard any stories about it yet."
-Red
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"It
seemed like a great place to hang out, play some tennis, do some
fishing, and maybe even hold some team meetings. I was
interested in paying closer attention
to the barn area than we did,
but unfortunately there wasn't enough time. The place was pretty
'alive' with people in the park. In my opinion, all audio
collected was contaminated by numerous unknown voices from
people in the area. Based solely on the evidence collected here, I see
nothing that would support claims of a haunting."
-Bill
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