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| '''Summerwind''', formerly known as '''Lamont Mansion''', is a ruined ] on the shores of West Bay Lake in ], ]. |
'''Summerwind''', formerly known as '''Lamont Mansion''', is a ruined ] on the shores of West Bay Lake in ], ]. Located on private land, its ruins are closed to the public. A number of ] and ] in ] have contributed to its reputation as the most famous ] in Wisconsin.<ref name=HPL1>{{cite book | last =Hauck | first =Dennis William | title =Haunted Places: The National Directory: Ghostly Abodes, Sacred Sites, UFO Landings, and Other Supernatural Locations| publisher =] | year =2002 | location = | pages = | isbn =9781440673221}}{{rs|date=October 2014|reason=Book is about "Haunted" houses and UFOs}}</ref><ref name=SW1>{{cite book | last =Godfrey | first =Linda S. | title =Strange Wisconsin: More Badger State Weirdness| publisher =Big Earth Publishing | year =2007 | location = | pages = 59 | isbn =9781931599856}}</ref> | ||
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==Legends== | ||
| ⚫ | According to popular accounts, Summerwind was built in the early 20th century as a fishing lodge on the edge of West Bay Lake in ], in northeastern ], and in 1916, purchased by ], who allegedly employed Chicago architects Tallmadge and Watson to substantially remodel the property and convert it into a mansion.<ref name="QCT2">{{cite news|publisher='']''|url=|title=Summerwind: More ghostly than ever |first=Bill|last=Wundram|date=October 29, 1995}}</ref><ref name="HP1">{{cite news|publisher='']''|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/corey-schjoth/haunted-travel-wisconsins_b_5021201.html|title=Haunted Travel: Wisconsin's Most Notorious Haunted House |first=Corey|last=Schjoth|date=March 25, 2014|deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="WCT">{{cite news|publisher='']'' / '']''|url=http://www.wisconsintrails.com/travel/Wisconsins-10-most-haunted-places-228389291.html|title=Travel - Wisconsin's 10 most haunted places|first=Chad|last=Lewis|date=2014|deadurl=no}} Chad Lewis also writes about the Loch Ness Monster, Vampires Chupacabras, UFOs and Bigfoot.</ref><ref name=mainwebsite1>{{cite web |last=Von Bober |first=Raymond H. |title=Summerwind Mansion: A Brief History |year=2005 |url=http://summerwindmansion.com/Summerwind_History.html |accessdate=2006-10-01}} {{rs|date=October 2014|reason=Source is self published blog to promote his book / legend}}</ref> The renovations supposedly took two years to complete, and led to the near total reconstruction of significant portions of the property.{{cn|date=October 2014}} | ||
| ===Origins=== | |||
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| ⚫ | According to ''The Carver Effect: A Paranormal Experience'' author Raymond Bober (writing under the ] "Wolfgang Von Bober"), the property was sold during the 1940s to the Keefer family.<ref name=boberbook/><ref name=mainwebsite1/> After the death of Mr. Keefer, his widow subdivided the land and sold the plot containing Summerwind.<ref name=mainwebsite1/> Von Bober's account claims that the property reverted to Mrs. Keefer several times after purchasers were unable to keep up payments, and sometimes remained unoccupied because purchasers reported feeling of "unease".<ref name=boberbook>{{cite book |last=Von Bober |first=Wolffgang |title=''The Carver Effect: A Paranormal Experience'' |publisher=Stackpole Books |year=1979 |isbn=0-8117-0329-0}}</ref> | ||
| ===1940s-1960s=== | |||
| ⚫ | According to Bober |
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| According to Von Bober, the mansion remained vacant for 40 years until the summer of 1969 when it became the residence of Von Bober's daughter Ginger, her husband Arnold Hinshaw, and their four children.<ref name=boberbook/> Von Bober's account claims that Arnold "suffered a breakdown" within six months of moving into Summerwind, and the land, once again, reverted to Mrs. Keefer.<ref name=boberbook/> | |||
| ===1970s=== | |||
| According to Bober, after remaining vacant for 40 years, the house became the residence of Arnold and Ginger Hinshaw and their four children, who moved in during the summer of 1969.<ref name=boberbook/> Within six months of moving into Summerwind, Arnold suffered a breakdown. Arnold received treatment and Ginger moved in with her parents in ]. The land, once again, reverted to Mrs. Keefer.<ref name=boberbook/> Years later, Ginger's father, Raymond Bober, announced plans to buy Summerwind and turn it into a restaurant with the help of his wife, Marie, and son, Karl.<ref name=101wismist>{{cite book |last=Balousek |first=Marv |title=101 Wisconsin Unsolved Mysteries |publisher=Badger Books |date=2000-11-15 |isbn=1-878569-70-8}}</ref> By 1979 Bober abandoned his plans to convert Summerwind, and the land again reverted to Mrs. Keefer. Bober published an account of his experiences at Summerwind in 1979, under the pseudonym “Wolffgang Von Bober”.<ref name=boberbook/> In November 2005 the ] aired an episode of '']'' about the Hinshaws' experiences when they lived at Summerwind. | |||
| Years later, according to Von Bober's accounts, he announced plans to buy Summerwind and turn it into a restaurant with the help of his wife, Marie, and son, Karl,<ref name=101wismist>{{cite book |last=Balousek |first=Marv |title=101 Wisconsin Unsolved Mysteries |publisher=Badger Books |date=2000-11-15 |isbn=1-878569-70-8}}</ref> but abandoned his development plans for the property in 1979 and the land again reverted to Mrs. Keefer. Von Bober's narrative alleges that the property was again sold and later re-purchased by Keefer before it was acquired by a group of three investors who later transferred the property to a Canadian family.{{cn|date=October 2014}} Today, only the house's chimney stacks, foundations, and stone steps remain. | |||
| ===1980s – present=== | |||
| After Bober relinquished the property, it was sold one more time, but again reverted to Mrs. Keefer. In 1986, by which time the mansion had fallen into disrepair, Summerwind was purchased from the estate of Mrs. Keefer by a group of three investors. Later, the land and the ruins were sold to a Canadian family, who live in ].{{cn|date=October 2014}} Today, only the house's chimney stacks, foundations, and stone steps remain. | |||
| The proliferation of ] legends surrounding the mansion prompted a '']'' columnist to call it one of the "10 most haunted houses in America".<ref name="QCT1">{{cite news|publisher='']''|url=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:wzPUaUwTa4kJ:qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/bill-wundram/haunted-house-keeps-visitors-wondering/article_0434804e-eccb-51b1-8a18-cc3b71d20b7b.html+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us|title=Haunted house keeps visitors wondering (cached) |first=Bill|last=Wundram|date=October 28, 2007|deadurl=no}}</ref> In November 2005, Summerwind was featured on a ] episode of '']''. | |||
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Summerwind, formerly known as Lamont Mansion, is a ruined mansion on the shores of West Bay Lake in Vilas County, Wisconsin. Located on private land, its ruins are closed to the public. A number of urban legends and ghost stories in popular culture have contributed to its reputation as the most famous haunted house in Wisconsin.
Legends
According to popular accounts, Summerwind was built in the early 20th century as a fishing lodge on the edge of West Bay Lake in Vilas County, in northeastern Wisconsin, and in 1916, purchased by Robert Patterson Lamont, who allegedly employed Chicago architects Tallmadge and Watson to substantially remodel the property and convert it into a mansion. The renovations supposedly took two years to complete, and led to the near total reconstruction of significant portions of the property.
According to The Carver Effect: A Paranormal Experience author Raymond Bober (writing under the pen name "Wolfgang Von Bober"), the property was sold during the 1940s to the Keefer family. After the death of Mr. Keefer, his widow subdivided the land and sold the plot containing Summerwind. Von Bober's account claims that the property reverted to Mrs. Keefer several times after purchasers were unable to keep up payments, and sometimes remained unoccupied because purchasers reported feeling of "unease".
According to Von Bober, the mansion remained vacant for 40 years until the summer of 1969 when it became the residence of Von Bober's daughter Ginger, her husband Arnold Hinshaw, and their four children. Von Bober's account claims that Arnold "suffered a breakdown" within six months of moving into Summerwind, and the land, once again, reverted to Mrs. Keefer.
Years later, according to Von Bober's accounts, he announced plans to buy Summerwind and turn it into a restaurant with the help of his wife, Marie, and son, Karl, but abandoned his development plans for the property in 1979 and the land again reverted to Mrs. Keefer. Von Bober's narrative alleges that the property was again sold and later re-purchased by Keefer before it was acquired by a group of three investors who later transferred the property to a Canadian family. Today, only the house's chimney stacks, foundations, and stone steps remain.
The proliferation of supernatural legends surrounding the mansion prompted a Life Magazine columnist to call it one of the "10 most haunted houses in America". In November 2005, Summerwind was featured on a Discovery Channel episode of A Haunting.
See also
References
- Hauck, Dennis William (2002). Haunted Places: The National Directory: Ghostly Abodes, Sacred Sites, UFO Landings, and Other Supernatural Locations. Penguin Books. ISBN 9781440673221.
- Godfrey, Linda S. (2007). Strange Wisconsin: More Badger State Weirdness. Big Earth Publishing. p. 59. ISBN 9781931599856.
- Wundram, Bill (October 29, 1995). "Summerwind: More ghostly than ever". Quad-City Times.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Schjoth, Corey (March 25, 2014). "Haunted Travel: Wisconsin's Most Notorious Haunted House". Huffington Post.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - Lewis, Chad (2014). "Travel - Wisconsin's 10 most haunted places". Wisconsin Trails / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) Chad Lewis also writes about the Loch Ness Monster, Vampires Chupacabras, UFOs and Bigfoot. - ^ Von Bober, Raymond H. (2005). "Summerwind Mansion: A Brief History". Retrieved 2006-10-01.
- ^ Von Bober, Wolffgang (1979). The Carver Effect: A Paranormal Experience. Stackpole Books. ISBN 0-8117-0329-0.
- Balousek, Marv (2000-11-15). 101 Wisconsin Unsolved Mysteries. Badger Books. ISBN 1-878569-70-8.
- Wundram, Bill (October 28, 2007). "Haunted house keeps visitors wondering (cached)". Quad-City Times.
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Hollatz, Tom, and Seal Dwyer. The Haunted Northwoods. East Peoria, IL: North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc., 2000.
Further reading
- Scott, Beth & Michael Norman (1985). Haunted Heartland. Madison, WI: Stanton & Lee. ISBN 0-88361-092-2
- Von Bober, Wolfgang (1979). The Carver Effect: A Paranormal Experience. Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 0-81170-329-0