EXPLORING A HAUNTED ISLAND - MACKINAC - SPECIAL EPISODE - Matt's Rad Show

I live and work on Mackinac Island April-November every year. I do a Haunted History Tour with Haunts of Mackinac if anyone is interested in hearing more stories :)

I went to school and lived on the Island, I have many “ghost” stories from there. It’s definitely real!

I've worked/lived on the island for years and there's definitely ghosts everywhere you go

I lived in Michigan 68 years and every time I visited the island it was like very very relaxing and this is Gods country! Never any creepy things with God!

When you said the grand hotel is haunted I freaked out because I am in the grand hotel right now

I stayed at the Grand Hotel 3 times. I can feel when there is a presence of a spirit around me. I can usually feel who that presence is. The first time I walked into the Grand Hotel it was like being slammed with a feeling of every person who had been there before. I even said, “Wow!” It wasn’t scary. It was pure awe! I loved the place and went back 2 more times. That was the only feeling that I felt aside from the sheer joy of being there. 😊❤️

Hey hey! I've worked on the island for two seasons now and am going back for 2017. Because of all the rumored ghost sightings, my friends and I have actually gone to seek out these things and put ourselves in super weird situations with no results. Sure, the middle of the island can be super spooky at night away from the hustle of Main Street, but we've explored every inch of it with no luck of a fright. With all the crazy and dumb shit we do, I'm surprised nothing has happened. Because we all work all day, the majority of our free time is super late riding around the island in the dark. I even work the night shift at my hotel alone (which is supposedly when the ghost in my hotel comes to hang out) and have had no luck. I walk home every night alone which would usually make me feel weird on the mainland, but it's unreal how safe the island is. The stories are really intriguing though! I'm in love with the history behind them. They keep tourists interested and continue the old charm of Mack. No harm done.

I live in Michigan and I've been to Mackinac Island lots of times and I never noticed anything haunted.

I was walking along a road along the outside of the island at about midnight. I was hoping to get a view of the bridge and I could swear I heard chains dragging and footsteps along the beach and rocks getting thrown into the water. This is a very haunted place. The most terrifying of my life when I think about it.

I have visited Mackinac Island many times having done several Chicago Mackinac Yacht Races and stayed there on boats and hotels including the Grand Hotel. Also, we had a waterfront property west of the bridge for many years and witnessed strange happenings at the island / lighthouse just across. In 1993, our sailboat was tied up to the old coal docks since all the public docks were full. We were the only boat in the dock where old steamers and vessels unloaded centuries before. That first night, my wife awakened to see an old woman carrying a book and trying to communicate some message. Although I did not see this apparition, I am certain my wife was not dreaming. We stayed there several nights, and my wife witnessed more occurrences. Also, you spent only a little time at Fort Mackinac which has had many sightings and occurrences, and which greatly interested me since am a US Army veteran / West Point, and there were many West Pointers stationed there in the 19th century. The island is beautifully magical for all and possesses positive spiritual energy as you pointed out very well in your closing. Go back and explore the Fort in depth. Thank you.

My family owned a summer cottage in Hubbard's Annex on Mackinac for 30 years. After retiring from teaching in ' 99, have happily lived in Europe since then. Other than missing friends and family (and a touch of Ann Arbor), Mackinac Island will always occupy a deep and dear part of my heart. The richness and splendor of Europe is unparalleled, but Mackinac is one of the most beautiful places on earth...I miss it.

I’ve been going every summer with my family for about 15 years & despite the lore and semi-recent creation of haunted tours, most of us (family of 18) gave up on ghost hunting within the first 5 years. Locals reject notions of hauntings and the Harvey story as mere entertainment for tourists. I’m open-minded and somewhat giddy about the idea of ghosts, but have yet to experience anything on the island. This video is great though!!! Excellent incite into other places (we stay at the same place each time), and great imagery of the island during the fall!!

back in 1998, i was shown a picture of one of the cemeteries, and in the background, there was a group of people with what looked like a casket on their shoulders. the owner of the picture said that there wasn't any funerals taking place that day

I live at Mission house! haha And I give haunted tours of the downtown area. We're all super friendly (and so are the ghost children). I've had only a couple ghost children experiences. One was in my room late one night and just kind of was there in the corner. I noped outta that and pulled the covers over my face lol

Why does this video not have like 10 million views? Anyway nice work. Love going to the island. Great memories and great history!

I lived on the island year round from June 95-Feb-98. My 1st job was at the Grand. I was a mini bar attendant during the day and a bar porter at night for all the fancy parties. I have seen every room in the hotel including the attic. I heard that was haunted because a little girl fell out of the window. Her parents were the winter caretakers. Have no idea if it's true. I worked many places but the best was the DNR working at the Fort and taking care of the grounds at Arch Rock and British Landing. Winters are a little rough but it's gorgeous year round! I miss it! This was a great video!!

I love your closing remarks Matt!

Beautiful and very interesting. Outstanding sky and cloud cover in the final few minutes!!!

I just came back from there today with my wife. How I found this video was a trip. I'm one that does not believe in ghosts. While I was on a carriage tour I saw these guys playing baseball in these old fashion uniforms. They all looked kind of weird to me. I felt the creepiness of how they all looked the same in a weird way. I remember seeing just one lady out of the whole crowd dressed in a old fashion dress. Looking like Mary Poppings. I actually told my wife and son that the island is haunted. So I decided to search Mackinac Island haunted and I found your video. Wow.

Matt you need to come to Marshall Michigan, so much history and a lot of the town is haunted