Grey Cloud Island, MN May be the Most Haunted Place in the State

There are plenty of legends and stories out there about haunted places all around Minnesota. You've got the Dairy Queen in St. Anthony, Forepaughs Restaurant in St. Paul, and The Palmer House Hotel in Sauk Centre, to name a few.

But there's one small town (population: 299) that may be the most haunted place of them all. There are plenty of creepy stories that I've found from this small town alone. It's called Grey Cloud Island.

(BEFORE WE CONTINUE: Just a reminder that this is a place people live and call home. I want to make it super clear that if you are in this town, you have to be respectful of the people who live there. Do not trespass, do not cause a disturbance, ya know, the basics. Moving on.)

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The Most Haunted Place in Minnesota

Grey Cloud Island was home to many Native American settlements in the past. Haunted Rooms writes that it's now home to "Grey Cloud Cemetery and a large concentration of Native American burial mounds."

Here are some of the ghostly happenings that people claim to have witnessed. There are quite a few!

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In the cemetery, people have seen a former Indian Chief roaming around with a green lantern. Some say they just see the Chief, and others say they just see a floating green orb.

A white truck appears out of nowhere and chases visitors off the island, then vanishes into thin air. Some say the truck has no driver. Others say this isn't a ghost and is actually a local who's chasing ghost hunters out.

There's a group of 12 tombstones at the cemetery that all belong to nuns. If you walk down the line, you can count all 12, but when you turn back around, there won't be 12 anymore.

There's apparently a translucent man that people have seen smoking and carrying a rifle, wearing a red flannel and an orange hat. One woman says she saw him just staring at her, saying nothing, and when she got in her car to leave, she saw him sitting in her backseat.

One group that went to the island claimed to have heard a child whisper, "don't come back," as they were leaving.

There was a person who drove to the cemetery, and when they tried to start up their car again to leave, it had lost all power. Once the car was pushed to the other side of the cemetery gate, and it started up just fine.

Do Not Trespass or Be Rude if You're Visiting Grey Cloud Island

Police have had to deal with unruly ghost hunters in the past at Grey Cloud Island. Therefore, I feel like I need to say again, don't be rude, don't trespass, don't harm property, etc.

Local Police Dept Warns Ghost Hunters Headed to Grey Cloud Island

Note: We do not encourage trespassing of any kind. Please be respectful and do not attempt to visit any private property without permission from the property owner.