What are the scariest Lake Superior ghost stories?

One well - known Lake Superior ghost story is about the Edmund Fitzgerald. After it sank, some say the spirits of the crew still haunt the lake. Sailors claim to have seen strange lights and heard eerie noises on calm nights, as if the ship was still making its doomed journey.

The scariest might be the story of the drowned children. Supposedly, a group of children were playing too close to the lake and accidentally fell in and drowned. Their ghosts are said to haunt the area where they perished. Locals claim to hear their faint cries for help on still nights. It's really terrifying to think about those poor children's spirits still being trapped near the lake.

The scariest might be the story of the vanishing cabins. There were some old cabins near Devils Lake that were said to be haunted. People who stayed in them reported strange noises and cold spots. But one day, the cabins just disappeared as if they were never there, and some believe it was the work of malevolent spirits.

Well, the story of the cursed campsite by Lake Hartwell is pretty scary. A long time ago, a group of campers had some sort of bad encounter here and since then, people say that strange things happen. At night, tents get shaken as if by an unseen force. There are also reports of cold spots and eerie whispers. It's not just one thing but the combination of all these spooky happenings that make it one of the scariest stories.

A very scary Big Bear Lake ghost story is about the haunted lodge. Guests who have stayed there have reported seeing a lady in a long white dress walking through the halls at night. She doesn't make a sound, but just glides past. It's said that she was a former owner's daughter who died in the lodge under tragic circumstances, and her spirit has never left.

The scariest element is the sense of mystery. We don't really know if these ghosts are real or just figments of imagination. It gives a feeling of unease.

I think the lost hiker's ghost story is also very scary. The thought of being in the forest around Dale Hollow Lake and hearing strange noises that could be the spirit of someone who died there is really unsettling. You can't see what's making the noise, but you know it's something not of this world. It makes you feel like you're not alone in the forest, even when you should be.

There's a story about a haunted cabin on the shores of Lake George. People who dared to enter at night reported hearing disembodied voices and feeling cold spots. One visitor even claimed to see the apparition of an old woman sitting in a rocking chair. It's said that she was a former resident who met a tragic end in the cabin, and now her spirit remains there. The overall atmosphere in the cabin was so terrifying that most people who entered never wanted to go back.

There's a story about a witch who was rumored to live on an island in Lake George. She was said to practice dark magic. People who got too close to the island would have their boats suddenly stop working, and they would see a strange glow coming from the island. Some claimed that she would steal the souls of those who dared to land on her island.

The scariest might be the one about the screaming spirit. People claim to hear blood - curdling screams coming from the middle of the lake at midnight. It is thought to be the spirit of a person who drowned and is still in agony, forever trapped in the cold waters of Lake Cumberland.