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INVESTIGATION REPORT
THE HAUNTED WINERY FARMINGTON, MI
WEATHER= 80F MOON PHASE= NEW # OF INVESTIGATORS= 8
THE HAUNTED WINERY IS HOUSED IN A 110 YEAR OLD BUILDING. IT WAS BUILT IN 1898 TO BE A POWERHOUSE FOR THE ELECTRIC TROLLEY SYSTEM RUN BY THE DETROIT UNITED RAILWAY COMPANY, THAT ONCE RAN ALONG GRAND RIVER AVENUE. THE BUILDING IS RECOGNIZABLE BY ITS FAMILIAR 151 FOOT SMOKESTACK, AND IS THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE CITY OF FARMINGTON. IN THE EARLY 1930'S, THE POWERHOUSE WAS MADE INTO A WINERY. DURING THIS USAGE, MANY ROOMS WERE BUILT WITH CONCRETE AND LINED WITH GLASS PANELS, THUS BECOMING VATS TO STORE & FERMENT WINE. IN THE 1970'S, THE CURRENT OWNERS BEGAN RENOVATING THIS HISTORIC BUILDING, AND IT IS NOW USED AS A PUBLIC FLEA MARKET, OCCASIONAL POLICE TRAINING CENTER, PRIVATE OFFICES, AND THE HAUNTED WINERY, WHICH RUNS IN LATE SEPTEMBER & THROUGHOUT OCTOBER. DUE TO TRAUMATIC EVENTS, WHICH INEVITABLY OCCUR IN A BUILDING WITH SUCH A LONG HISTORY, THE PLACE SEEMS TRULY HAUNTED. PERHAPS THE LABOR-INTENSIVE ACTIVITIES OF A COAL FUELED POWERHOUSE TOOK THEIR TOLL ON THE LIVES OF EMPLOYEES. STORIES HAVE BEEN PASSED DOWN THROUGH THE YEARS ABOUT WORKERS BECOMING TRAPPED IN THE WINE VATS & PERISHING INSIDE. DURING OUR INVESTIGATION HERE, WE HAD SEVERAL PERSONAL EXPERIENCES, INCLUDING SEEING SHADOW PEOPLE, HEARING VOICES, AND BEING TOUCHED BY UNSEEN HANDS.
WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THE OWNERS OF THE BUILDING FOR THE SHARING OF THE HISTORY HERE, AND THEIR HOSPITALITY, AND WE DEFINITELY PLAN TO ATTEND THE HAUNTED WINERY HAUNTED HOUSE THIS COMING OCTOBER! VISIT THEIR WEBSITE HERE
 THE WINERY, SHOWING THE TALL SMOKESTACK. TAKEN BY DRU |
 ANOTHER SIDE OF THE BUILDING, SHOWING THE ORIGINAL OLD BRICKS. TAKEN BY DRU |
 THE BACK OF THE BUILDING. TAKEN BY DRU |
 THE OLD COAL FURNACE ON THE LOWER LEVEL, IN USE UNTIL 1998. TAKEN BY CINDY |
 THIS STAIRWAY, ONE OF MANY, IS THE PLACE WHERE A WOMAN ONCE SAW AN APPARITION. TAKEN BY CINDY |
 ANOTHER STAIRWAY, WHICH NOW LEADS TO NOWHERE. TAKEN BY CINDY |
| SUE CAPTURED THIS EVP CONTAINING A LOUD BANG ON THE 2ND LEVEL, WHILE EVERYONE WAS DOWNSTAIRS. LISTEN HERE | CURTIS CAPTURED THIS EVP: "HEY" ON THE SECOND LEVEL. LISTEN HERE | ONE OF OUR SENSITIVES GOT THE SENSE THAT ONE SPIRIT DID NOT LIKE THE POLICE USING THE BUILDING AS A TRAINING CENTER. HE SENSED THE WORD "DISRUPT". SUE CAPTURED THE SOUND OF MOVEMENT AT THE FAR END OF THE LARGE ROOM WE WERE IN, AS THOUGH SOMEONE WAS MOVING AROUND WHILE SITTING IN ONE OF THE MANY CHAIRS. LISTEN HERE |
 ONE OF THE OLD WINE VATS, SHOWING THE GLASS LINED WALLS. NOW USED FOR PART OF THE HAUNTED HOUSE, THIS ROOM IS ONE OF DOZENS STILL HAVING THE GLASS LINED WALLS, CEILING, & FLOORS. TAKEN BY CINDY |
SUE CAPTURED THIS EVP ON THE LOWER LEVEL DURING AN EVP SESSION. WE KEPT HEARING ACTIVITY FROM A CERTAIN CORNER OF THE ROOM, ABOUT 20 FEET AWAY FROM US. LISTEN HERE |
 DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WINE VATS, A SMALL HOLE WAS LEFT BEFORE THE FINAL SEAL TO ALLOW FOR THE LAST WORKER TO ESCAPE. THIS HOLE REMAINS. TAKEN BY CINDY |
| SUE CAPTURED THE SOUND OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE US STARTLING A SPIRIT IN THE FAR CORNER OF THE ROOM WE WERE IN, WHEN ONE OF OUR CAMERAS MADE A NOISE. LISTEN HERE |
 ANOTHER PART OF THE BUILDING. TAKEN BY DRU |
SUE CAPTURED ANOTHER EVP WHILE WE CONDUCTED OUR EVP SESSION ON THE LOWER LEVEL. IT'S A WHISPERED VOICE SAYING "WHY" IN RESPONSE TO A QUESTION. LISTEN HERE |
 A VIEW OF THE LARGE SMOKESTACK. TAKEN BY PATTI |
CURTIS CAUGHT THIS EVP: "HOW ARE YOU?" LISTEN HERE |
 A PIECE OF OLD WINE-MAKING EQUIPMENT. CAPTURED BY PATTI |
| SUE CAUGHT THE SOUND OF 3 VERY LOUD KNOCKS IN RESPONSE TO A QUESTION DURING AN EVP SESSION ON THE LOWER LEVEL. LISTEN HERE |
 ONE OF THE DARK HALLWAYS. TAKEN BY KIM |
SUE CAUGHT A VOICE THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S REACTING TO SOME NOISE MADE WHEN ONE OF US "SCOOTED" ON A CHAIR WHILE SITTING DOWN. LISTEN HERE |
| KIM CAPTURED THIS EVP OF A MALE VOICE WHISPERING. LISTEN HERE |
 CHECKING OUT THE ACCESS HOLE IN A VAT. TAKEN BY PATTI. |
CURTIS CAPTURED THIS EVP: "...SAVE ME" ON THE SECOND LEVEL. LISTEN HERE |
| KIM CAPTURED THIS EVP OF A FEMALE VOICE SAYING "YES" AFTER ASKING THE SPIRITS IF THEY LIKED THE RENOVATIONS THAT THE OWNERS HAVE DONE. LISTEN HERE | IN LATE SEPTEMBER & IN OCTOBER, REMEMBER TO VISIT | CURTIS CAPTURED THIS EVP: "...HELP ME" ON THE THIRD LEVEL. LISTEN HERE |