Let’s be honest – forests have a tendency to be quite creepy, especially after dark, so imagine just how spooky a bona fide haunted forest must be like!
Rumor has it on the night of the full Pink Moon, the shadow that the moon casts in the woods curses that area that the land was acquired by a Mr. Clare, back in 1857.Following a treaty with three local Native American tribes, the Illini the Ottawa and the Potawatomi. At first, Cark seemed to have some decent luck on his side, but it wasn’t long before his luck seemed to run out leaving him plagued by misfortune.
His home was destroyed by fire which stood near the present day boat launch on the Illinois River, which his family’s claim to the property meaning that it reverted to being park district property. That’s when things got weird!
Three people were strangled and left lying in a ditch on the property. The crime remained unsolved until 1984.
Around the same time, visitors to the area began to report various strange occurrences including weird lights, sounds, and smells. Reports were made from runners, Boy Scouts playing in the woods, and even police who had been called in to investigate.
There are often reports of Tom-tom drums being played which fits with the property since there are Indian burial mounds in the woods. There have also been reports of sounds that resembles a wolf, coyote and wild boar, some even say it could be a Sasquatch!
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