Ghost Hunt at Fort Winnebago Surgeons Quarters
Fort Winnebago Surgeons Quarters in Portage is hosting three paranormal tours after dark this summer.
Attendees will become investigators, working alongside ghost-hunting professionals.
On Saturday, July 15, from 7 to 9 p.m., noted psychic medium and author Shelley Mordini of Baraboo will commune with the Surgeons Quarters’ less-visible residents and lead a tour of the cabin and Garrison Schoolhouse.
Tickets, which are limited, cost $40.
Located at 1824 East State Road 33, the Fort Winnebago Surgeons Quarters is home to two historic buildings: the log cabin, where the U.S. Army surgeons of Fort Winnebago resided from 1834-54, and the Garrison School, a one-room schoolhouse that served local pupils from 1850-1960.
Listed on the Register of Historic Places in 1970, they overlook the site where Louis Joliet and Father Jacques Marquette left the Fox River to portage to the Wisconsin River in 1673. The area of land connecting the waterway was called "wauona" by American Indians in the area, and "le portage" by the French.
The Surgeons Quarters itself originally was the home of Francois LeRoi, a Métis (of French and American Indian descent) who operated a portaging and fur trading business. Built between 1816 and 1819, it is of French post-and-log construction made from tamarack logs.
In addition to special events, the Surgeons Quarters is open to the public from 10 a.m. .to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Oct. 15. For more information, call (608) 742-2949 or visit www.fortwinnebagosurgeonsquarters.org
Ghost Hunt at Fort Winnebago Surgeons...
Date and Time
Saturday Jul 15, 2023
Location
Fort Winnebago Surgeons Quarters
1824 State Highway 33
Portage, WI 53901
Fees/Admission
Tickets can be purchased here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/paranormal-tour-of-historic-wi-site-with-medium-shelley-mordini-tickets-660856729267?fbclid=IwAR39KI7yKcJcYGflN8x5gd0gajGDRfCwM30vk62tYtXurZK0kqXMQBHcV2c
Contact Information
608-742-2949
Printed courtesy of www.portagewi.com – Contact the Portage Area Chamber of Commerce for more information.
104 West Cook Street, STE A, Portage, WI 53901 – (608) 742-6242 – pacc@portagewi.com