Even though La Crosse is a college town, there is not much to do after dark unless you want to drink. Since we really didn't find much to do, we figured we'd hit some breweries in the evening. Then we went stopped at the Friendship Gardens earlier in the day and saw that the library was offering a ghost tour at 8 PM. Stacy took down the contact info and texted our RSVP later that morning.
I remember vaguely finding something online when I searched ghost tour La Crosse over the summer but it was not very specific and sounded like we needed a group of people. I promptly forgot about it. It turns out it was the same ghost tour.
We met our guide, Michael Scott, at the Friendship Garden at 8 pm. Due to the weather we were the only ones on the tour. The other group no-showed. It wasn't raining any more and it was pretty nice out so perfect for a walking tour around downtown La Crosse.
Over the course of about an hour and 15 minutes, we walked about a mile and visited eight different stops. For the most part all of our stops were restaurants, bars, and other similar establishments. Michael talked to witnesses or read about eye witness accounts of paranormal activity at each of the places from doors closing, knocking on doors, shadowy figures.
My favorite story was about the former owner of Bodega Brew Pub. Workers would find beer bottles knocked over. As you can see these bottles are not easily reached from the inside to knock them over.
If you are in La Crosse and need something to do at night, check out the Ghost Tours. It seems that they would be pretty accommodating to any group size on the weekends during summer and fall. October is a popular time to take the ghost tour. It was definitely worth the $10/person.
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