More of Mckillip's Saloon

McKillip's Saloon also figures into another Ridgeway ghost tale.

A local man was riding home after a visit to the village. As he approached Mckillip's he passed a large white oak tree. A sudden gust of cold wind enveloped him. His horse reared, nearly tossing the rider onto the ground. The man managed to hang on as the animal raced wildly all the way home.

The death of the pastor at Ridgeway's Catholic chruch has prompted another version of the origin of the ghost.

The priest was walking down the steps of church when he fell and struck his head on the stone steps. He died soon after. For many years, on the anniversary of his death, people claimed blood would appear on the steps of the church and hideous sounds reverberate from within the building.

The church mysteriously burned to the ground several years later.

Note:The information used for this and many of the other Ridgeway pages is borrowed from Haunted Wisconsin, by Beth Scott & Michael Norman.