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Thumping Tale from the North

 
I have lived in North Pole, Alaska for more than 20 years and have visited Circle Hot Springs (a rustic resort located about 150 miles north) twice.

During my second visit, in 1998, I inadvertently stayed in a cabin that is rumoured to be haunted. I was there with several other teachers and my son to plan a school field trip. We were actually all staying in the cabin together. While everyone else was swimming, I was reading up on the history of the area and happened across a reference to our cabin as being haunted.

When everyone returned, I gleefully told the story. We were all laughing and having a grand time, when three loud thumps literally shook the cabin. The noises came from directly above us, which was the location of the bedroom that my son and I were to sleep in.

The male teacher of the group ran up the stairs, and of course, found nothing out of the ordinary. Later, when we told the story in the lodge, the restaurant hostess laughed and said that we had angered Mrs. Leach, a former owner of the resort. Apparently Mrs. Leach doesn't like to have guests scoff at her ghostly presence. The rest of our visit was without incident, but we left the resort with an uneasy feeling.

 
   

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