This small Wisconsin town was cursed by unbelievable horrors

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11 ай бұрын

This small Wisconsin town was cursed by unbelievable horrors - Walking around this charming little town you would never guess the many horrors that once dominated the town’s news stories. So many grim events happened that people thought the place was doomed by a horrific curse brought on by witchcraft and devil worship. Find out what unbelievable things happened in this episode of SightseeingSally.
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@jamesrockford6700 11 ай бұрын

Wow what an interesting history of Black River Falls!!!!!!!! Thanks!!!!

@SightseeingSally 11 ай бұрын

You’re so welcome!!! Probably wasn’t quite what you expected, eh?

@jamesrockford6700 11 ай бұрын

Sometimes the unexpected is superior to the expected. @@SightseeingSally

@GuessWhat-ci6wm Ай бұрын

I love the way you look in your glasses. Do your own thing.

@chrishorst1318 Ай бұрын

Hypnosis is a legit medical field...no relationship to witch craft etc.

@djkfrmdubuque4762 4 күн бұрын

@@SightseeingSally any relationship to static x album lol jk

@drewbarry7 3 ай бұрын

Hey I live here! Not born here but came here in 2017. I love it here. Great neighbors, coworkers, shop keepers, and such. Just one picky ordinance control officer. 😆 Good ATV trails. Lake Wazee it great! We will take all the small town publicity we can get. If they want to think we are haunted and cursed then fine come see for yourself 👍

@josephuicker3872 2 ай бұрын

My mother in law grew up in Black River Falls during the Depression. She was the youngest of five siblings. Her father was a lumberjack. He left the family alone to go work during the winter. When he returned in the spring his wife was in bed with the five children. Three of them were dead from fever. His wife had lost her sanity from grief. She spent the rest of her life institutionalized. The two remaining kids were taken in by cousins.

@tammyjantzen9004 Ай бұрын

So sad.

@user-bj6gc8do7i Ай бұрын

Only real dangers in black river falls are the floods and drunk drivers.

@richardbeee 11 ай бұрын

My mom had a great-grandmother that got buried alive. Her grandmother kept having a dream that she was still alive. Finally, in desperation they dug her up. All her fingernails on both hands were gone. Claw marks all over the inside of the lid of her coffin. Happened, somewhere in Wisconsin. Tried to claw her way out. Incredible.

@SightseeingSally 11 ай бұрын

Wow! 😱

@dank7256 10 ай бұрын

What a nightmare

@ericnixon4225 9 ай бұрын

Prayers for that persons sad demise and anguish.😭💔 Very humbling.😞

@paulineamakres7286 9 ай бұрын

Makes you think that any job that even seems uneventful can have great disasters if not completely done right. I'd rather be cremated and never wake up in a box

@America_against_bella 6 ай бұрын

May your great great grandmother rest in peace.

@andrewloya76 2 ай бұрын

Ahhh BRF! I know that town all too well. I've installed cable in those apartments and the residents all had awesome Ghost stories. I grew up 30 miles south in Sparta WI and currently live in the heart of The Driftless Region..Viroqua. Great video!

@leeanncoxey7498 13 күн бұрын

Grandpa Prell...White house on the left in Clifton

@trr5291 Ай бұрын

Plainfield Wisconsin also has dark history. The home of Ed Gein. He inspired Psycho, The Texas chainsaw massacre, and many other horror films. But like the town in the video. It's a very peaceful place now.

@VanInhalin 11 ай бұрын

I only knew of Wisconsin Death Trip from the Static-X album

@pixiebezona 3 ай бұрын

Same.

@whatupplaya7951 2 ай бұрын

Push It 🎸😊

@jadefurman2840 Ай бұрын

Should I get my shovel?! 👍

@chrishorst1318 Ай бұрын

Well they got their name from a photo based book about this town called WI death trip to be clear.

@user-rk4cz9er3b Ай бұрын

🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

@pigoff123 11 ай бұрын

My brother was mute and only spoke in whispers when he was young. He was normal until my father got mad at him and when they went on a walk in the woods left him there at age 4. When my dad came home alone my mom sent my brother out to find him. He was a different child after that. He finally got some help. He is on disability for social anxiety now. Better but not normal. Muteness can be caused by many things.

@lazyhomebody1356 10 ай бұрын

Your father should be in prison

@esahutske 9 ай бұрын

what you think happened on that walk?

@Bojackbatzli 8 ай бұрын

That's really a sad story. I can't imagine a 4 year old in the woods by themselves. 😢

@lindasenne3149 3 ай бұрын

That is just heartbreakingly cruel. I hope he got his karma.

@jr2no160 11 ай бұрын

The Town's successive hardships occurred during a US recession. Not cursed, just a victim of the times, like other Towns during the era. Love the "Cursed" angle though. Explains the recurrence of recessions and inflation, like now.👍🏾 on point.

@SightseeingSally 11 ай бұрын

Excellent point! Thank you 😊

@gregkoehler7444 10 ай бұрын

Great video, I am from Black River falls, there is a lot of history in this town, some good, some bad, the flood of 1911 is still the worst thing that happened here, keep the videos coming, 😉👍

@josephososkie3029 3 ай бұрын

Nice dramatic rendition. Since I was stationed at Ft. McCoy back in 1970 this peaked my interest.

@mspitstoptoyou 11 ай бұрын

My family and I used to camp at lake Arbutus all the time. I love it up there.

@SightseeingSally 11 ай бұрын

I can understand why. It’s beautiful around there.

@randycalkins6361 7 ай бұрын

Lake Arbutus and Hatfield are one of my Favorites places in Wisconsin. I love the Lake at Dexterville too. East of BlackRiver Falls on 54.

@crippleguy415 Ай бұрын

Still not as bad as Plainfield Wi. Remember Ed Gein ? 😳

@toyo1267 11 ай бұрын

Very interesting and obscure history. Good job Sally. Thank you, Lynn & Steve😯

@SightseeingSally 11 ай бұрын

You’re welcome and thank you!

@joannunemaker6332 11 ай бұрын

Some pretty creepy stories! Hard to believe because the town now looks so quaint. I liked this video!😊❤

@SightseeingSally 11 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

@OutdoorsWithShawn Ай бұрын

My uncle owns a good bit of farmland there. He's owned it for at least 30 years. He had never heard of the Wisconsin Death Trip until I told him about it in the early 2000s.

@OdySlim 11 ай бұрын

Ill tell ya Sally. You do a great job with these videos! What talent! Regards from Ody Slim. BTW, I am still waiting to see Couderay :-)

@TwoBassholesandaKaren7107 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video. I always enjoyed reading "Wisconsin Death Trip"- which I found on my grandmother's book nook. Grandma lived in Eau Claire- just north of Black River Falls. Thanks again for the memories.

@chrishorst1318 Ай бұрын

The band Static X debut album named after the book WI death trip created demand to put it back into print after being out of print for a long time. Glad to have seen the band b4 the release, and many times after... I even met them got to hang out with Tony bassist and marty friedman in mlk hooters as a 13 yr old. Curses, witchs, and superstitious ideas are the simple way to avoid deeper questions and lead to many innocent ppl being hurt. Life in general was dark and hard at these times. Having more business and wealth than most small towns probably caused much more drastic reactions when banks fell.

@tsc6454 Ай бұрын

You should check out Whitewater Wis.....also known as the Salem of the west. Where in their library is a book so dangerous that it can never be checked out viewed because everyone who has went insane or committed suicide. There is also a down room that was at the intersection of three cemeteries and people who lived in that room meet with tragic endings

@leeanncoxey7498 13 күн бұрын

School of the blind..I remember going there when I was 9 or 10

@rhondalynch6969 19 күн бұрын

Proud Wisconsinite!! Lived here all my life and never knew this... Thanks!

@kimmathis694 10 ай бұрын

I always enjoy your stories about the towns you visit! You always find good stuff!! Thanks Sally❤

@mrnosaj71 9 ай бұрын

I've had this book for years, it's always creeped me out to a weird level, fantastic link to the past you created here, thank you. I have the book in my lap now, I've subscribed.

@SightseeingSally 9 ай бұрын

Yeah, the book is a bit creepy while being interesting at the same time. Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for subscribing! Hope to see more comments from you in the future.

@user-gl7zm7ov3h 18 күн бұрын

I live in what was an old hospital. Our bedrooms and bathroom have original wood doors, the whole place is really cool to me anyway lol

@HORSEYANIME2024 9 ай бұрын

Pls do more videos on historical ghost towns of Wisconsin

@badgerpa9 10 ай бұрын

BRF is a nice town. Did you guys find the little ice cream stand Dairy Way on Highway 12 south?

@lisagerke5128 26 күн бұрын

I have a BRF ghost story true and from 1978.Its too long and too scarey.I lived in a haunted apt. and I left abruptly after 2 1/2 months. SCARY!!!We called ourselves Ghostbusters.Before the movie!

@onrycodger 11 ай бұрын

That's some wild an Crazy stuff sister!

@SightseeingSally 11 ай бұрын

For sure! Thanks for watching 😊

@LouLou-v9j 10 күн бұрын

Awesome!! Keep up the awesome job!!

@paultomaszewski1964 9 ай бұрын

I'm surprised you haven't gone over to Plainfield, just east of there. Has a dark history as well. It's where Ed Gein is from, you know the guy that inspired "Pyscho", "Texas Chainsaw Massacre", and Buffalo Bill in "Silance of the Lambs".

@SightseeingSally 9 ай бұрын

Here, sounds like you missed the Plainfield episode: This forgotten Wisconsin town has a dark secret kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aZ9kY5WblcvJmIU.html

@paultomaszewski1964 9 ай бұрын

@@SightseeingSally Just found it, Thanks.

@benwille6680 11 ай бұрын

SO glad to see that you are still making videos! My Best to you and Marty.

@SightseeingSally 11 ай бұрын

With more to come. Thank you!

@griswald7156 11 ай бұрын

@@SightseeingSally Go Sally !

@rosiemcnaughton9933 10 ай бұрын

Quaint and interesting little town. That mural on the side and back of the building is awesome! The town looks very well kept. You can see the pride of the residents.

@annahgibbus8 4 ай бұрын

I moved here 3 years ago & absolutely love it❤️ Karma New & Used is the antique shop with the murals. Dave the owner is very passionate about his shop. It's a wonderful place to live❤️

@coolnights4665 19 күн бұрын

The sunglasses either on or off lol

@N7.Tenebris 8 ай бұрын

I'm using Black River Falls as a setting for my horror story. lol While I've read up on some information about the town, this was also a helpful and nice video to watch. Thanks for sharing and showing the area. :)

@AndrewHanson-uq3ww 3 ай бұрын

How come there was no mention of the Winnebago being sent to Nebraska and the Ho Chunks forming? Think it's possible there might be a little something to that bad luck medicine? Miss yah KarynYT. 😇❤😈

@cynicannkeel8899 8 күн бұрын

Though I lived not too far from Black River Falls for a number of years, I never heard anything about it's dark history before.

@128titanic9 4 ай бұрын

Hi, Sally. I always thank you for your videos. Have a great week.🎉.

@NOLADEEJ 11 ай бұрын

This is wild! Very cool video!

@fringbabyross4718 Ай бұрын

My grandpa was born and raised there. Never said much about it. He was a wonderful and loving man though.

@augustharter981 10 ай бұрын

The name of Black River Falls would draw me to explore the town. Strange and dark happenings there, Wow! The land was cursed is scary. Wow, a lot of things were happening there! Union Place Apartments is unque, and I can see it being a high school before. Wow the story of the two boys who murdered the farm owner is sad. Yikes the story of the guy killing himself wurh dynamite is crazy! The story of the mute boy is interesting 😮! Love the building with auto Mural is cool! The story of the woman buried alive is sad😢! Thanks for sharing!

@Nosferata138 Ай бұрын

There's a town called Black Earth as well. And Bara"boo".

@gerivandermeer4504 Ай бұрын

It's not cursed

@gerivandermeer4504 Ай бұрын

You need to see the documentary it's called wisconsin death trip u can get it from the library.

@griswald7156 11 ай бұрын

Three tattoo parlours in town…they must have great Tattooathons..

@charlielucky4201 Ай бұрын

The mural with Route 66 on it is strange since this town is nowhere near Route 66.

@dave8k9hohnjmdavez57 10 ай бұрын

I plumbed those apts.

@troywickus3560 9 ай бұрын

Awesome, thanks Sally !

@master.of.reality 11 ай бұрын

Great episode

@wisconsinhugs Ай бұрын

You are a fantastic story teller and video content creator. Really enjoyed this vid!!!

@stevenroberts744 11 ай бұрын

Love your Videos. I'm in the Amberg- Wausaukee area. Have you seen the pickup truck up on top of a silo southwest of Crivitz? Not exactly sure of the roads name, but it's on the backroads west of Pound.

@dozer9003 10 ай бұрын

Great video, Thanks.....

@gregman1715 10 ай бұрын

You Look Exactly Like My Best Friend Who Passed Away Back In 2004 Really Great Video 👌👍✌️👋

@TheRoadLessPaved 11 ай бұрын

Headed back to BRF next month. We try to visit at least once a year. What gives me the true creeps is the local Lake Wazee. I could barely function in that location, I truly think it is haunted. I wish you'd stopped at the steam locomotive. It's now a static display, but was originally the "WOOFY' - Warren and Ouachita RR. It used to run at Mid-Continent RR Museum in North Freedom. Heart breaking to see it just sitting there.

@Botoburst 10 ай бұрын

That was an open pit iron mine, it's now the deepest lake in Wi at 350 feet.

@TheRoadLessPaved 10 ай бұрын

@@Botoburst Thanks, yes I know it was an Iron mine until the early 1980's.. It's now a favorite spot for scuba teams. Did you know it also has underwater cars and boats for them to explore, lol? Still, the place feels haunted to me ... gets me to the core. I didn't know it was deeper than Green Lake, now I really won't go near it, lol!

@angelaksmith4317 Ай бұрын

I also had a very odd, uneasy feeling when I was at Lake Wazee. I have had zero desire to go again. I didn't know anything about it's past until reading this comment so it confirms I had a strange feeling for a reason.

@davidkoehler136 11 ай бұрын

Lumber was huge there

@SightseeingSally 11 ай бұрын

Yes it was!

@bonniekaye 11 ай бұрын

Very interesting video! Horrifying story of the woman buried alive. 😮😭

@SightseeingSally 11 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yes, it certainly was.

@patriciaguenzler9150 3 ай бұрын

Thank you sally 👍very interesting

@jerroldmcley4347 Ай бұрын

That is really awesome 😎💯 that they repurposed that old school building

@me_92other42 11 ай бұрын

Good story! How about the town of Hancock, Wis? Used to go there on family vacations many years ago.

@SightseeingSally 11 ай бұрын

Anything of particular interest there?

@me_92other42 11 ай бұрын

Some campgrounds, fish lake and hancock lake. Very old town

@paulcooper7946 11 ай бұрын

Nice Ray-Bans Sally

@SightseeingSally 11 ай бұрын

Thank you

@airgunbubba2505 Ай бұрын

I wonder if Static X, a rock band, took the title of Wisconsin Death Trip for their album. Great video! I am in WI, not far from Black River Falls. I love all the small towns in this area.

@petrabethyname7142 Ай бұрын

I’ve read that they did use the title from this book

@DeeMoback 11 ай бұрын

Good stuff

@SightseeingSally 11 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you!

@1954shadow 11 ай бұрын

Gives me an idea, Halloween would be a good time for some, scary stories from, frightseeingsally.

@1927su 8 ай бұрын

Oh I remember that Wisconsin Death Trip I’ve seen that book years ago! Didn’t Ed Gein live near there too? I’ve been to Black River Falls, gambled , & had lunch in a cool old tavern that used to have ladies of the evening upstairs back in the day! It was a cool place!

@edgein3299 5 ай бұрын

Yes. In Plainfield.

@jameslockard6956 10 ай бұрын

Sally, this is the second video of yours. So I subscribed. You remind me of another Channel I follow Wonderhussy you two are so similar in your narrative style. She even says wah wah when mentioning a regret or dissipointment😅 . Are you related.?😮

@SightseeingSally 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for subscribing. Hope you enjoy the vids! And, no we are not.

@jimhamman2335 2 ай бұрын

Okay, the old high school was replaced by a new high school. Sooooo scary!

@Wherethewindblows524 Ай бұрын

Interesting i live 2 hours from here

@umigummi 4 ай бұрын

Black river falls does have a vibe to it, I never knew about its history

@AF_1892 2 ай бұрын

@2:31. I went to see patients on that house up on the hill. It took forever and was choking full level of smoke. I do not miss being the insurance company Dr one bit. Also when 2 people have dementia and hearing loss it is just hard. You have to just get the gist and answer for them the best i can. Bc other people who really want and need my help suffer if I waste too much time on a people like that. Edit: I remember that day ended with a 9pm visit to a widower's house. Oh man, he needed help pretty bad. I was starving. Cant believe he waited so long for me.

@griswald7156 11 ай бұрын

He believed in the Big Bang theory… I believe in Marty though…

@PhilGartman 17 күн бұрын

The book was also made into a movie of the same name. I don't think it's very easy to find, but it's worth the effort. It's very trippy and creepy as you might expect from watching this video. And if you like this, seek it out.

@waitaminute7257 16 күн бұрын

That river looks like a good place to fish 👍

@Mike-lt6sj 16 күн бұрын

I'm headed there this weekend.. it is.

@barbarabooth9824 10 ай бұрын

Very interesting

@user-zx8de8op9l 5 ай бұрын

Well done

@jerrybrock5335 11 ай бұрын

I live in Cameron Wisconsin. Black river falls has a Walmart. It's not a small town. Lol

@SightseeingSally 11 ай бұрын

Population of 3500 seems pretty small to me

@jerrybrock5335 11 ай бұрын

@SightseeingSally see what you can find out about Cameron. I've lived here for 60 years. Must be some history i don't know about. Stop by I'll buy you a beer. Lol

@desiobrien9674 5 ай бұрын

I was born & raised in Black River Falls & can confirm it’s cursed. Mother & I lived in a haunted house for 13 years in the grove, few blocks away from main st. Very beautiful area & much to offer. But the town possesses multiple active haunted houses/establishments/parks/murders/never ending suicides.. Perry Creek park is worth looking into & was a hot spot for teens to explore late at night & experience/see more than what we hoped for. WI Death Trip was shown to us in some classes in the BRF high school. I fled to Montana a few years ago & will not be returning to the Black Hole 🙏🏼👌🏼🤠

@annahgibbus8 4 ай бұрын

I live in the grove & haven't experienced anything paranormal. Which house were you at that was haunted?

@coppereagle3830 11 күн бұрын

Even though it would be getting a bit off topic I was hoping she would mention the album by Static X

@daviddaughenbaugh1080 10 ай бұрын

Grrreat!!

@mechebennett1056 Ай бұрын

Yes that town is cursed...as the entire east side of st paul is...as many towns in iowa are.... because of the amount of native people slaughtered to get that land...so many of the areas by the body of waters were native burial grounds...they just built on top of them... never moved them... Indian mounds Park in st Paul had 100s of burial mounds all over the east side...now there's 4

@JohnShinn1960 10 ай бұрын

2:22 "G. Drinkwine, father of Miss Lillian Drinkwine, who commited suicide a few days ago, attempted suicide at Sparta. He swallowed a large quantity of cigar stubs." And then there's the bottom sign at 1:11 😳 Still, it seems like a nice town, I could live there. 😉👍 Thanks Sally! 🤠👍

@SightseeingSally 10 ай бұрын

You’re welcome 😊

@gerivandermeer4504 Ай бұрын

This place was not cursed, Sally doesn't tell the whole story. Ppl were eating rye the was getting wet n it was making them go mad /tripping n dong things that they would never do. There is a book n a documentary on it that will explain everything.

@whatupplaya7951 2 ай бұрын

You should go check out Galena, IL Sally 👍

@nightwolf1963 9 ай бұрын

I live very close to that town

@ruffleschips9055 Ай бұрын

You could make a rotten banana sound interesting.

@leederaad9863 Ай бұрын

I went to a dry wedding there. After that we went to one of the bars in town, the people there were so awesome I got really smashed but we had a blast.

@GeneralHubirus 28 күн бұрын

I live about 25 miles away, pretty nice toads for motorcycles all around the area. There is a pretty shady side to BRF, a certain population as gotten into hard drugs and the "fire water".

@warringwarthog Ай бұрын

most of the small towns in Wisconsin are cursed

@patriciaguenzler9150 3 ай бұрын

Lets get sally to 50 thousand views 👍👍👍👍thanks sally

@Rest65432 2 ай бұрын

I have seen the photographs of three women posing in front of Yep Ah Sing Laundry. I like that photograph. Taken in 1895.

@Revolver1701 10 ай бұрын

I thought the old high school was an insane asylum but it’s a high school. Hoodathunkit? I’m an expert because I am a graduate of a real Laughing Academy. They tried to tell me it it was an “asylum” but I still have my diploma. It says “Bwahahahahaha!!!” Nice video! 😂

@PapasFritasAt325 Ай бұрын

Sand pillow circle or something like that. It was the street I stayed on when I was little and the house was haunted as hell all I remember from black river falls is my parents had a Medicine man come to the house. We got sent to the park not to far from the house and I remember seeing like a hundred or so white birds come flying from the house. That experience and some creepy stuff I’ve seen in the house I will Remember forever

@rodney4917 9 ай бұрын

Black River Falls was served by the branch line of the former C&MO RR later UP RR until the final run of the branch line local freight that served the iron ore mine many years ago.

@lzdmglg202612 10 ай бұрын

I have enjoyed several but not every one of your sightseeing videos. Just a suggestion: your productions could benefit by also using a drone camera. The You Tube work of s/v Delos is a good example,

@tammiebeam507 Ай бұрын

Consider Bishop Hill IL. A very interesting town.

@juliogonzales5441 11 ай бұрын

. Thanks Sally.......scary

@SightseeingSally 11 ай бұрын

You’re welcome!

@williamwurthmann1573 11 ай бұрын

HELLO SALLY......

@michaelmckelvy9165 10 ай бұрын

You're beautiful ❤️ . Enjoyed the video, thank you.

@stucook8622 11 ай бұрын

Cool video! Thanks 🐾🌻

@SightseeingSally 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@TammyBehnke-vk7ke Күн бұрын

I didn’t know that I live in Wisconsin all my left

@jamesbach2021 Ай бұрын

This video makes a lot of sense. I used to Scuba dive at Lake Wazee East of Black River Falls. For the most part visiting there is not a good experience. The town really has nothing to offer and my interaction with the locals has been somewhat off putting. I have traveled everywhere from Key West Florida to Grand Marais Minnesota, from New Jersey to Monterey California. I will never darken that towns door step ever again.

@Mike-lt6sj 16 күн бұрын

Are you from Illinois?😂