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Spirit Tour
Discover Whitewater – Whitewater Spirit Tour
October is the perfect time for spooky, fun adventures! The City of Whitewater is known as “Second Salem” and is also famous for the “Witches of Whitewater” legends.
The community has a history of spiritualism and a multitude of stories of witches, ghosts, alleged murders, and occult practices.
From the cemeteries to the haunted houses, the Whitewater Spirit Tour features spiritrelated stories and unique access to explore haunted sites. The Spirit Tour tells the story of the Morris Pratt Institute, Mary Worth and the Winchester Family, serial killer Nellie Horan, and the Poison Widow.
Attendees have unique, behind-the-scene access to visit Mary Worth’s crypt at Hillside Cemetery, explore beyond the chain-link fence at the Oak Grove Cemetery, and enter the water tower (aka “Witches’ Tower”) at Starin Park.
Many of the haunted sites on the Spirit Tour have been investigated by paranormal groups. U.S. Paranormal Research not only shares their investigative findings of paranormal activities in Whitewater, but also brings their equipment along on the tour just in case there is spiritual activity to witness firsthand!
The annual event is hosted by the Whitewater Chamber of Commerce and is made possible by our sponsors and volunteers
on the Spirit Tour Committee. The Spirit Tour is hosted one weekend in October, on Friday and Saturday nights. It sells out every year, so make sure you reserve your spot early!
Follow us on Facebook at @WWSpiritTour to save the date and for event updates.
Engaging the Community
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater opened the Community Engagement Center in the fall of 2019 as a resource for conferences, community events and public instruction.
It is a collaborative space – designed to bring university personnel, local organizations and businesses together for mutually beneficial endeavors – that also serves as a gallery for displaying local art.
Located directly adjacent to the Fairfield Inn and just blocks from the UW-Whitewater campus, the CEC is an ideal venue for multi-day workshops and seminars. The facility’s operations focus on sustainability, and its programming includes free educational offerings to the community.
For more information, visit www. uww.edu and search for “Community Engagement” or send an email to cec@uww. edu.
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