About This Location
One of Wisconsin's most notorious hauntings, the Ridgeway Phantom has terrorized the Old Military Ridge Road in the Driftless Area since the 1840s, with sightings reported in 40-year cycles.
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The Ghost Story
The apparition of a man -- possibly two brothers killed in a bar fight during the lead-mining boom -- has haunted the Old Military Ridge Road since the mid-nineteenth century. More trickster than traditional ghost, the phantom has been reported in 40-year cycles. Residents of the Driftless Area treat it as a local celebrity, a persistent troublemaker who refuses to move on.