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Downtown Minot winery in the old 'Little Chicago' district whose owner reported activity during remodeling, and whose 13-room basement now runs a ticketed haunted house each fall.
6 Main Street North, Minot, ND 58703
Research updated June 2026
Age
All Ages
Cost
$$
Winery tastings (about $30 per person) and paint-and-sip events; the fall haunted house is separately ticketed. Check the venue site and social media for current pricing.
Access
Limited Access
Ground-floor tasting room and gallery; the haunted house is in a multi-room basement reached by stairs.
Equipment
Photos OK
Est. 2016 · Downtown Minot winery, bottling operation, and art gallery, opened c. 2016 by Eric Hansen · Located in the early-twentieth-century 'Little Chicago' district of Minot · Basement run as a seasonal haunted house with the Minot Area Council of the Arts · Featured in the official North Dakota tourism ghost-stories guide
Urban Winery occupies a historic building at 6 Main Street North in downtown Minot. According to the Northern Sentry, owner Eric Hansen opened the business around 2016, building it as a combined winery, bottling operation, and art gallery offering wine tastings, paint-and-sip nights, and commissioned art. The Northern Sentry reported the winery had recycled more than 117,000 glass bottles by 2024.
The winery sits in the part of downtown Minot tied in local accounts to the city's early-twentieth-century 'Little Chicago' era, when Minot was a known stop for bootlegging and organized vice. The official North Dakota tourism account of the site frames its haunt reputation against that history, attributing reported activity to people who disappeared during that violent period.
The building's basement is run as a seasonal haunted house each October. KFYR-TV reported in 2025 that the Minot Area Council of the Arts revived its haunted-house event, using the space as a fundraiser for local programming; coverage and the venue's own promotion describe a 13-room basement attraction with a serial-killer theme.
The winery's daytime identity as a tasting room and gallery is distinct from its October haunt programming, and the haunt reputation rests on the owner's reported experiences plus a paranormal investigation rather than a long documented record at the address.
Sources
The haunt account at Urban Winery comes mainly from the official North Dakota tourism site, which relays owner Eric Hansen's experiences during the building's remodeling. Hansen described feeling watched during late nights alone in the building, doors that opened and closed on their own, and motion-triggered security cameras that captured movement and orbs with no visible source. On at least one occasion, he reported, chairs were found moved between camera alerts when the building was empty.
The Minot Area Council of the Arts brought in paranormal investigators Wendy and Dale Kimble to examine the basement. According to the tourism account, they reported recording a man's deep voice saying 'Hello' and, in a small room said to have once connected to a tunnel, a woman's scream. Wendy Kimble indicated she believed there were at least two presences in the basement. The activity is interpreted locally against downtown Minot's 'Little Chicago' history of disappearances and vice.
The basement that anchors these reports is now used each October as a 13-room serial-killer-themed haunted house, so visitors should be careful to separate the staged scare attraction from the owner-and-investigator accounts that gave the building its reputation. Outside the tourism feature, independent documentation of the paranormal claims is limited.
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Each fall the winery's basement is run as a 13-room walk-through haunted house with a serial-killer theme, organized with the Minot Area Council of the Arts as a community fundraiser. Operates in October; check the venue site and social media for dates and tickets.
Year-round wine tasting, bottling, and paint-and-sip events in a combined winery and art gallery. The owner has described paranormal experiences during the building's remodeling; staff may share those accounts.
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