Historic sports club haunted by a former customer's footsteps
307 North Westhill Boulevard, Appleton, WI
Age
All Ages
Cost
$$
Curling membership or visitor fees; pub drinks and snacks
Access
Wheelchair OK
Two-story sports facility with public areas
Equipment
Photos OK
Est. 1960 · Community sports heritage
The Appleton Curling Club represents Wisconsin's heritage in the sport of curling, which maintains deep community roots in northern regions. The club's relocation in 1960 to a modern facility reflected growing participation in the sport. The 1967 fire represented a significant setback, with the rebuilt spectators' area featuring contemporary design and safety improvements.
Currently, the club operates as a community sports facility offering curling, social events, and dining. The club's longevity and continued operation speaks to curling's sustained popularity in the region.
Sources
The paranormal reputation of the Appleton Curling Club centers on auditory and poltergeist-type phenomena occurring in the upper floors. Owners and staff report hearing footsteps moving across the upstairs areas—footsteps that continue despite no visible person being present. The footsteps are described as constant and distinctive, suggesting residual activity or intelligent haunting.
Additional reports document poltergeist-type activity in the pub area: chairs and glasses are found knocked over, disturbed, or relocated without explanation. Staff members arriving to open or close the facility frequently discover evidence of this activity despite no patron presence.
Local folklore attributes these phenomena to a former customer of the club whose attachment to the location and the social connections formed there may anchor his spirit to the facility. The behavioral patterns—footsteps moving between areas, familiarity with the layout, selective disturbance of objects—suggest either residual haunting or intelligent haunting from a long-time patron.
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