1857 Green Bay winery built on gravestone foundations, ranked second most paranormally active site in the city
345 S. Adams St., Green Bay, WI 54301
Research updated June 2026
Age
21+
Cost
$$
Winery with wine tastings and retail; costs vary by visit type. Paranormal tour pricing through Haunted State.
Access
Wheelchair OK
Urban building with ground-floor tasting room; basement area with lower accessibility
Equipment
Photos OK
Est. 1857 · Antebellum Residential Architecture · Gravestone Foundation Construction · Historic Downtown Green Bay Building · Elijah Morrow Political History
The building that now houses Captain's Walk Winery was constructed in 1857 for Elijah Morrow, a Green Bay politician and public figure. The property passed to his daughter Helen Morrow, who maintained it as her home for many years before financial circumstances forced its loss. Accounts documented by NBC26 and local paranormal researchers describe Helen dying in distress over the loss of the family home — a specific emotional grief tied to the property that later became part of the site's paranormal narrative.
The building's most unusual physical feature is its foundation: the walls were constructed in part using gravestones relocated from cemeteries cleared during development in the Green Bay area. This practice, while historically documented in various American cities where cemetery land was repurposed, lends the property a particular material history that has become central to its reputation. The gravestones in the foundation represent identifiable individuals whose burial markers were repurposed as building material.
The structure was eventually converted into a winery and has operated as Captain's Walk Winery, a working winemaking operation with tastings and retail. Local paranormal researcher Meghan Hock, cited in a greenbay.com feature, ranked Captain's Walk as the second most paranormally active site in Green Bay based on her investigative work across the city.
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The paranormal reputation of Captain's Walk Winery rests on two figures and one structural anomaly. Helen Morrow — daughter of builder Elijah Morrow, who lost the house to financial hardship — is the apparition most consistently reported by investigators and the winery's own owners. The NBC26 feature includes owner accounts of Helen's presence, described as tied to grief over the property's loss rather than any violent event.
Local paranormal researcher Meghan Hock, who has investigated dozens of Green Bay sites, placed Captain's Walk second on her list of the city's most active paranormal locations based on documented investigative sessions. The greenbay.com interview identifies the basement and library room as the sites of the most consistent equipment anomalies and shadow activity.
The foundation composed of relocated cemetery gravestones provides a distinct material dimension to the site — investigators and visitors are aware they are standing on repurposed burial markers, which adds to the atmospheric weight of the building's basement in particular. Captain's Walk is a stop on Haunted State's Green Bay paranormal tour circuit.
Notable Entities
Visit the working winery at the 1857 Elijah Morrow mansion for wine tastings and retail. The building's unusual history — including foundation walls composed of gravestones from relocated cemeteries — is part of the standard visitor experience.
Captain's Walk Winery is a featured stop on Haunted State's Green Bay paranormal tour, recognized as one of the city's most active paranormal locations. Tour includes the basement and library room where investigators report the most activity.
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