Haunted Skating Rink
Before this skating rink was built in the 1970′s in a swamp, locals begged for it not to be built, as the area had sentimental value. The builder dismissed their claims and built anyway. Later, it was learned that in the early 1900′s, a young boy, Gilbert, lived in the area. Despite his mother’s warnings not to venture too close to the swamp, Gilbert was found by his father one day lying face down in the water. It is supposed that Gilbert’s ghost is responsible for many hauntings which include tampering with DJ equipment and turning on and off water faucets and lights.
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bobo says: |
February 2, 2010, 10:49 am |
i have heard the story but i grew up in saitn augusta, 10 min away i spent 99% of my time there and nothing ever happened when i was there any of the billions of times
rachel says: |
February 6, 2010, 12:59 pm |
so last night me and 7 other friends were hangin out there me and my best friend went to the bathroom to check our hair after lazer tag when i was joking around with her about gilbert because i had heard this story before and the toilet randomly flushed then we checked if anyone was in the stall but it was just me and her in the bathroom then the faucet turned on and believe we got out of there as fast as we could I’ve had other things weird happen to
Jayden says: |
March 21, 2010, 9:48 am |
Soooo not real I mean “haunted skating rink.”
Darlene says: |
April 30, 2010, 10:56 am |
Yes there is a place in St. Cloud called the Skatin’ Place. I have been going there since the 70′s when I was a little girl (yes, I am old) but I have never heard anything about it being haunted our experienced it. I was there constantly (2-3 days per week) for about 3 years as a teen, you think I would have heard or experienced something, but then again, if your not paying attention or looking for it, you would never think a faucet not turning off would be weird, just broken.
SartellGuy says: |
June 27, 2010, 10:20 am |
I used to go there on field trips in my elementary years. The water fountains always ran, which I thought was odd, and I could just feel this odd presence in there. I think ghosts may exist, but I just can’t say for sure. But I do know something, maybe Gilbert, maybe not, is doing something in there.
Elijah says: |
July 14, 2010, 12:21 pm |
i heard from my freind that when the dj equipment goes off sometimes it plays ghostbusters it happened to me to.
Elijah says: |
July 14, 2010, 12:23 pm |
i heard from my freind that when the dj equipment goes off sometimes it plays ghostbusters it happened to me to….
hetty says: |
August 22, 2010, 8:43 pm |
i’m very confused the majority of comments are left by teenagers or people that are very immature and just strike up convos or act retarted ummm did ya ever hear of FACEBOOK or myspace ect…????? this site is for people that are INTERESDTED IN THE PARANORMAL obviously some of you have ABSOLUTELY NO LIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOSERS
Alyza says: |
September 1, 2010, 11:36 am |
Hi, i was wondering WHAT skating rink this is, Thank you!
Luke says: |
September 1, 2010, 5:19 pm |
Alyza, we’re talking about the Skatin’ Place.
samantha says: |
October 21, 2010, 10:17 am |
UM,maybe I’m rethinking gooing there this weekend…
Erik says: |
October 26, 2010, 10:13 am |
Samantha, the only time things seem to happen is when someone, generally an employee, is there alone late at night.
Colleen says: |
November 27, 2010, 9:14 pm |
I used to go there all the time in the 80′s.I never heard this before and I dont remember anything happening there that was weird.
Eva says: |
April 19, 2011, 6:48 pm |
Iv been there and if u try to look for a ghost u won’t find one!
Laura says: |
July 1, 2011, 11:22 am |
I worked at the Stakin Place about 2 years ago, and one night I was working and it, was a slow night. It was only me, 2 co-workers and a evening birthday party with 8 boys. And I was working DJ and all of a sudden the light flickered on and off and on and off and on. And we heard a noise from the girls bathroom and I was the only girl working so I went in and all the faucets were running. And written on the walls was GILBERT, I’ve heard the story so I was soooooo scared.
Logan says: |
November 1, 2011, 6:24 pm |
just ask the owner of the skatin place he probably knows if this is true i believe it cuz there is alot of proof all this **** has happened wen i was there.
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rachel rose says:
January 31, 2010, 9:16 pm
I went to the Skating Place for the first time a year ago, and I went into the bathroom and Gilbert turned on the water and off again. I quickly opened up my stall to see if anyone was in there. I ran on over to my husband to ask him what kinds of things this ghost of the skating place does, and he told me about how he plays with the water. I also lived in Shoemaker hall, one semester, my friend said that the lights would go on and off sometimes (only on her side of the dorm room) and as the story goes there once was a girl who committed suicide because she was impregnated (by a housekeeper i think?) Also, my professor and one of my friends would tell stories of how you could footsteps of a woman in heels in Riverview and she would go around and slam the doors.