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Olde World Canterbury Village

Lake Orion, Michigan

The property began as a family farm called the Haddril Farm, and later was bought by the Scripps family, who had amassed a fortune through the newspaper business. Mr. Scripps bought it as a hobby, and soon developed it into a major farm of about 3,000 acres. During this time, many people lived and worked at the farm which Scripps called Wildwood. There was supposedly a cook named Minnie that was born on the farm and lived her life there. Her presence has been reported in what is now called the Canterbury Tails store. A local psychic, James, has found several other ghosts including Mrs. Scripps, who is said to have been seen by several people over the years as a woman in white, walking about the grounds. Many workers at this site have claimed to hear odd noises in the buildings, and have witnessed items, such as lights, being turned on randomly . One worker was locked in a basement room, and despite his best efforts, could not even budge the door. Finally, the general manager came to his aid only to find that the door was unlocked and opened easily. There is a rumor that a family cemetery was somehow lost when a man planned to develop the property. This occurrence could be the cause for some of the paranormal disturbances on the site.

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rob says:

November 7, 2005, 12:52 pm

i think theres a simple answere leave

Becca says:

February 1, 2006, 12:09 pm

It’s true I seen the ghost before!!!!!!!!!

Liz says:

February 1, 2006, 10:49 pm

It probley is true becca! haha ;) we gotta watch more ghost **** on tv soon when you come up

Becca says:

February 4, 2006, 5:50 pm

ok, well this is becca’s cool friend cate and marie! we know this place for a fact is very haunted! we almost got killed by this HUUUUUUGE tree that almost fell on us. it wouldn’t be weird except for the fact that there was no wind, rain, or any natural cause that made the tree fall. so we think it was paranormal activity that made the tree fall……i’m so scared……lol but ya that really sucked cuz marie is confined to a wheel chair because one of the brances hit her in the back and paralyzed her….so remember kids, don’t stand too close to trees!

The Pope says:

February 13, 2006, 11:14 am

Becca i lonow marie and it is a tragity i was devistated when i heard about it. She was so nice too. but its a shame that only her got hit.

marie says:

March 17, 2006, 3:42 pm

DEAR “the pope”
this is Marie. I know who you are. bum bum bum. okay 1st off that was a terrible comeback like cate said. you should be ashamed of yourself. i got confined to a wheelchair while you are pretending to be a pope and sitting there just being plain ugly. you know, you could make some money off of that face. join the circus!!!!!!!!!!1hahahahahah you could be an ugly pope although you aren’t even catholic!!!!!!!!!!!! you sir are an oxymoron.hahahahahhhah

Becca says:

March 17, 2006, 3:48 pm

Dear pope or i mean mark

I bet you can guess who this is I sit in front of you in computer class but you wouldn’t know that because you don’t even know my name. STUPID STUPID PERSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I mean come on it’s really obvious but maybe not for you because your really slow like cate hahahaha but you wouldn’t know her so there. I’m sitting here with marie and telling her how stupid you are and how much stupid stuff you say in computer class i mean come on who would say that. only you hahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!! see you monday loser… from BECCA GET IT STRAIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Michael says:

March 24, 2006, 12:47 am

The whole are is haunted. Drive down scripps road at night very slow. Ive seen an all white shape of a person walk behind my car last time i was there

neil says:

April 10, 2006, 7:22 pm

yeah well i used to live down scripps road ( the dirt one ) . i lived 3 houses down from m24. and every night if you looked down the road you could see something glowing.. it was weird so one day we decided to drive down there and see it. but when we got there it was gone. it may not be there anymore since they paved by my old house. and if you wanna go down and check it out my house has grey siding on it and two houses down is like a statue place.( they like make gargoyles and stuff). just so you know im not lying.

denise says:

May 17, 2006, 6:49 pm

We need to rent an old mansion in Michigan for 14-16 days in June (starting June 5th). This house would be used as a location for an independent film we are shooting. The house has to be in the tri-county area(Oackland, Wayne, Macomb counties) to work for us. We are fully insured. Rent is negotiable. Please advise if you may have something available. Thanks!

Big Bill says:

May 20, 2006, 5:52 pm

Denise, what is this independent film rated? We may be able to work something out for free rent.

Marie and Becca says:

July 27, 2006, 6:30 pm

you guys totally don’t make sense, but anyhoot this is truly a haunted place . dudes. get a life. lol.bye.

pasia and kayla says:

September 7, 2006, 9:34 pm

me and my friend had the same dream on the same night about a ghost following us into a dark closet!! it was calling our names ……so now we are very intersetead in ghost hunting and finding ……..E-mail me at pasia123@cox.net for more details – kayla and pasia

pasia and kayla says:

September 7, 2006, 9:36 pm

me and my friend had the same dream on the same night about a ghost following us into a dark closet!! it was calling our names ……so now we are very intersetead in ghost hunting and finding …we appreciate all witnesses and all evidence

pasia and kayla says:

September 7, 2006, 9:38 pm

me and my friend had the same dream on the same night about a ghost following us into a dark closet!! it was calling our names ……so now we are very intersetead in ghost hunting and finding …we appreciate all witnesses and all evidence !!!!!!! -kayla and pasia p.s – we are still are haunted today in our own special way

Nicole says:

December 9, 2006, 8:59 pm

can you see this ghost at any time, or does it have to be a certain time each night?

kimp says:

January 17, 2007, 12:51 pm

my daughter worked at the pub in canterbury and one night while waitressing they saw someone sitting out at outdoor table, but when she went out to take their order they disappeared. we went to the graveyard in that area and there many family members that died around the same day, possibly an epidemic. there have been many sitings on this land.

Nick Harris says:

February 27, 2007, 10:01 am

Thats crazy

Barg says:

August 29, 2007, 11:32 pm

I’ve walked down scripps road at night leaving the cerc building and had to walk down the dirt part, it was creepy but nothing happened, not even in front of the monks place. Didnt see anything or hear anything.

Lyndsey says:

October 2, 2007, 3:04 pm

whao thats scary because my friend and i go to canterbury village all the time. well i do remember that we thought we saw a ghost off in the distance it was so freakyy!

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