10-11-09
Tracee Swanson
Room Uknown
Adults/Teenagers
Last night, my girls (Angie and Jenna) and I stayed at your hotel with my mother-in-law, Sandy. The stay was a birthday present to me and girls from Sandy because she knows the three of us have an interest in ghosts. (To believe or not to believe) Well, we arrived with the expectation that nothing would happen but we would have bragging rights about spending the night at a ‘real’ haunted hotel. We ate a great dinner, soaked in the beautiful surroundings and thrilled ourselves by reading through the guest experiences. Along with your generous hospitality, this would have been enough to give us great memories for a long time. Well, we got much more than that!
I have a little voice recorder that I use for my college classes. We brought it along because everything we’ve read says to try to capture voices. Yeah, okay. So we walked around with the recorder asking questions like what’s your name and how old are you, but mostly we just giggled and talked to each other.
By morning, I’d forgotten about the recordings and it wasn’t until we were driving home that my youngest, Jenna, wanted to listen to the recordings. We truly did NOT believe we would hear anything that shouldn’t be there. But we were wrong. I can’t believe it! We are all freaking out with excitement.
While we were recording, Sandy and I stopped along the side table in the 2nd floor hall, the one adjacent to room 11. We were discussing the decorative arrangement because Sandy thought the picture standing on the table had been moved since the last time we had passed by it. Suddenly, loud and clear, there is a female voice on the recording that says “Happy Birthday”. What the heck? I was holding the recorder the whole time and none of the four of us said it! We all agree this is one of the most amazing things that has ever happened to us. I can’t thank you enough for making this the most special and memorable birthday for my girls. (and for me!)
Oh, I should also mention that during the night, we spent some time in the children’s playroom. We sat in the wicker loveseat then moved to the floor. After a few minutes had passed, the chair began to ‘pop’ or creak like wicker does when you sit in it. We all thought nothing of it at first but the noise continued for quite a while, much longer than what seemed normal. Well we all discounted it to normal wicker sounds and didn’t give it another thought the rest of the night. It wasn’t until the next morning when Angie mentioned to you that this was the closest we’ve come to hearing or seeing anything ‘strange’ that we were informed that this was a noise reported by professional investigators and other people who had spent time in the playroom. Pretty cool!
Again, I can’t thank you enough! You can’t imagine what a gift you have given us. This has made the most wonderful, lasting impression on all of us! I still cannot believe a ghost wished us a happy birthday!
