tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18063592995264803462024-02-19T09:11:58.747-08:00Island City Paranormal As I continue to educate myself in the field of Paranormal Research & Investigation, it is my hope to look, listen & learn all that I can in this field.
Island City Paranormal (Blogger) is a place where I can journal, post some of my thousands of photographs, and hopefully generate interest with other Paranormal Investigators/Researchers.
I am honored to be a part of the Michigan State Paranormal Investigations team.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11802875014927036774noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806359299526480346.post-33095179976938051422014-02-06T13:43:00.000-08:002014-02-06T13:43:19.949-08:00My Shadow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I was standing in my living room, and the sun, which we have not seen in quite some time, was out. This was my shadow. I love how it looks.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCW7RQLBD-zQB4wGuHjh739yokJpGMA7jokYx17uxpSXZehU4BOCsLXql-OdOrECMQxyyivly_mE_7L0rR7_NyKRgB5_fTxsEFpg9IxmOIBpKnYR3tIO7ksc7jy8FD9DjnlYA4Dt4YOEU/s1600/STORE+STUFF+FEB+1+267.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCW7RQLBD-zQB4wGuHjh739yokJpGMA7jokYx17uxpSXZehU4BOCsLXql-OdOrECMQxyyivly_mE_7L0rR7_NyKRgB5_fTxsEFpg9IxmOIBpKnYR3tIO7ksc7jy8FD9DjnlYA4Dt4YOEU/s1600/STORE+STUFF+FEB+1+267.jpg" height="320" width="177" /></a></div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11802875014927036774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806359299526480346.post-91200231894393214642013-12-30T14:41:00.000-08:002013-12-30T14:41:32.461-08:00Alma, Michigan 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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All photographs & text are copyrighted by Crystal Johnson OverhuelAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11802875014927036774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806359299526480346.post-91823370369596103972013-12-27T08:30:00.001-08:002014-01-12T09:25:06.339-08:00House of Judah, Lee Township<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The House of Judah camp was located in Lee Township. It was a savage religious cult of supposed black Israelites that lived under the villainous command of self proclaimed prophet William Lewis. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This cult was the outcome of intense craziness and paranoia, guided by evil and a literal translation of the Old Testament.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Almost 31 years ago, many of the suspicions became a horrible reality, after the battered, bruised and beaten body of 12 year old John Yarbrough showed up in the back of a pick up truck at the local hospital. He died shortly after arriving.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was common for members to be beaten in public, and to be disfigured as punishment. This would be your fate if you went against Lewis' fury of insanity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This camp was compared to that of Nazi concentration camps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Public records state that 12 year old John Yarbrough was tortured for many days with burning coals and beaten with a wooden ax handle as punishment for watching TV, instead of doing chores.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Eventually, Lewis and his lieutenants were convicted of slavery. Yarbrough's mother, Ethel Yarbrough, was convicted of manslaughter in 1983.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In November, 2013, my husband, Todd and fellow investigator found the remains of what was the guard house, and possibly the punishment/isolation room, which was connected to the guard house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There is a two track road that goes along the side of the guard house. This leads to the remains of the compound.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This was a very heavy & dark place. The surrounding area of the ruins is not a very welcoming area either, and I mean from the <i>living. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are, however planning on a Spring trip back to the site, and taking along investigating equipment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Below are photographs I took in and around the remains of the guard house, and possible punishment/isolation room.</span><br />
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Some of the solitary confinement structure can be seen</div>
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Behind this wooden door, was a metal structure. Todd</div>
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and I believe it to be a solitary confinement unit. It was cleverly</div>
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I was really surprised to find this Bible.</div>
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Sad remains of stuffed animals. Possibly from the children</div>
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of the House of Judah, or perhaps gifts left over the past</div>
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30 years, to maybe comfort those who were tortured.</div>
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From the front/side.</div>
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As we approached side of what was possibly</div>
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the children's punishment area, which was attached to the</div>
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guard house, and accessed by a single door.</div>
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Front of guard house from the road.</div>
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Outside view of guard house and possible</div>
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children's punishment room. All of the House of Judah's</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11802875014927036774noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806359299526480346.post-21824659090129081932013-12-26T16:11:00.001-08:002013-12-26T16:14:19.703-08:00The Yellow Motel<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Yellow Motel, located in now part of the Allegan County Forest, was reportedly once owned by the infamous Al Capone. It is no secret that Capone had many "hide-a-ways" throughout southwest Michigan. It is said that when things got "too hot" in Chi-town, Capone and his men made tracks to the Yellow Motel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have heard that Capone and his henchmen would conduct meetings in the tunnels beneath the structure. Legend also has it that there is quicksand in the way back of the property, where stool pigeons and back talkers ended up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another story surrounding the Yellow Motel is that it was once painted blue, and the very next day, was yellow once again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While the Yellow Motel was still a structure, (it caught fire and burned in 1997. The local fire department arrived, and the decision was made to let it burn to the ground), locals would see a phantom woman, gazing out the window.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Yellow Motel remains fresh in the surrounding community. It was once a meeting place for a coven of witches, <i>including influential people in Allegan.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All that remains on the property is the original tennis court, some of the foundation, the circular driveway and a great ravine that runs along the back of the property. There have been recent stories of adventure seekers being chased by a ghostly white dog that disappears before an eminent attack. Tales of a phantom 1930's car speeding down the dirt road, headlights bright and disappearing as quick as it had appeared.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My husband and fellow investigator, Todd, and I went to the site of the Yellow Motel in November 2013. We located the tennis courts, parts of the foundation, some of which were still very much intact, the circular drive, part of what we believe to be a flag pole, and the long ravine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We could not locate any evidence of the tunnels, or quicksand. We did however, notice that although it was a sunny day, it was eerily darker in the surrounding areas of the Yellow Motel. (Although this is part of the Allegan Co. Forest, it is not dense or thick in this area, and there is still quite a bit of evidence of the fire, as the trees show the signs). There were no birds. No other animals (squirrels, etc) <i>anywhere</i> in this area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was not a windy nor breezy day, yet as we stood on the tennis court, we could hear a creaking, as if someone were rocking back and forth, or walking on a creaky porch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As we wondered the grounds, we felt as though we were being watched, and quite frankly, not welcomed. </span><br />
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Looking to where we believe the original structure was.</div>
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piece of the original Yellow Motel</div>
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The ravine at back of property. There are two</div>
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Looking at the tennis court.</div>
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Coming to the ravine.</div>
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From the tennis court.</div>
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By the driveway.</div>
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Possible well? Or tunnel entrance?</div>
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A close up of the piece of the Yellow Motel I found.</div>
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Part of the circular driveway.</div>
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Another view of where we believe the original structure was.</div>
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On the tennis court.</div>
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Another view of the tennis court.</div>
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My husband Todd, heading to the back of property.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">hand, some (including Paranormal Investigators/Researchers) believe that </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">some orbs are real. True evidence of spirit activity. On the other hand, there is a growing number of Paranormal Investigators/Researchers who believe orbs are nothing more than dust. Little airborne particles of dust. And, you also have those who are right in the middle. Orbs are also referred to as plasmoids, light spots, spheres, balls of light, and Basic Life Forms.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The orb phenomenon is really a modern day puzzle. If we look back to the late 1990's, many people have been capturing strange anomalies on their cameras, and not surprisingly, many orbs were captured using consumer digital cameras. Digital cameras did not really hit the mass market until the late nineties. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before the big " I have GOT to get a digital camera" phase, 35mm cameras, (still my camera of choice!) 126 and the 110 pocket camera, and let us not forget the Polaroids, were the norm. And orbs were certainly not a common phenomenon! Even today 35mm cameras yield almost zero orbs, and digital SLR's <i>greatly</i> minimize them. As consumer compact digital cameras get smaller, the reports of orb phenomenon increases due to the short distance of the flash to the lens.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So which direction to go? Believer? Skeptic? Or somewhere in the middle? As a <i>serious</i> Paranormal Investigator/Researcher, <i>think for yourself</i>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Is it possible that spirit orbs do exist? It is as possible as anything else in this field.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My opinion? Orbs are paranormally irrelevant, and should be looked at as an annoyance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The scientific explanation of orbs is to think about your basic knowledge of photography. Camera out of focus? Your image will be. When an orb is captured on a photograph, you probably have your camera set on auto-focus and have clicked a shot of a room. Everything is in focus, </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">except </i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">you had a dust particle floating close to your lens, or far from your lens. Either way, you will see a reflection of the camera's flash from that particle! Same is true with moisture in the air. Keep this in mind, too, no room is dust free! Dust is everywhere and can show up randomly, <i>especially in digital photos.</i> So, the weight of evidence in explaining orbs is overwhelmingly <i>natural and scientific.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Many orbs can appear to be paranormal, but turn out to have a natural source/explanation as you continue to examine. This is considered a <i>false - positive.</i> This is a term used in reviewing evidence that describes a natural occurrence <i style="font-weight: bold;">misidentified </i>as a paranormal phenomenon.<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>For example: there is sporadic banging sounds that seem to have a paranormal source, but upon investigating, it is the furnace. The vast majority of orbs are false - positives. Always approach and review investigation evidence such as photos and videos from the initial standpoint that they contain false - positives.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As a serious Paranormal Investigator/Researcher, I can't fall into the dubious beliefs just because they are popular. At the very least we have to discover some kind of evidence that will lead to a <i>rational</i> conclusion regarding the validity of spirit orbs. We do have this on other areas, like EVP's, but with orbs, who can prove that they are <i style="font-weight: bold;">spirit generated? </i>Nobody. So for all intent purposes, orbs are paranormally meaningless and insignificant. If spirit orbs exist, they are rare and only subjective evidence can link them to spirit activity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These three photographs were taken in the old Plainwell Paper Mill during renovation. Although the obs look cool and I would like to think I captured spirits, they are debunked as dust and airborne particles. (Circa 2011).</span></div>
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Growing up in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan, in the mid 1960's & 1970's, we had bicycle and exploration freedom. I was raised in a 3 story house, on West North Street. This is where I became aware of the paranormal.</div>
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Although I did not know it as "paranormal," I knew there were ghosts, spirits & haunted places. I was probably 7 or 8 years old, when I observed one of our rocking chairs beginning to rock, back and forth, steadily rocking. Rocking comfortably and peacefully... with no one in the chair. No one that I could see. This was the first of many paranormal incidents that I had the pleasure of being a part of.</div>
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As I grew, I was always aware of these incidents, yet as I moved through life, my paranormal interest was put on the back burner. Now, at the age of 54, my interest is off that back burner, and in my present. I just completed and received a certificate in Paranormal Investigation 101. I am currently working on my certification to become a certified Paranormal Investigator.</div>
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I will be writing and posting photographs as I go along. There may be no rhyme nor reason to the order in which I write, or the photographs I post, but it is my hope to generate interest among other people who are interested in Paranormal Investigations/Research and the history behind the locations, events, etc.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">TB Hospital circa 2010. WMU purchased property and recently had it demolished. I was one of the lucky ones who adventured and explored it many years ago before vandals and druggies spoiled it. There are townhouses on the property now.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The grounds of this place were heavy & dark. This swing set still remained in 2010. </td></tr>
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