Where The Party Never Ended: Ghosts of the Old Baraboo Inn

The Old Baraboo Inn in Baraboo, Wisconsin, is one of the Midwest’s most haunted places. Home to a lively cast of ghostly characters, as many as 30 spirits may haunt the Inn. In the last 150 years, the Inn has also been home to more than one saloon, restaurant, hotel, brewery, boarding house, billiard hall, and bar, and has long been speculated to have once been a brothel, gambling house, and Prohibition-era speakeasy as well.Stories of the Inn’s sordid history abound, but the atmosphere has always remained welcoming and full of music, dancing, laughter, and ghosts. Today, the Old Baraboo Inn operates as a bar and venue space, hosting a variety of events for paranormal enthusiasts, and has been featured on Discovery+, Food Network, and Travel Channel.Join author and storyteller Amelia Cotter for an exploration of the Old Baraboo Inn’s haunted history, ghost stories, and firsthand paranormal accounts-including more than 40 photos! The Inn is a place where many came to party and perhaps a few met their untimely end, and is a place where it seems the party never ended…