FACTORY

Missouri Meerschaum Company in Washington, Missouri, has been in business for 154 years. It was the first commercial producer of corn cob pipes and continues to produce pipes daily. The factory was built in 1883. 

Some say that a building or location will absorb the energy from events that have taken place there over time, both good and bad.  Given all of the historical and personal emotional events that have taken place in the factory over the past decades, it’s easy to understand why the factory staff says, “It’s as haunted as it is historic!” 

You will be led by knowledgeable members from the factory and GRIP team as you investigate the three darkened floors of the factory to try and validate past events or possibly discover new ones.  GRIP will provide guests with basic paranormal investigation equipment that will include infrared cameras, EMF meters, and temperature monitors to help document your experiences.

The Route 66 State Park Visitors Center, located on the historic Route 66 highway in Eureka, Missouri. First opened as the Bridgehead Inn in 1935; then the Steiny:s Inn in 1946; back to the Bridgehead Inn in 1972; and finally, the Galley West in 1980. It was converted into the Visitors Center in 1999.

You will investigate the three darkened floors of this historic building and the outside surroundings (weather permitting) with members of the park staff and GRIP team. You will explore the basement where the bar used to operate, the first floor where the restaurant used to be, and the second floor where travelers spent the night. Stories have been told about some of the “departed” staff members still wanting to make sure visitors have an enjoyable stay! Are the stories true? Come and find out for yourself!

GRIP will offer guests the use of paranormal investigation equipment that will include infrared cameras, EMF meters, dowsing rods and temperature monitors to help document experiences. You can also use your own equipment!

The Bluff Grange in Millstadt, Illinois, was built in 1922. It is not your typical ‘haunted house’. Sometimes it’s the small, unassuming places that offer the out of the ordinary paranormal investigating experiences and opportunities. For decades, the Bluff Grange has served the Millstadt area and is known for hosting family events and being the home of the “Fencers of the Corn” fencing team. The Bluff Grange members will tell you that nothing “bad’ has happened in the building.

After several paranormal investigations by GRIP and the Bluff Grange members, the building acts as a “pass through” for the victims of local unmarked graves, tragic accidents and the curious drawn to the site to tell their stories to those who can hear them. New stories are discovered with every investigation. You will have the opportunity to join in with the GRIP team as it conducts investigations and tries to make spirit contact on each of the two darkened floors of the building. Or you can investigate on your own.

GRIP will offer guests the use of paranormal investigation equipment that will include infrared cameras, EMF meters, dowsing rods and temperature monitors to help document experiences. You can also use your own equipment!