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Traveler, I took a trip to Indiana in November. I spoke on a panel with Sam Baltrusis, Bob Freeman, and B.D. Prince, regarding writing books in the paranormal genre. I wanted to take a moment to thank the\u00a0Mysteries of the Fort Symposium<\/em><\/a>, created by Bree Hollingshead and Nick Carboni, for having me out there. It was my first time in the Midwest past the state of Ohio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On a snowy September evening, so <\/em>snowy that Michigan saw upwards of a foot of powder, I set off towards the state line with an appointment at a haunted bed and breakfast the next night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saginaw was fun, Traveler! I met up with a friend, took in some go-kart racing and miniature golf, and accidentally won a door prize at a pinball tournament<\/a> I entered on a whim!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I finished second-to-last in the tournament. But I\u2019m getting ahead of myself. This story isn\u2019t about my pithy one-million points on a\u00a0Starship Troopers<\/em>\u00a0machine. This is a story about going to Hell. For that, we need to travel to a small Michigan ghost town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I drove a rented Chevy Spark in the snow from the Indiana\/Michigan border towards Ann Arbor one beautiful Monday morning. From there, I redirected to the sleepy little town of Hell itself. When I arrived, I parked next to an icy tundra that was a miniature golf course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, Hell had frozen over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a common and fun saying for the locals, wherever they are, according to\u00a0Wikipedia<\/em>. I think my favorite part of the\u00a0Hell Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0is that there are several origins for why the town is named Hell. (Find out more inside the Medium page!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read More<\/a>, and for more adventures, check out the rest of Destination Spooky!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Traveler, I took a trip to Indiana in November. I spoke on a panel with Sam Baltrusis, Bob Freeman, and B.D. Prince, regarding writing books in the paranormal genre. I wanted to take a moment to thank the\u00a0Mysteries of the Fort Symposium, created by Bree Hollingshead and Nick Carboni, for having me out there. 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