| Places to Visit |
| The bright pink neon lettering drew the California Haunts team into the worn building that houses the old- fashioned community rink and icehouse that have been part of the Sacramento landscape for over 65 years. The chills we were feeling would go much deeper than expected as the night. Investigation went on through If you’d like to contact the Iceland Skating Rink, click the image. |
| Iceland Ice Rink |
| Fortunately, the California Haunts team entered the Sacramento Theatre Company prepared, because we were greeted whole-heartedly by the resident company of spirits that preside in this famously haunted building. Activity was encountered in the main stage area, the smaller Stage Two, and the costume shop area… as well as curious noises and unexplainable doors closing around the technical areas. With the original theatre building, the Eaglet Theatre, opening in 1949, there’s been plenty of time for residual paranormal activity to develop in this wonderful theatre. To learn more about the history of the Sacramento Theatre Company, click on the photo. |
| Sacramento Theater Company |
| The California Haunts team found that the spirits are indeed restless at the Hotel Leger in Mokelumne Hill, about an hour southeast of Sacramento. The current hotel construction is believed to include original stones dating back to the first hotel built on the site in 1851. The team was surprised to find that paranormal activity at the Hotel Leger would manifest itself in a physical manner, leaving no question that the past had left a definite impression on the land and buildings that constitute the lovely Hotel Leger. If you’d like to read more about the history of the Hotel Leger, click the photo. |
| Hotel Leger |
| The first thing we did when we arrived at the Diamond Springs Hotel, which now serves as a friendly, small-town restaurant, was to be seated for dinner. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to get the booth that’s said to be located right next to a naturally-occurring vortex! After the California Haunts team finished an enjoyable dinner, we proceeded with an investigation that uncovered a rather vocal female spirit who, through dowsing rod communication, claimed to have worked at the Diamond Springs Hotel when it was a house of ill-repute. We found she would talk to women, but perhaps due to a hard life lived, didn’t seem to have much to say to men. The community of Diamond Springs is located about 45 miles northeast of Sacramento, in El Dorado County. |
| Diamond Springs Hotel |
| In 1851 the first Ione Hotel was built, but multiple fires have doomed each new structure that had replaced its predecessor. The current structure is thoughtfully designed to recreate the style of the 1800’s, and this may be why the California Haunts team found so many of the hotel’s former guests from another era still comfortable hanging around the premises. Ione is a 35 minute drive, heading southeast from Sacramento. If you’d like to learn more about the history of the Ione Hotel, click the photo. |
| Ione Hotel |
| The California Haunts team had a grand time at this beautiful lodge, surrounded by giant redwoods, 14 miles north of Santa Cruz. At one time reputed to be a favored hangout for local gangsters, the highlight of our evening is what we believed to be communication with one gangster and his moll, discussing their unrequited love story. Using dowsing rods, we found out they continue to enjoy each other’s company, as well as the live music and festive atmosphere shared by current Brookdale patrons, well beyond their earthly existence. To find out more about the history of the Brookdale Lodge, click on the photo. |
| Brookdale Lodge |
