Michigan’s Otherside, Ghost and Legends of Michigan’s West Coast

One of our featured authors belongs to a great group of local investigators.  Michigan’s Otherside was founded by Amberrose Hammond and Tom Maat. Together, their group of investigators scoured Michigan for her secrets and legends. The group has changed it’s focus and size today, but these two are always ready to jump into a good paranormal mystery.
Amberrose is a busy woman, working full time, writing and even touring to talk to groups all over Michigan about the paranormal. She’s a hard person to keep up with. She is dedicated to finding the truth about the paranormal world and she is serious about maintaining an image of professionalism in the field. All I can tell you is to check out their website to find out more about this great team.

Ghost and Legends of Michigan’s West Coast

Well, I finally a had some free time. Between my day job as a truck driver and my night job as a paranormal investigator, free time doesn’t come easily, or often. I grabbed my copy of Amberrose Hammond’ latest book “Ghost and Legends of Michigan’s West Coast” and I got comfortable. I’ve told you before that this was going to be a great book and I didn’t lie. Amberrose has written about several stories from all over Michigan’s west coast that I’d had already heard about and a few more that were new to me.
The big difference is in the details. She has researched her stories very well to give her readers all of the information possible. With all of these facts at hand, you are able to form an educated decision to help you decide how much truth there is to the legend. Amberrose also includes quotes from witness’s, researchers and others close and knowledgeable to the story.
The first story from her book is about “The Ghost of the Grand Theatre”. I had already heard of this story before. However, Amberrose’s story had many more details then I had known. I was hooked. I read story after story, cover to cover. She has covered  stories within the pages this book including Lake Forest and Nunica cemeteries, the Grand Traverse Lighthouse, the Felt mansion, the legend of the Dogman and the Traverse City State Hospital. If you are familiar with the west Michigan area, then most likely, you have also heard of some or all of these legends too.
Amberrose also tells the strange tales of Beaver Island, a place that I have been to several times and had no clue as to what I was missing. She even writes about an investigation that she and her friends at Michigan’s Otherside were on when they experienced something that no one expected. Amberrose finishes her book with a story about the murder of Kate Koopman, a Grand Haven, MI. woman who was brutally murdered by her husband in the days of prohibition.
This is an excellent book by Amberrose, and I would recommend it to any one how likes to hear the stories and legends from any hometown. You can also find out more about Amberrose and Michigan’s Otherside on their website:

http://www.michigansotherside.com/Index.htm

 

Mission Statement

G.R.A.S.P.P. is a group of dedicated individuals who strive to find the answers to what haunts you. We base our investigations on debunking everything that we can, so when the dust orbs clear, we are left with only true evidence.
It is our promise to respect the confidentiality of our clients. You control the amount of information that we will publish on our website.
It is our promise to be honest, objective and open minded with everyone we come in contact with. We promise to never ridicule or judge someone because of what they have seen or believe. We believe that there is something going on in our world that is, as of yet, to be explained and we will do our best to help in the search for the answers.
We promise to show the truth from our investigations and to offer objective reasoning with the facts for each finding, whether they may be paranormal or not. It is our promise to debunk everything that we can, because anything less will not find the true facts.
We train our members to be objective and we teach them the correct ways to investigate and determine the truth, so that you can be sure of the facts of what may, or may not be haunting you.
We will always show our clients everything that we find and to explain those finding so you will understand the facts.
We will always present the facts to our clients before we make them available on our website or other media, and to help protect the privacy of our clients from any unwanted attention.

Request help with a paranormal problem

G.R.A.S.P.P. is here for you. Whether you would  like to request an investigation of your home or business, or if you would just like some questions answered. We also have a growing network at  hand so if we do not know the answers to your questions, we can search  with our friends and find the answers and / or send you in the right direction.
We DO  NOT CHARGE for our help! We are paranormal researchers and we are looking for answers about the paranormal world. Our intent is not to  prove if ghosts are real, we just want to know the truth about what is  happening in our world. We believe that if we charge anyone for  our services, we lose our credibility. That being said, please  understand that some out-of-town requests may cause us to ask for  reimbursements of travel expenses.
We operate mainly in the West Michigan area (Grand Haven,  Grand Rapids and the surrounding areas). We may investigate in other  areas if the need is pressing and if we can arrange it with our members,  or we can offer you contacts for a group(s) in your area. You can also  go to sites like Facebook, Myspace and so on, to locate help in your area.
To request  our help simply send us your name, your city and state of residence, a  way that we can contact you (Email, phone number, etc.) and a brief  description of the activity or questions that you would like our help with.

debunkers@graspp.info

TRESPASS

Author Chris Gibbons has written a story about his family’s experiences after buying a home. This true story is from the Heritage Hills area of Grand Rapids Michigan. It’s enough to make you think really hard about buying an abandoned, fixer-up home, no mater how good of a deal it seems. Check out the excerpt which he has given to us to share with you at http://www.graspp.info/html/trespass.html .

Patience is a virtue!

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