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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

WE WOULD LIKE TO START BY THANKING all of those nameless people out there who made this book possible. During our countless hours of research into this vast array of haunted locations, so many people helped us who either wished to remain anonymous or whose name we never knew. It almost seems unfair that many of those people who have helped us out the most may not be individually mentioned in this section. For this reason, we feel that these people should be mentioned first. You have our most sincere apology for not mentioning your name, and you have our most sincere thank you.

Next, there are a handful of people who helped us with the daunting amount of research that was necessary for this book. Without these people, this book would not have been possible: Beth Fontaine, Chad Brinkley, Nicole Dunn, Tiffany Long, Jerry Zoeller, Matt Kroeger, Michael Lamping, and Richard Miller. I would also like to thank a couple of groups that aided us along the way. Anoka County Historical Society, Para Adventures, Twin Cities Paranormal Research Group.

Many individual stories throughout this book can be credited to individuals who helped us to find the stories and histories of the locations. A handful of locations on the east side of the Twin Cities were attained with the help of the Hastings Paranormal Team and Dakota County Paranormal Society. Without them, locations such as the St. James Hotel, Hastings State Asylum Cemetery, The Onion Grille, and several others would not have been possible.

Another person who helped us during Garett and Jeff’s long trip to Minnesota was Ryan Vehr. Ryan spent his own time and money for little credit. He simply wanted to join us in the adventure that has become this book.

Finally, we would all like to extend individual thanks to family and to people who have helped us:

DAIN—I would like to thank my dad for sharing his interests and insights into the paranormal and joining me occasionally on trips to many of the locations. I’d like to thank my mother for always supporting and encouraging me throughout my entire life. I thank Steven and Juliet for their willingness to always loan me their equipment on many of my outings. I also would like to acknowledge Dan, Nicole, Reane, Tammy, Marcus, Isabel, Grace, Austin, Oliver, Zoey, Scarlet, Jilena, and Steph. Thanks to the folks over at Real Ghost Tours for the wonderful experience they provide at St. Anthony Main. I’d also like to extend a special thanks to Elaine for her love and support throughout this entire endeavor.

JEFF—I can’t express my gratitude enough towards everyone in my life who has encouraged and supported me through the creation of this book. Amy, Koen, and Koda, my family, have allowed me the necessary time to both work on the book at home and travel to Minnesota for research. My parents have also been generous and supportive during the writing of this book, and they also deserve my most sincere thanks.

GARETT—To start, I’d like to thank God and my parents for making me; if they hadn’t done that, I wouldn’t be able to help write this book. I’d also like to thank Paul Bunyan’s blue ox, Babe, for stepping all over the land to make the many, many lakes throughout the Twin Cities. I’d also like to give credit to Ryan, Jerry, Mike, Matt, Mark, Bob, Terry, Joe, Sterling, and Garfield. A huge thank-you to Jeff’s car for not dying on our trip to the Twin Cities—you done good, car.