So Minnesota: Ghostly spirits known to haunt the Anoka County Historical Society

A building tied to Anoka’s Halloween history is also known for ghost stories shared year-round. The city of Anoka is known as the Halloween Capital of the World. The Anoka County Historical Society holds memories from Halloween’s past and offers ghost tours focused on the city’s spooky history. “All of these pieces tell the story of who we are,” said Sara Given with the Anoka County Historical Society. The building opened in the 1960s as a city library, and the historical society took it over 25 years ago. Given added the strange activity was not talked about when it was a library. “It wasn t until the museum moved in the weird stuff started to happen,” said Given. What happens inside? Given noted the building seems to have a life of its own, and that the security alarm sometimes will not set when no one is inside because it detects motion in the back of the building. “It definitely talks to you when you re here alone, hearing the whispers and rumbles or seeing som