Date:                          10/6/05

Time:                          20:00 – 23:00

Location:                    Indian Village Gift Shop – St. Ignace, MI

Team Members:        Tim Ellis, Brad Blair, Lee Kerry

Subject:                       Investigation of Paranormal Activity Secondary to Store Owner and workers Reports

of Strange Occurrences

History:

Ø       A seasonal tourist gift shop designed in Native American Motif.  A back room is a small museum in honor

of the Native Americans who first inhabited the area, filled with relics and historical items from that                     time.  The current owner has owned the shop for three years.  During this time he has heard stories and events from his co-workers of strange happenings in the store.

     ·       Workers talk about hearing footsteps coming from the above walk way where the public is not

            allowed.  You can see the entire walk way from the main floor and workers say there is never anyone

            up there when the footsteps are heard.

     ·       One worker was alone in the store room getting stock one night when she says she heard someone

            breathe on her neck directly behind her.  When she turned around....No one was there.

     ·       A certain picture of Native  Americans, which is located by the entrance to the museum, is often

           crooked on the wall when the workers come in during the morning, knowing they had it straight

           when they left the night before.

     ·       A shadowy figure is seen at the other end of the store walking between isles.

     ·       Workers will not walk into certain parts of the store by themselves, so the owner called us in to try and

            find some answers.

Equipment Used During Investigation: 

Ø      1 -  35mm camera

Ø      1- 12 LED infrared camera

      -   3 hours of video

Ø      1 – digital audio recorder

Ø      1 -  hand held laser thermometer

Ø      1 EMF detectors

Ø      1 – motion detector

Investigation:

 Personal Findings:

  Ø     The Motion Detector was located in the back store room where one worker felt a breath down her neck.  Periodically the sensor would go off with a quick "chirp".  The possibility of low batteries is ruled out since we were running it off of a plug in. 

Objective Findings:

         Ø     NONE

Assessment:

This was an investigation that was done with a limited team, and limited equipment, so the UPPRS has set up a return investigation for the Spring of '06.  Strange events have continued to happen to the workers since we were there.