Haunt in Kaplan`s woods Mosher Avenue or Morehouse Park Owatonna, Mn 55060 Owatonna, MINNESOTA Steele Haunt


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Kaplan`s woods
Mosher Avenue or Morehouse Park
Owatonna, Mn 55060

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County: Steele
WebSite: http://www.ci.owatonna.mn.us/parksrecreation/parkstrailsfacilities/trails/trail-information/

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There are many unrested spirits there.
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Kaplan's Woods is park in the City of Owatonna with a rich history. Kaplan's Woods used to be owned by the Kaplan Family back in the 1800`s. In later years, Kaplan's Woods was donated to the State of Minnesota. In the late 1990's the Kaplan home that was originally on the land was demolished. Perhaps all the restless souls in Kaplan's Woods are those of the Kaplan ancestors. The Kaplan family loved the woods but many are buried in the Bohemian National Cemetary in Owatonna.

Kaplan's Woods is part of the land orignally owned by Josef Kaplan, and later Victor and Anna Kaplan. The Kaplan`s Woods Parkway contains over 6 miles of hiking and cross country skiing trails, and nearly two miles of hard—surfaced, handicapped—accessible trail. The parkway includes Lake Kohlmier, a 35 acre lake. Maps of the parkway are available at the Park and Recreation office.

In 1998, the Owatonna Foundation contributed $115,000 to widen the original trail and include security lighting.

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Just a quick note, Kaplans Woods also contains Lake Kohlmier. There are seperate entrances for both parks. They are considered seperate "parks" but they are connected together. Be aware of where you are. These woods are huge and if your going to be in them for awhile, bring a flashlight otherwise you COULD GET LOST. There are maps that frequent the woods, so if you do get lost, find a main trail and stick to it until you find one of these maps. I'm (angel_in_hell) speaking from experience.... Also, you might want to wear tennis-shoes, a long-sleeved shirt and pants if your going to wander off the main trail. BRING A FLASHLIGHT. These woods are very dense and get pitch black at times. Depending on where you are, the moon will sometimes be your only light.

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	Karma [Neutral] Like Dislike Comment# 1672 11/24/2006 12:00:00 AM Edit Reply
angel_in_hell Online Now!	The Entrance into Kaplans Woods can be found by the loading dock for Lake Kohlmier. Its located in the South east part of Owatonna.

	Karma [Neutral] Like Dislike Comment# 4359 7/22/2007 1:29:00 AM Edit Reply
angel_in_hell Online Now!	I went on a supposed ghost hunt here at Kaplan`s Woods this evening. . . Unfortunatly, I was stupid and forgot my camera at my home. . . So I don`t have any pictures. My buddies and I basically wandered through the woods, trying to sense spirits and to provoke them to prove to us that they were there. . We heard various noises in the wooded area`s off of the trail, but we merely concluded that it was just animals. Personaly, I got a little spooked at times because I got the feeling of being watched. It was a very overwhelming feeling that urged me to stay close to my friend with the flashlight. Finally, when we were deep into the woods in the night, we decided that it was best to get going since the park closing time was coming very close. On our way out, I got the feeling as though we were being followed. The over all feeling that I got, was that what ever was following us, didn`t want us there and that they were pushing us out of the woods. It was not a pleasent feeling by far. . . . Hopefully I`ll get a chance to get back out to Kaplan`s Woods again so I can take some pictures. . Only, I won`t be venturing as far into the woods as I did. . . . . If I do, I`m bringing more of my buddies along. . It`s a bit more comforting when your with a larger group of people for some reason.

	Karma [Neutral] Like Dislike Comment# 15350 7/13/2008 3:38:00 PM Edit Reply
angel_in_hell Online Now!	ok... so Almost a year later, I remembered to bring my camera, lol. Anyways, I went to Kaplans Woods on 7-12-08 with the same people as I did last time. I personally didn't feel like we were being followed again. There was just the overwhelming feeling that something didn't want us there, so we left rather early... We didn't go nearly as deep into the woods as we did last time... If you read my entry from before, you know that we wouldn't have gone far or deeper into the woods without some extra people. During this little adventure, we branched off of the main path onto a smaller path and stuck to that. We didn't go on this path the last time we were at Kaplans, so we figured it would be a little more refreshing. We heard some strange noises again, but figured it was just the animals again...After all, we were in the woods. After we left the woods, we went down by the loading dock area for Lake Kohlmier. There is a little island that you have access to in this area by a bridge. We ended up staying on this island for a little bit---It was a beautiful and clear night and figured we would enjoy ourselves. On the south end of this island, you can see the woods. They're only seperated by a little stream that runs inbetween. The rest of the island is surround by Lake Kohlmier. Anyways, while we were sitting there, we started to hear strange noises from the woods. I never heard anything like it... It was a weird, low and rumbling noise... After we checked it out, we found out it was a duck...I laughed pretty darn hard and never knew a duck could a noise like that.

	Karma [Neutral] Like Dislike Comment# 15362 7/13/2008 8:53:00 PM Edit Reply
angel_in_hell Online Now!	I forgot to add that I'll be adding more pictures within a few days. Also, if you plan to go to Kaplans Woods, bring a flashlight. The woods get incredibly dense at times and it's impossible to see anything until you run into it. If you're unfamiliar with the area, I recommend taking a walk through during the daytime. If you have any questions, I'll do my best to answer them.

	Karma [Neutral] Like Dislike Comment# 19941 10/2/2008 11:01:00 AM Edit Reply
heatherr Last Seen: 11/26/2008 5:18:07 PM	Okay so, my friends and I went to Kaplans Woods about two days ago, we were pretty interested in checking the place out, we went there I'd say about nine at night. We brought flashlights with us incase we intended on going off the trail and into the woods, though I must say that going off into the woods at night did not interest me so much, I'd of rather scoped it out during the day. Anyways, throughout the time that we were there, I kept on getting this feeling of being watched and being followed, at some points I felt as if, I should be afraid, and at others I felt that I should not. As we got closer to where we could see the lake, and also over where the island was, the feeling got stronger. One of my guy friends found a trail that he wanted to go on, and asked us all if we wanted to go with, I was up for it, so we started to walk towards the woods. As we got closer though I stopped right where I was and told him "No, nevermind, I cant go in there", I just had a really weird feeling and the hair on the back of my neck stood up. He kept on trying to get me to go in there, and I pointed my flash light into the woods and as I was saying something to my friend I heard whistling. Me and my guy friend both looked in the direction and it stopped, we started to walk back to the main trail and it was quiet for quite awhile, but then again we heard it, i heard this at least four times. I also heard whispering and when we were on the island, looking over into the woods, I felt like I was being watched and got pretty freaked out, an what happened next really freaked me out, I heard laughing and then we heard something move right by the edge of the island where we were standing and we had our flashlights pointed in the direction,there was nothing there, then it sounded as if something moved in the water, like when somebody is just dipping there feet into water, and they move it around, thats what it sounded like, but there was nothing there. I had finally had enough and told them I was heading back to the car and as I left, I felt again like I was being watched and followed, and as if , like you had said, I was not wanted there. All in all I am not sure I will go back haha.

	Karma [Neutral] Like Dislike Comment# 24768 12/17/2008 3:34:00 PM Edit Reply
wolverine Last Seen: 1/12/2011 9:11:43 PM	My sister, niece, and I were walking along a trail. About an hour into the trail, I saw a male figure walking but for a moment. It was gone the next second. At first I thought I was just seeing things. About 3 seconds later, my sister asked, "Did you see that?". I asked her what she saw. She told me she saw a man walking in the woods but for only a second. I was a little weirded out a little. I told her about what I saw and we both confirmed that what we saw was the same man.

	Like Dislike Comment# 27930 2/27/2009 12:41:00 PM Edit Reply
AnonymousVisiter ** US	Sometimes me and a friend go fishing on the small island and one night we stayed til it was dark. There was a full moon and not a cloud in the sky. The air was brisk and cool with a light breeze coming off the lake. When we quit fishing we walked up the path and both felt really weird. It felt like someone (or thing) was following us. We both felt a presense in the air and heard a lot of rustling in the woods. We decided to stay put and wait for our ride and we watched eachothers back.
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	Karma [Neutral] Like Dislike Comment# 44187 11/9/2009 7:05:00 AM Edit Reply
alibergevin Last Seen: 11/9/2009 12:17:24 PM	you could also check out the lake. there are rumors that a little girl drowned in there, just so you people know. i used to live in owatonna. next time you go check out west hills orphanage.

	Karma [Neutral] Like Dislike Comment# 53828 7/2/2010 9:54:00 PM Edit Reply
gymnast4eva Last Seen: 7/2/2010 9:30:00 PM	i saw a man when i was swimming at lake kohlmier and had watched a man standing on the bridge in the distance disapper right before my eyes and there is a rumor of a man that had died on a brige there

	Like Dislike Comment# 54910 7/22/2010 7:12:00 PM Edit Reply
AnonymousVisiter ** US	That's no rumor! Back in 1985 or 86 A kid named Roger Summer from Waseca Mn wandered out of the woods while my friends were sitting on the rail road bridge getting stoned like we always did. He asked them if he could sit with them for awhile. My friend Joe said he seemed kinda out of it and he didn't talk much so they just ignored him for the most part. Later on when the train whistle sounded loud enough they all climbed down the side of the tracks only Roger didn't move He froze just Like Stand By Me. My buddies saw that kid die. I remember going out there later on that night and was surprised that there was a small blood stain on the stone wall I'll never forget that. Maybe Roger is still out there looking for some one to hang out with.
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	Like Dislike Comment# 64707 12/29/2010 2:02:00 PM Edit Reply
AnonymousVisiter	I was walking in the woods the other day around 7 oclock, and since it was day light savings it was dark out already. i was with 2 other people and we heard footsteps beind up and leaves crackling, but no one was there. So we just kept walking. and a few minutes later we saw a dark figure of a man about 20 feet away from us down the trail. He disapeared right away though, so we started walking back to where we came from , and during that time we still heard footsteps and we heard noises that we thought were little kids.
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