The restaurant at Genoa

Wisconsin · United States · Haunted site

The owner turns the lights off and locks up. On some nights they come back on after she has gone.

The current owner of this restaurant at Genoa, Wisconsin turns off the lights at the end of the night and locks the door.

On some nights, after she has left, the lights come back on.

Staff have heard footsteps on the basement stairs, and dishes have gone missing.

The man they attribute it to was the owner of the place before her, which puts this in one of the more common categories in the archive: the previous proprietor who has not handed over. Restaurants and bars produce this more than any other kind of business, probably because running one is a whole life rather than a job.

Genoa is a small village on the Mississippi, settled by Italians who came up the river to work the lead mines, and the town's name is theirs.

The restaurant is open.

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Where is The restaurant at Genoa located?

The restaurant at Genoa is in Wisconsin, United States.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.