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FINAL INVESTIGATION REPORT

 

Case #: 10-H-010-KG

                                         

Investigation:             Residential                 Commercial

 

Location:  Lazy K Ranch, Harrison, MI 48625

 

Date:  10 July 2010, Saturday                    

 

Client: Kathleen

 

Time at start of investigation:  2:00pm and 10:45pm EST

 

Time at conclusion of investigation: 3:30pm and 11:30pm EST

 

Total duration at investigation site: 2h, 15 min

 

Investigators present:             Steve-Lead Investigator/psychic

                                      Dee-Lead Investigator

                                      Mark – Investigator

                                      Terri – Investigator                                 

                                      Laurie – Investigator (2nd investigation only)

 

Forms completed and signed:     History     Release Waiver (via email)

 

Description of location and surrounding area: Lazy K Ranch is a horse

     ranch with a barn that was converted into a Bed and Breakfast. The

     property had 4 horses, geese, dogs and rabbits present.  The property is

     surrounded by wooded areas on 3 sides and a main road in the front

     behind a gated fence. The specific area in question was an area surrounding

     a large tree next to the fence of the corral where the horses roamed.

 

Area history: Originally founded as a lumber town, with sawmills located on

     the shores of Budd Lake, Harrison is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. 

     As of the 2000 census, the city population was 2,108. It is the county

     seat of Clare County. Harrison is near the junction of US 127 and M-61.

     US 127 actually bypasses the city on the east, though a business route

     serves the downtown area. Clare is 14 miles south on US 127, while

     Grayling is 40 miles to the north. Harrison is bordered along its eastern side

     by Budd Lake.

 

Client claims: The horses would not allow anyone to ride them near the tree.

     The horses would allow themselves to be ridden anywhere else within the

     corral but if you tried to approach the tree they would get skittish, sidestep,

     or even go as far as trying to buck you off if you attempted to ride close to

     the tree. The client (Kathleen) had been recently injured when one of her

     horses threw her for trying to approach the area.

 

Location history: The property was wooded but cleared for the B&B/Barn

     and horse corral with walking/riding trails cleared out and a fire pit area

     behind the barn.

 

Weather at time of investigation:     80 degrees F for the first investigation 

                                                            76 degrees F for the second invest. 

                                                            Humidity 74 %

                                                            Dew Point 58 degrees F

                                                            Precipitation 0%

                                                            First investigation: sunny and clear

                                                            Second investigation: after sunset,

                                                                                        skies still clear.

 

Equipment used:       1 Digital night-vision video camera 

                                   1 Analog night-vision video camera

                                   1 PX box        

                                   1 Digital camera

 

 

Equipment placement: Investigators were holding the equipment at all times

     at various angles from the NE to the SW around Steve and the tree but not

     crossing the corral fence.

 

Psychic/Medium perceptions prior to arrival: None

 

Psychic/Medium perceptions during investigation: (See Steve’s report

                                                                                             below)

 

Investigator personal experiences on site: None

 

Investigation summary: We went to the tree for the first investigation and

     the PX box became very active. When we asked what the spirit’s name

     was, the box said replied “George” and either “Sanders” or “Sanderson”.

     The PX box used many words like “Cattle”, “theft”, “martyr”, and gave

     several names. It also said our hostesses’ maiden name and when Steve

     referred to himself, the PX box said “Jerk” on 2 different occasions. This

     supported our psychic’s reading of a man who was falsely accused of

     cattle theft and had been hung and buried below a mound under the tree.

     When we returned later in the evening, the PX box again used many of the

     same words, recognizing Kathleen again by her maiden name and once

     again calling Steve a “Jerk” when he referred to himself. We performed last

     rites with prayers and a sage smudging. The final word the PX box spoke

     was “happier”.

 

Evidence review and findings: Besides the PX box activity, the only

     possible evidence recovered were multiple pictures with orbs, but due to

     the high mosquito count and dust from the corral, these pictures are not

     reliable.

 

Final summary: PIRCOM enjoyed their stay at the Lazy K B&B. The

     owners were wonderful and we have plans to return often. We are hopeful

     that the cleansing ceremony will help the situation with the horses. Time will

     tell. PIRCOM would like to take this opportunity to personally thank

     Kathleen for her hospitality and for showing us all of the neighborhood

     ‘haunts’ during our stay.

 

 

Report compiled by lead investigators Steve and Dee for

Paranormal Investigators and Research Council of Michigan

(PIRCOM)

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STEVE'S TAKE
 

Haunting at the Lazy-K Ranch

 

Little did I know that when I made reservations at the Lazy-K Ranch in Harrison, Michigan that it was the site of a haunting! I arrived at the Lazy-K Bed & Breakfast around 4:00PM on the 9th of July, 2010 eager for a weekend of investigations in the area. When I arrived I met Wayne, one of the owners of the ranch. Later that day two of our other investigators arrived followed by Kathleen, the other owner of the Lazy-K. We sat and talked later that night when Kathleen mentioned that there was a tree on the property next to the corral which contained the horses. She went on to say that whenever someone would ride by this tree the horse they were on would stop, back up, side-step and she was recently hurt when her horse reared up and bucked her off in a refusal to go near the tree. The next day I went out and looked at the tree. As I approached the tree I felt a wave of energy coming off the area where the tree stood. I quickly returned to my room and got the PX Box Translator. Then I headed  back out to the tree. When I looked at it there seamed to be a mound at the base of it. I felt as if there was someone buried under it. My investigators Mark, Terri and Dee as well as Kathleen were all gathered around as I turned on the PX Box and to our surprise, out came a long list of words. Please keep in mind that the PX box has only a limited vocabulary of 2084 words in it. That didn’t explain the reason that Kathleen’s maiden name kept coming out along with several other combinations of first and last names. Then the man buried under the tree used the PX to tell us in broken words how he died as a scapegoat in a cattle thievery gone wrong. He told us his name and the names of the men who killed him as well. This had Kathleen looking bewildered to know that this happened more than a century before she bought the property. She asked me what we could do to help this poor man?  Later that night we all formed around the tree again around 11:00PM to perform last rights for the man that was unjustly murdered for something he didn’t do. We burned sage and prayed for his tortured soul in hopes that he might finally be at rest. As the sage began to burn the PX box had one last word to say to us..."happier", then all fell silent.

 

The next morning we awoke to find two of the horses relaxing in the shade of that tree in the corral...Kathleen and our group hope that by doing this cleansing, the horses will no longer be weary of that area and provide safer riding conditions at her ranch. If this man did hang lifeless from this tree so many years ago, perhaps that negative energy can explain the odd behavior of all of the horses when the approach that area.  I did feel that the man’s presence was still around, but now he stays as a guest at the Lazy-K and not a prisoner. So if you stay as a guest at the picturesque Lazy-K you might want to say "Hi George!" and perhaps he will let you know that he is still 'hanging' around.