History of the Theatre

The original Theatre Building was built in 1885 by Charles Caskey. Mr. Caskey built numerous mansions here on Mackinac Island and most importantly he built the Grand Hotel. The first use of the building was a Roller Rink. In 1895 it was a dance hall. In 1907 it was a family theatre with "moving pictures". In 1923 it became a Motion Picture theatre and was called the Orpheum Theatre. From 1974 to the present it has been THE HAUNTED THEATRE.

Hundreds of years ago this area was part of an Indian burial ground, which probably explains why the theatre is so haunted. There is never ending wailing at night and the bats go berserk outside on our porch every single night.

THE HAUNTED THEATRE came into existence in 1974. Thanks to the brilliant thinking and creative energy of Mr. Joseph Feuquay and Mr. Welden Blum. The principal monster maker was the world famous Mr. Dale Kuipers, whose fantastic artwork still inhabits THE THEATRE. Dale was able to bring to life some interesting Island Indian Legends. Rick Beeman and Sheldon Bennett were also an important part of the engineering and creative process.

Mr. Blum is still the owner of the longest running six month season Haunted House in the world. It is a family run business with three generations of family employees.

Come join us for some good old-fashioned screaming and laughing. We are not like a Halloween Haunted House. We are more sophisticated and creative. We customize the scariness to fit your age group. We can terrorize, but we can also, gently hold your hand while we walk you through. You decide, but do remember that first and foremost we are a Haunted House. We want our customers to have a fun, laughing, screaming experience.

Our price is $7.00 for everyone. We do special rates for large school groups. We discourage age 6 and under to enter. Pets are welcome. Half price for senior citizens. Military are totally free. We do special pre-arranged group time situations......like midnights. We aim to please. We are usually open from 11am to 8pm.

Questions? Feel free to call (231) 818-0527.

Thank you for taking the time to read this information.