Location of Cemetery:

Robertson County Park
Off of Hwy. 86 (715 St.)
Jackson County, MN 56143

Map:
Google Maps

History of Cemetery:

This cemetery which is located on a remote bluff on the eastern side of Loon Lake, is also known to many as "The Witches Graveyard." The cemetery is supposedly home to at least two local witches. One witch was Clarinda Allen who who died in 1885, and the second witch was Mary Jane Twiliger, who was reportedly beheaded in 1881, by the citizens of Petersburg, Minnesota, at the young age of eighteen.

Many of the grave sites in the cemetery have been vandalized and out of the approximately eighteen gravestones that remain standing, most are covered up by natural overgrowth.

PRISM Paranormal Investigation

Date: 8/5/05
Time: 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Weather Outside: Clear
Outside Temperature: 75°F to 77°F

On August 5, 2005, PRISM's lead investigator David Rodriguez, PRISM investigator Josie R., and guest investigator Kevin R. visited the Loon Lake Cemetery. No anomalous EMF readings were noted. No audio recordings were attempted during the investigation. Nothing out-of-the-ordinary or paranormal was noticed, felt, or captured during the visit to the cemetery. An overnight investigation may prove otherwise.

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Photographic Evidence:

(Click on images to enlarge)

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Loon Lake Cemetery

A satellite view of Loon Lake Cemetery and the trail leading to it from Robertson County Park. See the full interactive map here.

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The entrance to Robertson County Park. This is where the Loon Lake Cemetery is located.

* Photo: David R. (Sony DSC-V3 Digital Camera)

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The sign for Loon Lake Cemetery. This is at the entrance to the walking trail which leads to the cemetery.

* Photo: David R. (Sony DSC-V3 Digital Camera)

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This is a view of the walking trail from Robertson County Park to the Loon Lake Cemetery, which is located in the center of the photo, under the tall pine trees.

* Photo: David R. (Sony DSC-V3 Digital Camera)

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PRISM lead investigator David Rodriguez hunched over a large memorial, located at the front of the cemetery, which lists the names of all the people who were buried in Loon Lake Cemetery.

* Photo: Josie R. (Canon SD100 Digital Camera)

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PRISM investigator Josie R. and guest investigator Kevin R. next to the Loon Lake Cemetery memorial.

* Photo: David R. (Canon SD100 Digital Camera)

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A close-up of the front of the memorial.

* Photo: David R. (Sony DSC-V3 Digital Camera)

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A close-up of the back of the memorial.

* Photo: David R. (Sony DSC-V3 Digital Camera)

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One of the vandalized grave sites in the cemetery. This grave is located by a large pine tree, and is believed to be the grave site of Mary Jane Twiliger, who was reported to have been a witch and was beheaded at the age of eighteen. Her tombstone once read,

"My friends beware as you pass by
As you are now, so once was I,
As I am now, so you must be,
Prepare yourself to follow me."

Update (Sep. 16, 2005):
Brad sent us the following e-mail, " Your photo of the grave of Mary Jane at Loon Lake Cemetery is the incorrect grave.  The back side of that grave reads the death date as June 7, 1909.  This, I believe,was her mother.  The last name is also Terwilegar.  Was misspelled on the memorial.  Mary Jane\'s grave is in a big circle of picker bushes near the back in the center."


* Photo: David R. (Sony DSC-V3 Digital Camera)

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One of the grave sites in the cemetery. The name on the headstone says: Henriette Laber (1824-1901.)

* Photo: David R. (Sony DSC-V3 Digital Camera)

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One of the many grave sites in the cemetery almost completely hidden by overgrowth. The name on the gravestone says: L.A.U. The full name is shown on the memorial as Lucy Uptegrafft.

* Photo: David R. (Sony DSC-V3 Digital Camera)

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One of the very few intact grave sites in the cemetery. The name on the gravestone says: Euphema Curitz (1868-1897.)

* Photo: David R. (Sony DSC-V3 Digital Camera)

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Another vandalized grave site in the cemetery. The name on the gravestone says: R.C.B. The full name is shown on the memorial as Rachel C. Bartlett.

* Photo: David R. (Sony DSC-V3 Digital Camera)

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Loon Lake Cemetery

Josie checking out the long walk back to the park through her binoculars. This is a view of the walking trail from the Loon Lake Cemetery to Robertson County Park.

* Photo: David R. (Canon SD100 Digital Camera)

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