MICHIGAN’S MOST HAUNTED: The Fenton Hotel Tavern & Grill
The Fenton Hotel Tavern & Grill in Genesee County is said to be one of the most haunted places in Michigan.
When the railroads first came through Fenton in 1856, the hotel was built to accommodate travelers and businessmen. Now, in the 2020s, the building has changed from a hotel to a restaurant, even though the “Fenton Hotel” sign remains.
As for the hauntings – and there appears to be many of them – a main one is of a man with a hat who sits at the bar drinking whiskey. He has even offered guests a free whiskey but then disappears. According to one visitor via Michigan Haunted Houses, "My wife and I had dinner last month, and a tall older gentleman offered us a shot of whiskey which we happily accepted. After he walked to the bar to order it he suddenly vanished right before our eyes! We asked the bartender what that was and she just said our resident ghost does that often...and we weren't just seeing things....."
Other occurrences:
Wine glasses moving across the bar
Disembodied voices
Customers may feel an invisible ‘brush’ against the body
The spirit of a woman has been seen in the bathroom where she hung herself
Women have their hair pulled in the last bathroom stall
The hotel's old custodian can be heard walking around upstairs
Waitresses claim to be grabbed by invisible hands
A man will appear from time to time, order a Jack Daniels, and as the bartender attempts to serve it, he vanishes.
The third floor was once used by prostitutes, and it was in one of the rooms where one of them became pregnant, thanks to a customer, and she hung herself.
A whispering female can be heard on the top floor
Window shutters open & close by themselves
Read enough? Now it's time to pay a visit for yourself. You can do so at 302 N. Leroy Street in Fenton!