👻 Haunted Guided Tours BELOW!
👻 Haunted Guided Tours BELOW!
📺 Premiered on 24 Sept 2025. WPRS featured on Discover Wisconsin: “Paranormal Wisconsin” Watch Now →
Wausau Paranormal Research Society
Dedicated to documenting the unexplained through evidence, method, and integrity.
Serving the state of Wisconsin since 2000
"We can't tell you how much we appreciate all your help and everything you and the team have done for us, thank you just doesn't seem like enough.
There's some comfort in knowing that you and the team are available to help if anything pops up in the future."
Shirley, Marathon County
Our cases are kept CONFIDENTIAL at the request of clients and we DO NOT CHARGE for our services.
2 upcoming events!
OCT 2025
👻 23rd Annual “costumed reenacted” Haunted Wausau Guided Tours
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JOIN US...
…for a chilling interactive walking tour of haunted downtown Wausau — featuring live, costumed reenactors from WPRS sharing real ghost stories, historical hauntings, and local legends.
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📍 Start Location:
Wausau Elks Lodge #248
414 Scott Street, Wausau, WI
(Use main entrance near the Ghost Tour banner) -
📅 Tour Nights:
Saturday, October 18 & Saturday, October 25
Tours run every 30 minutes from 5:30–7:00 PM
Each tour lasts approx. 1.5 to 2 hours -
🎟 Tickets:
$10 per person (cash only)
Kids 8 & under FREE
Tickets sold on-site only, at the Elks Social Room.
No refunds. Tours run rain or shine. -
🕰 While You Wait:
• Grab a drink from the downstairs bar
• Check out our ghost-hunting equipment & evidence
• Relax in the Elks’ lounge until your tour departs -
📚 Bonus:
Signed copies of “Haunted Wausau: The Ghostly History of Big Bull Falls” will be available for purchase — while supplies last!
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⚠️ Note:
This is an outdoor walking tour — dress for the weather and wear comfy shoes!
🎃 23rd Annual “Classic” Downtown Haunted Walking Tours
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🕯 TWO FRIDAYS ONLY — October 17 & 24, 2025
Join the WPRS for a chilling evening walk through haunted downtown Wausau. Hear true stories of local spirits — from Eddie the janitor and the woman in white to haunted churches, feuding 19th-century dentists, and the legendary Yawkey and Woodson families.
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📍 Start Location:
In front of Wausau Elks Lodge #248
414 Scott Street, Wausau, WI
(Your guide will meet you at the front entrance — please arrive early to check in.) -
⏰ Tour Times:
6:00 PM
7:00 PM - SOLD OUT
8:00 PM
(Each tour runs approx. 1–1.5 hours) -
🎟 Tickets:
$10 per person
Reserve via Venmo only
📲 Contact WPRS via our Facebook page to secure your spot.No refunds. Rain or shine. Limited group sizes for best experience.
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💖 Giving Back
A portion of proceeds supports:
• Share Your Holidays Program (local food pantry support)
• Other local charities in the Wausau area. -
⚠️ Please Note:
This is a fully outdoor walking tour — weather can be unpredictable.
Dress warmly and wear comfortable shoes for maximum comfort.
Introduction video
We apply discipline and data to uncover what lies beyond the ordinary.
The Wausau Paranormal Research Society (WPRS) conducts professional investigations of reported unexplained phenomena — including hauntings, apparitions, poltergeist activity, UFO sightings, and cryptid encounters. Our team applies structured methodology, modern equipment, and technical training to each case, aiming to gather credible evidence and deliver accurate documentation. We strive not only to investigate, but to help clients better understand and, when possible, coexist with any anomalies present in their home or business. Our equipment suite includes tools for detecting changes in electromagnetic fields, temperature, radiation, audio anomalies, and infrared signatures — supporting our scientific approach to the paranormal.
Founded in 2000 and based in Wausau, Wisconsin, the WPRS is a veteran investigative team with over 75 years of combined experience in the field. We’ve conducted investigations across Wisconsin and throughout parts of the U.S., offering informed, non-sensationalized support to clients facing unexplained phenomena. Our team includes professionals trained in criminal justice, military security, environmental science, media technology, healthcare, industrial trades, and information systems — enabling us to approach each case with both technical skill and interdisciplinary insight. We are proud to serve as the official TAPS Family representative for Wisconsin.
WPRS is available for community, educational, and organizational speaking engagements. Topics include paranormal investigation methods, case studies, regional haunts, and theory behind unexplained phenomena. Our presentations are informative, engaging, and grounded in experience.
Contact us to schedule a session tailored to your group’s interests.
WPRS Current Members
Photo courtesy of Patrick Brazier
For further information, contact Shawn Blaschka at:
Shawnwprs@gmail.com
Or any of our team members on our members page.
Information about our book
‘Haunted Wausau: The Ghostly History of Big Bull Falls.’
JANKE BOOK STORE'S #1 SELLING
HAUNTED PLACE'S BOOK
Description
Walk through the “Gateway to the Northwoods” into a place teeming with apparitions, electrical disturbances, physical manifestations and veiled forces. Glide among the praying whispers in the basement of Rogers Theater or the unmanned piano music floating through the halls of the Hotel Wausau and gaze upon the unusual acorn pyramid at the Gillett home. Join Wausau Paranormal Research Society members Shawn Blaschka, Anji Spialek and Sharon Abitz as they present what they have discovered about Annie and the Blue Cowboy, the Bat-Man and the Mosinee poltergeist. This chilling collection of ghost lore searches out the dark secrets of Wausau’s most public places.
Available through our publisher ‘The Arcadia Publishing’, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Janke Book Store and Wausau Convention & Visitors Bureau:
Phenomena log:
Our Phenomena Log is used for tracking and documenting paranormal activity in homes and businesses.
Go to Phenomena Log in the navigation menu to view or print our ongoing findings.