Empire Arts Center
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
Theater · local-legend
The Story
A former Empire employee described seeing a man pass the ticket counter without the entrance bell sounding. A later investigation reportedly caught a cloudy shape moving through service tunnels and a figure onstage. Staff sometimes call an auditorium presence Lester, although other employees say they have never experienced anything unusual.
The Hauntings
A former Empire employee described seeing a man pass the ticket counter without the entrance bell sounding. A later investigation reportedly caught a cloudy shape moving through service tunnels and a figure onstage. Staff sometimes call an auditorium presence Lester, although other employees say they have never experienced anything unusual.
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Sources & further reading.
- Greater Grand Forks: Ghosts of Grand Forks (reports)
- HauntBound: Empire Arts Center (reports)
- Empire Arts Center official website (visiting)
- Greater Grand Forks: Ghosts of Grand Forks (visiting)
Plan Your Visit
Follow current posted access rules; ordinary admission is not permission for an after-hours investigation.