Mason House Inn Bed & Breakfast
Weekend Paranormal Retreats
Bentonsport, IA

Friday, May 16th and Saturday, May 17th, 2009
Friday, August 8th and Saturday, August 9th, 2009
Friday, November 14th and Saturday, November 15th, 2009

Ghost Hunting 101 and Ghost Hunting 102

Cost: $75 PER PERSON / PER EVENT

The exquisite Mason House Inn was built by Mormon craftsmen coming from Illinois in 1846, as a hotel for the steamboat travelers. It is nestled on the banks of the Des Moines River, and Bentonsport is one of the first settlements in Iowa. During the Civil War, The Mason House was used as a "holding hospital" for wounded soldiers. It was also a station in the Underground Railroad. Reports of Civil War soldiers roaming the inn, along with a child named Amanda are told by almost all visitors to the Mason House. The spirits of the Mason House like to play tricks on visitors, as Morris Code is tappe d on the walls, and guest belongings are harmlessly moved.

The first evening, we host our nationally acclaimed and fully interactive Ghost Hunting 101 seminar. This seminar covers the basics of ghost hunting, from ghost hunting protocol, to equipment used in the field, to definitions and examples of positive and negative evidence. Following this seminar, dinner is served to attendees, and includes a haunted history lesson of the Mason House Inn.

The highlight of the evening is the interactive paranormal investigation of the property which follows, and the night is completed with an evidence sharing and wrap-up session after the investigation.

The following night, we offer our more in-depth Ghost Hunting 102 class, a more in-depth look into the paranormal, as we delve deeper into its realm. Shadow People, demons, and elementals are discussed, and how to interpret EVP is also a focus during this seminar. As with the previous evening, dinner is served to attendees following the seminar. A second interactive paranormal investigation of the property follows dinner, and the night is completed with an evidence sharing and wrap-up session after the investigation.

As with every investigation, Christopher will be using the Telephone to the Dead a.k.a. Frank's Box. Private readings will be available to Ghost Hunter University attendees at a discounted rate.

Call Joy Hansen at the Mason House
at 1-800-592-3133 for tickets and
additional information.

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!