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Pipestone, Minn.

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Chuck Ness leads a Ghost Walk in Pipestone.
Chuck Ness leads the Ghost Walk in downtown Pipestone on Saturday evenings in the summer. Chuck and Laurie Ness were inspired by seeing ghost walks in Gettysburg, Penn. and started the Ghost Walk in Pipestone in 2009.
Jackson Forderer / For MPR News

On Saturday nights during the summer in Pipestone, Minnesota, a Ghost Walk tour meets on Saturday at twilight at the Pipestone County Museum to walk through the city, hear stories of hauntings and bizarre incidents, and learn a little history along the way.

Photojournalist Jackson Forderer joined the walking tour.

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Walking along Second Avenue in Pipestone.
Chuck Ness, co-host of the Ghost Walk, walks along 2nd Ave. as he led the tour during twilight. Chuck said that the popularity of the tour has grown over the years, especially with the increase of amateur or hobby paranormal investigators.
Jackson Forderer / For MPR News
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Chuck Ness leads a Ghost Walk in Pipestone.
Chuck Ness leads the Ghost Walk in downtown Pipestone on Saturday evenings in the summer. Chuck and Laurie Ness were inspired by seeing ghost walks in Gettysburg, Penn. and started the Ghost Walk in Pipestone in 2009.
Jackson Forderer / For MPR News
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Laurie Ness points out an architectural feature.
Laurie Ness points out an architectural feature of a building in downtown Pipestone. The Ghost Walk, hosted by Chuck and Laurie Ness, takes people on a tour of historic Pipestone as they recount many paranormal stories of the area.
Jackson Forderer / For MPR News