Bob Hughey decided to open his little restaurant on Mackinac to capitalize on this tourist trade. He moved there after World War II and his little restaurant thrived in the historic atmosphere of the island. It did so well he decided to purchase the little pine cottage near his restaurant and expand. He got much more than he expected, however. Unknown to him, in 1942, a woman had been brutally murdered in the pretty little cottage. Her murder had never been solved and her ghost lingered in the cottage.
Mr. Hughey felt the ghostly presence very quickly and noticed doors opening and shutting and the sound of footsteps in empty halls as soon as he moved in to the quaint cottage. This was only the beginning for poor Mr. Hughey who went on to be haunted by not only the murdered woman's ghost but multiple other ghosts that seemed trapped in the cottage. He even walked into his room one night to see a diaphonous woman standing over his bed. The haunted increased in intensity and malevolence the longer he lingered in his business/home. He awoke at night to see strange men standing over his bed and the halls were filled with weeping at night.
Mr. Hughey fled Makinac in 1995. He could no longer take the spirits that had tormented him so long and he moved his restaurant to St. Ignace. The ghosts remain behind him and the stories of this haunted cottage still bring tourists to gaze on it's darkened windows. The cottage is now a bed and breakfast and brave tourists can stay in this haunted location and witness the ghosts themselves.
(The above info was taken from ghoststoriesandhauntedplaces.blogspot.com)
The cache is a medium snaplock container hidden in a typical way. Please access this cache from the trails in the park, please do not attempt this cache from Shepardsville Rd.
Sleepy Hollow is a State Park, so either a Michigan DNR Recreation Passport or a fee is required to enter the park in a motor vehicle.
Please also be aware that hunting is allowed in this park certain times of the year, so please be careful and dress appropriately when hunting is allowed.