Haunted Ohio Archives - Valerie Archual

The Ohio State Reformatory, Mansfield Ohio

October 19, 2018 Valerie Archual Comments 4 comments

When one hears the word “prison,” the vision that most likely crosses people’s minds are far from that of The Ohio State Reformatory. With its towering Gothic turrets and stone castle appearance, the historic reformatory has a way of intimidating even the bravest of visitors. Photo credit Ivy Kingery My first visit to The Ohio State Reformatory (OSR) was a little over a year ago. As I headed onto 100 Reformatory Road, made that left turn and started down the…

Punderson Manor, Newbury Township, Ohio

November 3, 2017 Valerie Archual Comments 2 comments

In late September, my husband and I were, once again, back up in Ohio, but this time we “planned” our stay a bit ahead. We decided to spend one of our nights at the Punderson Manor Lodge, in Newbury Ohio. When we called for a reservation, there were several rooms in the “new wing” available that fell within our budget. This kinda bummed me out. If I was gonna stay in a “historic” hotel, I wanted to at least stay…

The Steele Mansion, Painesville, Ohio

October 27, 2017 Valerie Archual Comments 6 comments

In mid-September, my husband and I were headed back to Ohio for another visit, this time it was for family. With our visits to the Tudor Arms, and Blennerhassett, we had made up our minds that we would try and be consistent in staying at one-of-a-kind accommodations instead of your run-of-the-mill chain hotels. Face it, if you’ve seen one Holiday Inn, you’ve seen ’em all. Now, I’m not knocking regular hotels, but they certainly don’t measure up to the…