Charlie in Room 308 Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
Mpls.St.Paul Magazine wrote in 2019 that "Charlie the surveyor" died on Valentine's Day night, 1944, in a fire in Room 308, and that ghost hunters report phantom tunes, ringing phones and toilet lids that clap in the night. Source: Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, 2019.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
Built to replace a hotel lost in an 1886 fire, the three-story Richardsonian Romanesque hotel opened on Thanksgiving Day, 1888, and was enlarged in 1899 and 1913. A 1944 fire destroyed floors in the south section; condemned in 1978, it reopened after two years of renovation (Wikipedia).
Ghost stories
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Then and now
Public access
Closed to the public The Pipestone County Star reported on June 3, 2026, that "the Calumet Inn remains closed as it has been since 2022, and its future remains unclear" (Pipestone County Star, 2026). Last checked: Nov 1, 2026.
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