The Lady of the Lake Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
Legend says Hallie's pale figure is seen near the shore. A 2024 documentary and local haunted tours promote these reports. Source: Peninsula Daily News.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
Avery and Julia Singer opened Singer's Tavern on Lake Crescent in 1915. President Franklin D. Roosevelt stayed there in 1937. The lodge is now owned by the National Park Service (Wikipedia; NPS).
Hallie Illingworth, a waitress who had worked at the tavern, disappeared in December 1937. On July 6, 1940 an unidentifiable body surfaced in the lake; it was later identified as hers through a dental plate traced to a South Dakota dentist. Her husband Monty Illingworth was arrested on October 26, 1941 and convicted of second-degree murder on March 5, 1942 (HistoryLink).
Ghost stories
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Then and now
Public access
Open to the public The lodge is open seasonally (April 17, 2026 – January 3, 2027), according to the National Park Service. Last checked: Oct 31, 2026.
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