G.R.I.P.S.

10/01/2024

It begins.....
Haunted History Walks! Boo!!!

09/13/2024

Do you ever wonder about the beautiful designs on grave monuments? Or maybe you never noticed. Well, here is a chance to enjoy a fall evening walk and share in the beauty and thoughts of those that wanted someone to be remembered now and forever.

05/18/2024

Join us for a walk through history of our area.
Feel free to register at www.gripsghosthunt.com and save your spot for a stroll this summer with us.

05/07/2024

Ghostly Facts

Science tells us that nothing in nature, not even the tiniest particle, can disappear without a trace.
Think about that for a moment. Once you do, your thoughts about life will never the same.
— Werner Van Braun

Ghosts want to be noticed.
Ghosts have no sense of passing time.
Often, they do not know that they are dead.
Sometimes they exist in a state of confusion, perhaps like being stuck in a dream.
Ghosts can smell things and love the smell of lemons.
Ghosts have a sense of humor and love to hear humans laugh.
Sometimes ghosts get bored with their surroundings.
Most ghosts are happy, but some still cling to emotional pain.
They can appear to the living in dreams.
They can leave behind certain scents, such as perfume.
They can make sounds that are audible.
They use their energies and ours to move things.
They are pranksters.
They usually appear as intense balls of light called orbs that are neon blue or violet.
Ghosts favor night due to the decrease in daytime energy use.
Ghosts may appear as mists or vapors.
A hooded black smoky figure is a dark entity, and you should be careful around them. They usually appear at the foot of beds.
Some alleged hauntings are a “residue,” which is a past event that replays itself over and over.
Certain places are portals or vortexes where ghosts transport themselves.
Hauntings are most intense around children entering puberty, as kids this age are emitting immense amounts of energy.
Ghosts can read your thoughts.
Ghosts retain all the memories and emotions of their lives.
Sometimes ghosts are trapped and need to be released. Let them know they can move on.
Noisy, troublesome ghosts are known as poltergeists.
Ghosts tend to be very temperamental.
If a spirit was a jerk while living, they will probably still be a jerk while a ghost.
Ghosts hang out in cliques with other ghosts.
Ghosts make friends with other ghosts from different eras.
If you hear a strange whisper in your ear when sleeping, it is probably a ghost.
Ghosts do not sleep.
Ghosts like to climb up and downstairs at night.
Most ghosts can’t or won’t hurt you.
Animals can see or sense spirits, that’s why you often see them just staring intensely at what appears to be nothing.
If you are being haunted, if you simply ask them to leave, they will. Say something like “I know you are here, but you are scaring me please leave.”
When a ghost enters a room, the room usually gets cold.
Animal ghosts exist and have been sighted.
Ghosts who lived hundreds of years ago keep up with the trends.
Children perceive ghosts as imaginary friends.

09/20/2023

Registration is open now on our web page for the October walks!!!

09/17/2023

Due to a problem beyond our control we apologize for any inconvenience.The sign up will be a available tomorrow evening, if you would like to sign up before then, text 563-213-9043 your desired date , name, email and number of guests attending.

09/16/2023

Please join us in October for our Cemetery walks! See PBS special with the link below.

https://www.pbs.org/video/haunted-history-walk-iwum0v/

05/31/2023

Sign up for our Summer Walks!! www.gripsghosthunt.com

09/24/2022

Last summer walk of the season taking place right now. October Haunted History walks starting soon, please go to website and make your reservation!

08/11/2022

08/05/2022

Have you ever.................

..............felt as if you were being watched when alone?

.............smelled the scent of fresh flowers in the dead of winter, or perhaps the familiar perfume of a loved one passed?

.............watched a pet stare or growl at something that is not there?

.............heard sounds or voices in a vacant room with no radio or television to justify the noise?

.............heard your name being called while alone?

.............seen shadows move across an area where there is no cause for them to be?

.............had a picture or an object move or fall with no possible means to do so?

.............heard of rumors or stories about your property’s past from others, such as unhappy events or deaths?

.............seen a solid or transparent form of a person or animal?

If you answered YES or even a Maybe to any of the above questions,
you may have experience the Paranormal.

For help or just someone to listen to your experiences please contact the Great River Investigative Paranormal Society
www.gripsghosthunt.com 563-663-0830

Free and Confidential Investigations
Got a Ghost….get A GRIP!

07/14/2022

Summer Stroll and Stories

Dates – Friday August 26th & Friday September 23rd
Time – register at www.gripsghosthunt.com, 6:30pm on site sign-up & 7pm - 9pm walk
Location - 2736 Windsor Ave Dubuque, IA 52001 at Linwood Cemetery

Join us for a stroll through history of the people buried at Linwood Cemetery of Dubuque, IA.
Being one of the oldest cemeteries west of the mighty Mississippi, Linwood has many of the people that not only shaped the Tri-State Area, they shaped Iowa and its future as a strong and progressive state of the Union.
We offer these summer walks to enjoy the warmth of the sun and the evening light allows us to explore more of the grounds. Dubuque and its residents have survived floods, wars, disease and other trials. The city has had it's share of joy and sadness. It is important to remember what those that have gone before us have endured and thrived on.
GRIPS believes by honoring the past we encourage the future.