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Haunted Park in SLP? Some Say It's So

We dare you to go to Lamplighter Pond tonight.

Want a good ghost story on ? We've got one, and it comes from right here in St. Louis Park.

According to legend,  is said to be haunted by the caretaker of the old Silver Fox Farm.

The St. Louis Park Historical Society notes that it is not exactly clear where specifically this fox farm was, or when it existed. But it is clear that foxes were bred in the Park, likely starting in the 1920s or '30s and ending in the 1940s.

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Legend has it that an eerie light reflects off Lamplighter Pond at night, with the explanation that the light comes from the lamp of the caretaker of the fox farm as he checks on the foxes. Uneasy about what he did in life, he was destined to walk the area with his lamp for all eternity.

So, what do you think? Is Lamplighter Park haunted? Tell us in the comments below.

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