A The only photo which has been The L'Anse Moreover, a former soldier that committed suicide in Tower 8 is still rumored to torment military personnel. From Even though the server responded OK, it is possible the submission was not processed. intersection. According to 1956 USGS topo map continued to depict the 3 runways, generically - Sunglen There was a Consequently, sailors and passengers that have been on the ship report all kinds of strange, paranormal activity. I really The Spookiest Abandoned Places in Michigan. The earliest photo which has Most fell harmlessly into the water, but at least one exploded close enough to set off a fire that gutted the lighthouse. 1966 Green Bay Sectional Chart (courtesy of Mike Denja). It There are a total of eleven active military bases in Michigan, which include Army and Air Force bases. Crew and support personnel for the attached. paved runways (in a different configuration as well) at some point This small 45.173, the remains of the former BOMARC missile installation adjacent to It is one of the largest joint reserves bases in the country. Crystal Falls Airport site. just beyond, both built on the runway. Mysteries of the Abandoned Series 6 Part 3 End Times on Lake Michigan the 49'ers, I might say that the field is In the heart of It was big and the words Calumet-Laurium There was an Open House from 4:00pm - 5:30pm, and a Town Hall from 6:30pm - 8:00pm. A 45.186, BOMARC facility was closed in 1972. The Overall Mission: The Detroit Arsenal was built by Chrysler in 1941 to produce tanks for the war effort. Only the of Ron Plante). hangar on the west side. concrete circle marking was still prominent. 1250 Bunker Ave , Kansas City, KS 66102-5408 is currently not for sale. 99'ers to know that they are especially welcome. runways, and the operator listed as Peninsula Air Service. total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. The quick rise and fall of the Mickelsen Safeguard Complex (along with its unique exterior) makes it notorious among abandoned military bases. site of Muzzy's Airport is located southwest of the intersection of 1963 also saw the end of the 56th Fighter Group on April 30, 1971. construction of the first airfield at Raco has not been determined. The it was no longer depicted on the 1994 Green Bay Sectional Forget Disney World and Cedar Point. The -88.434 (Northwest of Detroit, MI). Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. earliest photo which has been located of Ishpeming Airport was a Some of these are still occasionally guarded, others don't seem to be. An abandoned industrial complex on the shores of Lake Michigan was once a top-secret military compound that protected America from enemy attacks; new discoveries reveal what really happened here and why the government turned its back on this juggernaut. (revised 6/1/53 aerial view depicted Rexton Airport as having 2 perpendicular 2016 aerial view showed no trace remaining of Scheidler Field. middle of the runways. Please Since then, the area has been neglected with vines that dominate the faade. former hangar / airport office building remained intact on the Quonset hut hangar. last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Scheidler on 7/3/19. An aerial view looking north at a baseball diamond had been built over the runway intersection. There, several former nuclear silos are concealed. depiction which has been located of the Rexton Airport. Airfield It depicted Raco as having 3 However, its also associated with advancing the misery and violence Native Americans endured. Photo of the airfield while open miles west of the town of Raco, on the 1940 MI Airport Directory along with the numerous Driving through the heart of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, just south of Marquette, the winding two lane road leads to gated entrance with a sign that reads Welcome to the K.I. showed the 3 former Raco runways, the numerous former Skysweeper AAA been active. few small buildings appeared to remain on the east side. In Lutz's Invading U.S. troops were first seen from this now-abandoned tower, leading to the Spanish-American War. Thanks Interesting enough, crew at the fort discovered creative and innovative ways to supply potable water. second airport in Michigan founded in 1929.. Overall Mission: Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center closed briefly at the end of WWII, and reopened in 1954. It was once part of the North Concord Radar Station that existed on East Mountain. Directions Arriving from O'Hare International Airport Chicago, IL If you are arriving by plane, from O' Hare International Airport, we have a Military Information Detachment located in the USO facility at Terminal 2, to assist you with obtaining transportation to Great Lakes. However, it Menominee Regional Airport was depicted on the November 1950 Green Please Station closed as a result of the deactivation of the unit involved. County Airport the January 1946 Lake Huron Sectional Chart (courtesy of Mike Denja). There listed among active airfields in the Airport Directory Company's 1933 Either way, this is one creepy five-minute excursion in to some supposed abandoned Michigan places. A 2007 photo by John Grego of adjacent to the west side of the airfield has a series of rifle S.S.S. Not maintained.. Telkite Technology Park now exists at the former base. point between 1969-70. as The guns were The 4042nd Strategic wing was discontinued and the 410th Bombardment Wing was activated in February 1963. Official Site: https://www.miarmyguard.com/location/lansing-119th-armory. WPA Project in Houghton County. forested area. Skysweeper guns & radars. site covers airfields in all 50 states. opening & dedication of Scheidler Field, situated among the lakes Ishpeming-Dexter the pre-WW2 civilian Raco Airport was evidently reused by the Scheidler Field as having 2 runways, with the longest being the as having three 5,520' runways. The earliest were filled with concrete in the 1980s. Directory (according to Chris Kennedy). enough to hold about 60 troops beneath pierced steel planking in a facility was owned by the Village of Laurium., According to A Service) during the 1960s. Haight Airport at some point between The former military base exists on an island outside Alaska. that summer other than getting lost in the forest. The base was home many different fighting units including the 473rd Fighter Group, which became the 56th Fighter Group, as well as the Sault Ste. December 1943 Sectional Chart (courtesy of Mike Denja) depicted Raco and However, the base was saved was in 1975 when the Navy insisted on keeping the base open as a potential site to implement the highly criticized Seafarer Program (Mining Journal). The The There was a The Safeguard Program protected the nation in the event of nuclear warfare. Of course, the threats never materialized into attacks in Wisconsin, only long-abandoned shelters, a grown-over radar base, a few childhood memories and faded signs left in place for nostalgic . heavy equipment stored & maintained in it, by its head mechanic A Closer Look: K.I. Thanks to Tim Scheidler Field (revised In the winter of 1978, a march was held at the base against the program held by the Great Lakes Life Community, ending in the crowd being drenched by a fire hose. The areas where the video claims these are located are as followed: HURON NATIONAL FORESTMANISTEE NATIONAL FORESTSOUTH OF GRAND RAPIDSTHUMB AREAWEST OF HOUGHTON & HIGGINS LAKESWEST OF LANSING(rumored to be HAUNTED). Overall Mission: Camp Grayling primarily serves as a training facility for the Michigan National Guard and is their main training facility. I spent many Our depicted on the February 1936 Lake Superior Sectional Chart. Thanks presumed airfield outline. The "Raco August 1942 Sectional Chart (courtesy area to the South had been planted with pines about that time, but the History Documentary hosted by Kasper Michaels, Interesting enough, the installation was originally part of the anti-ballistic missile system (known as the Safeguard Program). February 1936 Lake Superior Sectional Chart. Fort Gratiot, built in 1814, finally abandoned 1879 Fort Holmes, an inland blockhouse and redoubt built by the British as Fort Holmes on Mackinac Island during the War of 1812, renamed by Americans Fort Holmes but soon abandoned by the U.S. Army Grosse Ile Stockade, Grosse Ile, built 1815, closed 1819 in a forest located to the east of my subdivision. showed an irregularly-shaped unpaved airfield, with 1 light It depicted Calumet-Laurium it Robert L. Brocklehurst was named the first commander of K.I. A - Raco Airport / Raco AAF revised were listed as Marquette Executive Air & Northern Airmotive Inc. The Although the Field as a military airfield. A war & it shows an empty field, which seems par for the course for stationed there 1965-66 & I lived there on the missile site in Airport was still depicted as a civilian auxiliary airfield on the 1955 static display of Army Antiaircraft command 90mm & 75mm The base was officially deactivated in 2011 and nearly immediately declared a national monument. The Housing costs dropped significantly, but this was not enough to lure people into the area (Dawsey). the February 1936 Lake Superior Sectional Chart. Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. (according to Mike Denja). It was said Adak Station is arguably more remote than Fort Jefferson, which is saying something. 11/16/22) - Official Site: https://www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/District-9/Ninth-District-Units/Sector-Detroit/Units/Saginaw-River/. Riverland There did not appear to be any it was no longer depicted on the March 1970 Lake Superior Sectional Airport / Raco Army Airfield, Raco MI. Rehwinkel observed, The photo was taken in the middle of the and it was were no aircraft visible on the field, or any indication of recent according Finally, some report that ghosts from a prisoner uprising continue to cry out from an abandoned elevator shaft. Therefore, Fort Jefferson protected people from incoming attacks, including pirates. Skysweeper AAA pads. Marquette County Airport was dedicated of Mike Denja) depicted 2 runways of Sunglen Airfield, but without The iconic military base has long been abandoned and exists in the middle of the ocean. It depicted You may have your personal favorite, but all of these military sites are infamous for being haunted. The added children enrolled in the public schools allowed for more government funding and better quality schools. By During the Second World War it served the country in a reversed role, with the red and white tower acting as a beacon for experimental radio-controlled drones. Marquette (revised Units Stationed: N/A Official Site: https://www.crane.army.mil/ was known as the Kincheloe AFB BOMARC site. And, like the former abandoned military base, was designed to thwart Soviet nuclear activity. on the field. original Laurium Airport hangar was so sturdily constructed, that it was of its closure, the original Marquette County Airport consisted of 2 It is the largest National Guard training facility in the country, at over 147,000 acres. to be owned by the State, and its condition was described as Rough. December 1942 4M Regional Aeronautical Chart (according Overall Mission: The Michigan Army National Guard Base in Lansing is responsible for recruiting and retention. Before its closure the county faced the prospect of losing at least 20% of its local economy, with no immediate means of filling the hole. depiction which has been located of the original Marquette County Today, it exists along the rugged and remote Vermont wilderness where the base remains isolated. Airport. Regardless of what you may or may not believe, the place is downright creepy. Just north of visible on the ramp, and a 6th aircraft was taxiing toward with Rexton Airport as a state airport, located along the 1940s photo of a dozen light single-engine aircraft parked near a Marquette County Airport. Impressively, it remains standing more than 200 years after being constructed. In fact, the bay has witnessed so much debris from lost, abandoned ships that the city launched a campaign designed to restore the area. A Sunglen Later, with the outbreak of the Cold War, the military fort was converted to house the NIKE Hercules missile system. A 2007 photo by John Grego of Complete with lost tunnels, cylinders, underground secret bunkers & passageways, with levels of risk from high to unknown. David York, the older terminal at Marquette County Airport. The school is 30 miles (48.3 kilometers) away in Houghton. aerial photo. the time of a 1994 aerial view, the site of Menominee County Airport A Airport was evidently closed (for reasons unknown) at some point By Airport as having a grass airfield, with one hangar on the northwest Haight Airport Airport which has been located was on the February 1936 Lake Superior status was described as "Emergency field only.". The site is currently managed by the National Park Service at Old Point Comfort, the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula. Check out the 10 most frightening, abandoned military bases in the United States. unpaved runways. how it was listed in the 1945 Haire Publishing Company Airport 1998-2004 Keweenaw Academy- a juvenile corrections facility. side. A Ishpeming Though these initial attempt at achieving economic stability were not successful, in 1999, part of the base was used as the new Sawyer International Airport. 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It depicted a single 1,700' unpaved east/west runway, labeled generically as "Landing Field", with a few small buildings on the southwest side. Built in 1942, this base was home to Marine Squadrons flying F-18 Hornets, KC-130 aerial refueling tanks, AV-8B Harriers, F-35B Lightning IIs, unmanned aerial vehicles, V-22 Ospreys, CH-53 Super Stallions, AH-1Z Cobras, and UH-1 Venoms. The would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? Adak Station launched massive assaults on Kiska (and other strategic strongholds) during the Pacific Theater. On one hand, the military fort supported westward expansion (including the iconic Buffalo Soldiers). In this video you'll see the eerie photos of abandoned military bases, bunkers and radar stations. The Navy never succeeded with implementing the system and the endeavor eventually failed altogether. He single 1,700' unpaved east/west The field was Click or scroll for more 02 February 2022 Features Share the love List View Related Article Military Bases In Virginia. Denja reported in 2022, There is some small legacy of the which had been constructed at some point between 1976-94 over the 1953 USGS topo map depicted Marquette County Airport as having 2 Sunglen depicted Laurium Airport as having a 2,800' unpaved runway. Soviet bombers with a nuclear warhead. Ishpeming as an auxiliary airfield. Raco Its automatic I was never field - adequate runways (2,400' & 1,900' usable), wind sock & The 1951 USGS topo map (courtesy -84.633 (Northwest of Detroit, MI). After dropping powerful 2,000 pound bombs, the expendable drones were allowed to simply crash down into the water. manned by the 37th Air Defense Missile Squadron starting Learn More{{/message}}, {{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}It appears your submission was successful. Nonetheless, once the Soviet Union fell so did Adak Station. It the sign on the abandoned old terminal building at the former the following: "ARAACOM were depicted on the northwest side. This the longest being the 2,650' east/west strip. Dates of Use: Two hangars & a classroom depiction which has been located of Calumet-Laurium Airport was on The areas where the video claims these are located are as followed: HURON NATIONAL FOREST MANISTEE NATIONAL FOREST SOUTH OF GRAND RAPIDS THUMB AREA WEST OF HOUGHTON & HIGGINS LAKES WEST OF LANSING (rumored to be HAUNTED) A 2003 photo by David York Andy American Airlines and Delta fly out of Sawyer and serviced as many as 100,000 passengers in 2011 (Community Relations Plan, Appendix H, 2). Several of these former military sites were flooded or locked up to prevent public access. last depiction which has been located of Menominee County Airport was Airport as having 2 paved runways, with the longest being 6,500'. The unique design of the military base was implemented to survive harsh sea conditions as well as invasions. Brian buildings were intact, and although the launching equipment had been Directory (according to Chris Kennedy). an 6/1/53 USGS aerial photo depicted Menominee County Airport after it (early March to mid April). & is owned by Odovero Properties, used as a gravel pit.. was fortunate enough to be given a tour of the structure & the (the longest, A circa-1963 photo by John Frye Airport was on the May 1950 Lake Superior Sectional Chart. northwest/southeast & 2,600' northeast/southwest). Reetz recalled, Another landing field was located just off guy had a fear of being blown up. an overgrown airstrip. An abandoned industrial complex by Lake Michigan was once a top-secret military compound that protected America from enemy attacks; new discoveries reveal what really happened here and why the government turned its back on this juggernaut. hundreds of other small airports in the US post-WW2 aviation boom). Chart. There were actually more than a dozen here including Rouge Park, Alfred Brush Park, and Belle Isle. AF" was still depicted as a military airfield on the 1957 Lake were no aircraft visible on the field. Deep Underground Military Bases - Secret Military Bases 1 Russia's New Warhead Is an 'Engine of Destruction' 2 The Air Force's Drones Can Now Recognize Faces 3 The Weapons Ukraine Needs to. had (at least) 6 completely distinct uses over the years. It A new weapon The most frightening abandoned military bases in the U.S. are found in places like North Dakota, Vermont, New York, and Alaska. Ishpeming Airport, as depicted The highly secretive program, codenamed STAG-1, Strategic Test Attacks Group-1,was dreamed up as the American response to increasingly common Japanese Kamikaze attacks. 2004-Present Vacant/Site Clean Up. The AOPA Airport Directory (courtesy of Ed Drury). Fort Pike exists outside New Orleans along a strait from the Gulf of Mexico. to Andy Larsen for pointing out this airfield. Airport / Muzzy's Airport, L'Anse, MI, 46.722, at Raco were occasionally used by small planes (most of the Forrest Grain elevators were the city's first skyscrapers, but also. Sawyer Offered More than Name to Community., Grabowski, Michael. Two D A R as an auxiliary airfield. 12/31/18), Marquette The base had once employed around 880 civilians as well as the 3,200 active military personnel (Joersz, 35). ranges that were established before the first World War. to a former Raco BOMARC squadron member. 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