Kosciusko County releases new haunted digital passports 

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. -- As the Halloween season approaches, Kosciusko County is offering a spooky way to explore local haunted sites. 

Kosciusko County has unveiled its latest addition to the digital passport lineup. The Haunted Hideaways passport allows people a chance to explore some of the county’s most haunted spots.  

"We were like hey, people apparently love visiting the haunted locations in Kosciusko County we should make into one of our digital passports so people can go visit these locations during the Halloween, fall season," Kosciusko County Convention Visitor's Bureau Marketing and Communications Director Laura Seney said. 

Okay so here is how it works- all you have to do is sign up for the passport online at the Kosciusko County Visitor's Bureau website.  

From there you check in at four haunted locations from the Old Jail Museum to the Barbee Hotel to the Community Library.  

Once you check in at these four haunted spots, you’ll be entered into a drawing for $150 in Kosciusko cash. That giveaway will take place on November 11.

This is the first year Kosciusko has rolled out these digital passports.  

This all started with a blog that went viral a couple of years ago after an interview with a local ghost hunter and director of the Old Jail Museum.  

The Old Jail Museum is known as the most haunted spot in Kosciusko, with seven violent deaths tied to it. Visitors claim to see the ghost of a former sheriff who lived and worked there, and some even say they hear the voice of a girl who was murdered. 

The Barbee Hotel once served as a hideout for the infamous gangster Al Capone. Guests have reported seeing dark figures, smelling cigar smoke and even spotting Capone’s ghostly figure on the third floor where he used to stay. 

The Warsaw Community Public Library’s basement, which may be connected to the Underground Railroad through an old tunnel. It’s said to be home to a ghost named George. And over at the North Webster Community Center, a former elementary school, spirits of a teacher and student reportedly still linger, turning lights on and off and shutting windows.