Haunted Camp Chesterfield?

 The focus of this blog is to find unique places people and report on them accurately.  I decided to visit a  place close to home. Camp Chesterfield is a famous "Spiritualist Retreat "located in Indiana. about an hour away from Indianapolis . Camp Chesterfield was founded in 1886 and is the home to the Indiana Association of Spiritualists. Since its inception, it has been plagued with  both praise and  accusations of deception .

My visit there proved to be very interesting and thought provoking. In order to keep an objective opinion, I arrived with my friend and total skeptic Tim. He tends to be very cynical at times and a good resource for this investigation. Upon arriving, the grounds were very peaceful and serene. Parked by the  bookstore and started a tour with camera seeking to find the truth.Not one person came up to greet us or say hello. It appeared to be deserted  during our weekday visit.

 We were free to roam the beautiful grounds and take pictures. The church reminds you of a country church you would find in the mountains. The camp has two hotels, both reported to be haunted by the spirits of the camp. The Sunflower  was the first and is no longer in operation. Along the years it feel into bad repair and needs lots of remodeling. The Western is open for visitors at a very low rate.There are many other areas inside the small camp.

 Following our photo session,we looked in the bookstore and decided to do one last dive around outer camp. There was a house for sale with  a$12,000 sign in the window. What? Decided to pull in the drive and look around..

This is when the weird part starts...... Upon pulling in  the driveway , a" Grouchy Clairvoyant  " arrived from the house next door. His greeting was "Who are you"? I found out the following..... You must take classes , be involved with the camp for years before being allowed to live there, and be approved by the board of directors. When I asked what qualified one as a " clairvoyant". He responded "classes and outsiders will NOT EVER be a part of their community". It was made very clear that we were not welcome to live here ( not that I wanted to).  His demeanor was that of a pit bull  in attack mode. I would rather live next to Godzilla than this guy.

Why was he so defensive? In 1976 Lamar Keene  confessed to the world in his book The Psychic Mafia about fraud at the camp. He described  what is known today as True Believer Syndrome. True believer Syndrome is  the chief reason for success of mediums and psychics.I will leave the photos to speak for themselves.You decide... Real  or Fake.....

$12,000 house