North Idaho College communications coordinator Gerry McCray listens Monday in the empty Fort Ground Grill kitchen as former manager Diane Beck discusses the spooky sounds staff would hear coming from the empty room above the restaurant.
October 31, 2024
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At an old Coeur d'Alene tavern, some of the regulars were ghosts
A large black crow swooped from the roof of the Fort Ground Grill onto River Road, then flew into the ochre foliage of a nearby tree as a magpie cackled among the rustling leaves, setting an eerie mood. Although the historic 1907 building has been quiet for a couple years, its resident spirits may still be making themselves known the way former employees remember. “I definitely think there’s spirits here, I really do," said Diane Beck, who worked at the Fort Ground Grill from 2016 until it closed in 2022.