Paranormal Trax Investigation of Wimico Indian Burial Grounds

There have been many tales told of numerous undiscovered Indian Burial Grounds in and around rural Florida, tales of spirits of the dead protecting the lands that they once roamed and dearly loved, where they lived and buried their dead -- sacred grounds that when infiltrated, cause spirits of the dead to rise up and chase away the perpetrators. This is how the legends go.

We delved more into the matter and were able to locate a lovely fellow who knew the Lake Wimico area quite well - well enough to take us by boat at night, in the dark, where we could reasonably investigate to find residual energies, if they indeed still existed.

It has been said that the Wimico Indians inhabited parts of the Florida Panhandle along the shorelines of the Apalachicola River and its numerous tributories, sloughs and creeks. This area was at the time and still is today, a rich hunting and fishing area. Filled with wildlife, including alligators who are prevalent and present (!), we realized rather quickly that this is not a place to go alone and were very grateful for our guide, Michael, who made our investigation enjoyable and .. safe !

Please view the photographs, video and investigation below.

Location: Wimico River, Lake Wimico, Indian Bayou - Gulf and Franklin Counties, Florida

Weather Conditions: Approaching sunset, weather was mild, skies partly cloudy, medium humidity

Site Properties: Riverfront swamplands comprised of heavily wooded uninhabited tracts of land, some privately held, some State property. We were unable to detect it the land we were investigating was privately owned or State owned, but did find a U.S. Coast Guard Geological Survey marker at one spot where we encountered curious light anomalies.

Preliminary Investigation:. As the sun began to set, the areas of investigation took on an eerie feel. The moss draped cypress trees, indigenous vegetation and absence of mechanical lighting added to the already established mysterious feel. The areas around the Apalichicola River basin, and its estuaries, which comprise Lake Wimico, Depot Creek, Indian Bayou, Brother River and a number of sloughs and tributaries have been found to contain surface artifacts stemming from the Middle and Late Archaic, Woodland and Fort Walton periods. Human skeletal remains have been discovered, some in good condition, others showing signs of severe disturbance.

One skeleton in particular, was discovered in an apparent cemetery at the edge of a living area in the summer of 1988 by Nancy White and a student team from the University of South Florida. These remains were found in good condition, and believed to be the that of an adult of high status. This finding coincides with local folklore about the area being haunted and/or protected by an Indian Chief.

FINDINGS: First off, we definitely felt the energy of other-worldly beings very strongly in much of the area. The presence of "sprite lights" amongst the cypress trees that moved from the top of the tree to the bottom, a ghostly apparition that moved across our path in view of the camera and the capture of an EVP all point to spiritual presence.

Research has shown that this region is truly steeped in indian history stemming back as far as 870 A.D. Green stone celts, copper disks, refuse pits containing mollusc shells, bone fragments, teeth, incised pottery all have been found in the area around Lake Wimico and the Appalachicola River basin. This documented research shows evidence of prehistoric life.

As we first approached the lake, we began to detect energies, but as we approached the area believed to be an indian burial ground, the energy really came on stronger. All through the byways and bayous, we could feel energies rise and fall. A number of sprite lights were captured on video and on digital camera. Orbs and apparitions were also noted on film.

Of interest was the appearance of different 'sprite lights' .. twinkling lights then glowed on and off at different locations in a stand of cypress trees. Once on top of the tree and then moved to the lower trunk area. These lights were clearly visible on video tape and winked on and off, which we saw with the naked eye. Some may consider these lights to be piezoelectric impulses promulgated by swamp gasses; however, swamp gas, said to be chemical emissions from rotting vegetation, aren't alway the reasons for lights seen at night in woodland areas. From what we captured on tape, we are of the opinion that there may be more to the 'swamp gas' lights we saw, as we also captured evp's (electronic voice phenomenon), and a smokey apparition that played in the camera's night vision.

In review of our photographs, we noticed that out of 73 photos taken at numerous locations, about 50 of them show the same brilliant green orb. Also, we noticed the presence of a similar blue orb that continued to appear -- even though the shots were taken at different locations. Interesting !

We believe that our investigation shows that there is substance to much of the folklore and legend associated with the wilds of rural Florida. Haunted? Yes, indeed !! Were we scared ... well ............. :)