Decker House Hotel - Real Maquoketa Haunted Place

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  Still crazy after all these years.

  My first night at the Decker Hotel, we used to call it the Decker House Inn, was in 1964, when we moved to Maquoketa, during a horrendously wild thunderstorm. I was just a kid and marveled at the scale of the beautiful staircase and presidential suite where we stayed. I was back there last week, Sept. 2025, and enjoyed a few nights there. It's a quaint place that shows it's age but has been seeing guests since 1875, just a bit after the civil war. It's still a charming place, and if you like old places, this would fit the bill. It's clean and tidy and simple. I loved it. Re: the Wisconsin paramormal society found it "inconclusive" for finding ghosts....well, seriously, what do you expect; we're talking ghosts! But there are ample wood creaks and groans, voices from other rooms and perhaps ether, floating about the place. Oh, and the worlds slowest three floor elevator! It's always been there, and proudly stands at the north end of Main street. Long may it shine!

  Posted 9/30/25

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  Maqeu

  Spending 2 nights here. Will see what happens. Real nice community. Well kept up homes

  Posted 6/21/25

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