Country Star Walker Hayes Visits The Haunted Ship In Duluth, MN

It is officially Halloween season and in the Northland, that basically means it is 'Haunted Ship' season as people flock from everywhere to hop aboard the haunted attraction.

I mean, there are very few places in the country that you can hop onboard an allegedly haunted ship for a haunted attraction - and on Lake Superior, no less.

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It is such a big deal that it even got nationwide recognition from Forbes last year, named one of the scariest haunted attractions in the entire world. Wow! That's a big title.

This list was only made up of seven attractions so they really put a lot of thought into this. We already knew it was great - and now it has the stamp of approval from a famous country star!

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Country Star Walker Hayes Visits Duluth Over The Weekend For Big Show

Country star Walker Hayes was in Duluth for a show at DECC Symphony Hall on Friday (October 17th) and as so many do when they are in town, he took advantage of all the fun things Duluth has to offer!

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I had a chance to talk to him before his show and he told me he also went to Great Lakes Aquarium to explore and he got coffee at Starbucks. Ha! I told him he should go on the Haunted Ship - you almost have to if you're passing through, right?

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Walker Hayes & Family, Along With Opener Harper Grace, Visit The Haunted Ship

It looks like he took my advice because Walker, along with two of his kids who were in tow and even performed at the show, hopped aboard the Haunted Ship after they took the stage! Opener Harper Grace also tagged along.

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The DECC shared a photo of the squad posing aboard the attraction. Imagine working on The Haunted Ship and you see a country star! You have to love it. How fun that it was right across the street from the show.

I can't wait to hop on board The Haunted Ship myself! I just have to work up a little bit of courage first.

And in case you missed it...Joe Danger and I had the chance to talk to him all about his Duluth day, marriage tips, his go-to movies and more!

Get a Look Behind-The-Scenes at The Duluth Haunted Ship Workshop

Each year a team of talented and dedicated individuals spends countless hours working on building new experiences and enhancing old ones for the Haunted Ship, and much of the work is done in this hidden workshop inside the Willian A. Irvin.

Gallery Credit: Tony Hart

16 Phases Of Going Through A Haunted Attraction

Going to haunted attractions is one of the best parts of fall and Halloween! Anyone that has been to one knows that there are different phases to going through a haunted attraction. All of them include being at least a little scared!

Gallery Credit: Lauren Wells