Ghosts of the River Raisin

Ghosts of the River Raisin blends historical fact, local legends, and modern-day fiction. Luke Loranger lives in the small Midwestern city of Monroe, Michigan. It’s a quaint, picturesque town cut by the age-old waters of the River Raisin. It also is home to the River Raisin National Battlefield Park, which marks the site of the War of 1812’s infamous River Raisin Battle and Massacre, a bloody clash where British troops and their Indian allies fought Americans along the...
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Ghosts of the River Raisin blends historical fact, local legends, and modern-day fiction. Luke Loranger lives in the small Midwestern city of Monroe, Michigan. It’s a quaint, picturesque town cut by the age-old waters of the River Raisin. It also is home to the River Raisin National Battlefield Park, which marks the site of the War of 1812’s infamous River Raisin Battle and Massacre, a bloody clash where British troops and their Indian allies fought Americans along the river’s banks on a bitterly cold day in January 1813. More than 330 lost their lives, the snow was stained with their blood, and the early settlement of French Town was burned to the ground and abandoned. For Luke and his pals, it was like ancient history, until strange things started happening around town …