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The 1889 McInteer Villa – Atchison, KS – April 2023 – 2nd Floor Hallway
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The 1889 McInteer Villa – Atchison, KS – April 2023 – The Scrying Room
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Premonition or Precognition?
Have you ever had a recurring dream that you may not have been able to make sense of until many months, or even years, later? Or have you ever had a strong feeling, a deep intuition, telling you that you should or should not do something? And have you ever ignored that feeling only to regret it later? Intuition is a sixth sense that everyone is born with. Some are more sensitive or in tune with it than others concerning their sixth sense. Whether you refer to it as intuition, sixth sense, or another term, there are times when you should pay attention to it. Intuition shouldn’t be confused with premonition…
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1889 McInteer Villa – Atchison, KS
The 1889 McInteer Villa is owned by Stephanie Neal and is located in Atchison, Kansas. Constructed 1889-1890 by John McInteer, this mansion sits on top of a hill and is surrounded by trees. There is an antique carriage on the front lawn hitched to a skeleton of a horse. This isn’t decoration for Halloween. The display represents the occupation of the original owner, John McInteer, an Irish immigrant, who made his fortune making saddles and harnesses. It is said that his work was good. Long ago, Atchison was one of the locations being considered for the capital city of Kansas. In the end, Kansas City won that honor. Atchison was…
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Mason House Inn – Bentonsport, IA
Mason House Inn – Steeped in History End of July 2017, Jeff and I were at the Mason House Inn, located in Bentonsport, Iowa. The place has an amazing history dating back to at least the mid-1800s. Located on and surrounded by a region the Keokuk Indians called home, the building originally served as a hotel to steamboat travelers riding the waterways from St. Louis, Missouri to Fort Des Moines and Fort Dodge, Iowa on the Des Moines River. The structure has survived 6 major floods, the most recent being the flooding of 2008. Wounded soldiers stayed at the Mason House Inn during the Civil War as the building served…