BY LAURA GRUHLKE | Arts & Entertainment Reporter | The Statesman
The William A. Irving ship in Canal Park has now been transformed into The Haunted Ship for the month of October.
For $10 you can walk through the multiple rooms on the ship which will take around 30 terrifying minutes to go through.
The ship provides scares to around 20,000 people a year who come from all over to get spooked before Halloween. Supervisor Lexi Archambeau says that she has seen people on their honeymoon that made it a point to come stop by to tour the haunted ship.
The new big attraction they have added this year is a vortex tunnel. Archambeau says that it is her favorite part of this year’s ship.
“Like our radio ad says, it’s not a tunnel of love. It’s pretty horrifying,” Marketing director Stephanie Ukkola said. Ukkola even said that it may make you feel like you need to puke.
Another room people should look forward to is a “crazy cat lady” room.
“It’s cats, cats and piles of cats,” Ukkola said. Of course no real cats were harmed in the making of the ship.
Being scared is something that many people take pleasure in during this time of year. Getting excited to get scared is something that the crew at the haunted ship enjoys.
Ukkola said that her favorite part of the ship is, “the excitement and the chaos that comes with it.”
The Haunted Ship is one of the staples for the fall season in Duluth. A variety of people come out for the experience from families to couples on a date night.
“It’s something really enjoyable and unique for the area,” Archambeau said.
From now through every weekend in October you have the opportunity to get scared and tour this year’s William A. Irving Haunted Ship.