THE STORY
Reported Haunting
Located in the city's historic riverfront district, Port Cape Girardeau Restaurant and Lounge is associated with reports of apparitions, unexplained footsteps, and ghostly activity believed to date back to the building's earliest days.
Port Cape Girardeau Restaurant and Lounge in Warehouse Row is housed in a circa-1860 warehouse. It is haunted by an unknown female ghost nicknamed Belle. The bartender who named her said that she showed him she liked the name he gave her. A few days after he thought up the name, a bell in the downstairs hall began ringing by itself. Belle’s apparition has been seen in a 19th-century long dress, and she also has made noises and footsteps noticed by customers and staff. Orbs have appeared here as well, even showing up in photographs.