THE STORY
Reported Haunting
The Port Isabel Historical Museum is associated with reports of paranormal activity connected to the city's early settlers. Staff and visitors have reported phantom footsteps, mysterious voices, shadow figures, and unexplained cold spots throughout the historic building. It has earned a local haunted reputation.
Port Isabel Historical Museum inside the Champion Building was constructed in 1899 as a dry goods store and a private home. It houses Mexican artifacts from the U.S.-Mexican War and sports a well-known fish mural painted a local fisherman in 1906. The museum is thought to be haunted by a ghost cat and a little boy.