The Historic Anchorage Hotel in Anchorage, Alaska, is known for its paranormal activity, including disembodied voices, moving objects like chess pieces and curtains, flickering lights, and cold spots. Many reports are tied to the 1921 death of Anchorage's first Police Chief, Jack Sturgus, and a drowning in room 205, where the bathtub water is said to turn on by itself. The hotel embraces these stories and maintains a "ghost log" of guest and staff encounters with its numerous spirits. Guests and staff have reported seeing chess pieces move from the lobby to other areas, curtains rumbling, and shower curtains swaying. Specters have been sighted, and guests in room 212 have reported seeing a black shadow in the bathtub. Disembodied voices, whistling, and unexplained knocks have been reported. Cold spots and malfunctioning electronics, such as TVs in rooms 215 and 217 turning on and off, are frequently reported. In room 205, the bathtub water reportedly turns on by itself due to the tragic drowning of a baby in that tub. A woman is also said to have hanged herself in the hotel. The hotel was built in 1916 and is a significant part of Anchorage's history and heritage. The spirits are generally considered mischievous or friendly rather than harmful. Jack Sturgus: The ghost of the first Anchorage Chief of Police, who was shot and killed steps from the hotel in 1921, is said to return to the scene annually. The child who drowned in room 205 is believed to be responsible for the bathtub incidents in that room.