Hacienda Restaurant, Mishawaka
The Hacienda Restaurant in Mishawaka is reportedly haunted by apparitions of the former private mansion's residents, including a maid and its owner. A prevalent legend claims a pregnant maid hanged herself in the attic after the owner, with whom she had an affair, shunned her, though paranormal investigators found no record of such a death or attic incident. Reported phenomena include flickering lights, mysteriously opening or closing doors, and things going missing, with a recent paranormal team investigating the building. The most common story is that the mansion's owner had an affair with a maid who became pregnant. The owner allegedly disowned the maid, leading her to hang herself in the attic. In 2019, a paranormal team investigated the restaurant and found the story about the maid's death in the attic to be inaccurate, as no one died in the house. Some employees and visitors have claimed to see things like a teenage boy in the basement and strange light anomalies. A 2019 investigation by the team MMM captured audio and video recordings of unexplained events. Other reports include a closed door being seen when no one was there and a jukebox starting to play on its own with witnesses, according to one Facebook post from 2023. In the past, things would sometimes go missing from the bar area, leading some people to leave their purses in their cars when visiting the establishment.