Boy Scout Lane in Stevens Point, WI, is known for a legend where a troop of boy scouts disappeared or died in the woods. Visitors report hearing disembodied footsteps and seeing ghostly lights or figures, and local stories include versions of the boys being murdered by a bus driver, dying in a forest fire from a dropped lantern, or inexplicably vanishing. The area, which is a real road, is considered a local haunt and has been the subject of paranormal investigations, though the exact circumstances of the legend are unverified. The core of the haunting legend centers on a lost or murdered troop of Boy Scouts who were on a camping trip in the 1950s or 60s. There are multiple versions of the story: Some tales claim a bus driver or the Scoutmaster murdered the boys. Another version suggests a scout accidentally dropped a lantern, which started a fire that killed the troop. A third variation describes the scouts inexplicably disappearing into the woods without a trace. Visitors to the isolated, unpaved road have reported several paranormal experiences: They hear the sounds of breaking branches and disembodied footsteps coming from the woods. Many report seeing the ghostly, bobbing lights of lanterns or flashlights, as well as other light phenomena. Some have seen spectral figures or even ghostly buses on the road. There are accounts of childlike handprints appearing on their cars after driving the road.