Ghosts, ghouls, vampires, and monsters might scare us with their fangs and snarls, but is there anything spookier than a creepy bay doll? In honor or Halloween, the brave souls at the Sanilac County Historic Village & Museum are hosting a creepy baby doll contest (cue scary Music)
The community is invited to submit creepy baby dolls to the contest by bringing them to the Museum any Tuesday-Friday from 11 am – 4 pm. To qualify for the contest, dolls must be received at the museum before October 9th. Dolls with high creep factor are most encouraged. Think creepy, old dolls or newer dolls that have been artificially creeped out. All dolls will be (gladly) returned to their owners once the contest winners are announced.
Dawn Malek, Museum director, says, “We have several very unsettling dolls in our collection that will be included in the contest. These old dolls might be the stuff of nightmares today, but they weren’t initially intended to be creepy. Most are many decades old, and years of handling by little ones took their toll, causing paint and limbs to be lost. The doll that creeps me out the most was made in 1850 and has human hair. We look forward to sharing some of these very old and disturbing dolls in the contest.”
The community will be invited to view the dolls during the Museum’s Haunted Village events on October 9th and 16th, and at the Halloween Hullabaloo on October 23rd. Folks can cast a vote for their favorite (or perhaps least favorite) doll by placing a dollar bill in that doll’s corresponding jar. All votes/donations will be used to support the Historical Society. The doll with the most money in it’s jar will be deemed the creepiest in all the land. First through third place ribbons will be awarded to the top three shiver-inducing dolls.
The Sanilac County Historic Village & Museum is located at 228 S. Ridge St (M-25) in Port Sanilac. For more information visit us at www.sanilaccountymuseum.org or on Facebook at “Sanilac County Historic Village & Museum”, or call the office at 810-622-9946
