History & local legend
Guests at the former Malibu Dude Ranch near Milford in Pike County shared several different accounts of unexpected company. In January 2009, a regular visitor recalled walking toward the barn with a friend and hearing piano music from the locked bar.
That July, another guest described a man wearing a long black jacket moving in and out of rooms along a hallway, even though all the doors were closed. A third contributor repeated a father's sighting of a little girl reflected in the bar mirror during an adults-only weekend.
Sources
- Malibu Dude Ranch, original visitor recollections, October 3, 2008, January 6 and July 27, 2009, including two independent firsthand accounts
- Malibu Wellness Ranch, the Detweiler family’s history of their visits to the former dude ranch, its acquisition and conversion
- Pike County, Community Resource Guide, Malibu Wellness Ranch at 351 Foster Hill Road
