Blackhawk Island, Rockford IL.,
I’m curious if anyone has any stories about Blackhawk Island off S. Main St?
The other day I was driving around looking for apartments/houses to rent. And I drove past the entrance to the island. I know I’ve heard of the place before but I don’t know anything else about it so I decided to turn around and head down the one lane gravel road.
The first structure I came across was an abandoned building on the right side of the road, there’s plenty of them around the city so I thought nothing of it. But much further down the road (if that’s what you can call it, it’s more like someone purposely dug thousands of holes into the surface so they could destroy the hydropneumatic suspension on a tank), it started to get darker. The overgrowth of the land blocks out much of the sun, even at 6pm.
I drove for several minutes down the dark tunnel of trees, before I realized I was coming up to a couple of properties. Two trailers across from each other with several vehicles broken that’s sat in the yards for so long they had trees growing out of them.
I suddenly felt a shift, an eerie feeling came across me. It felt like someone or something was watching me— but I didn’t see anyone in the windows or outside. I guess it was more of the feeling I got, like my presence wasn’t wanted there.
I quickly pulled in and out of a driveway and dipped out of there. When I got home I asked my boyfriend if he’s ever heard about Blackhawk Island and he said that he didn’t and was surprised when I showed him where the entrance was located on a map.
We also find it weird that the last Google images were taken 18 years ago.
Has anyone ever been down there or know anything about it? Let’s hear some stories!