QC Haunts and History

VENDORS WANTED: For Summerween and Eerie Emporium Markets

QC Haunts & History Ghost Tours banner for Summerween to be held Aug. 2, 2025. QCHaunts.com

SUMMERWEEN - Saturday, August 2nd

Because one Halloween isn’t enough! The first Summerween market in the QCs will be held Saturday, Aug. 2, from 12-5pm at Skeleton Key Arts and Antiques in Rock Island, Illinois.

Vendors wanted! Seeking original small businesses with Halloween/spooky, weird, odd, artsy, unique, paranormal, and metaphysical themes. Delicious treats also welcome! No MLMs.

Summerween vendor form

Email qchaunts@gmail.com with any questions.

EERIE EMPORIUM - Sunday, October 12th

The Eerie Emporium returns in October during Back From the Dead in downtown in Rock Island, Illinois. It will be held in Arts Alley next to Quad City Arts.

Vendors wanted! Seeking original small businesses with Halloween/spooky, weird, odd, artsy, unique, paranormal, and metaphysical themes. Delicious treats also welcome! No MLMs.

Eerie Emporium vendor application

Email qchaunts@gmail.com with any questions.

Upcoming Ghost Investigations

Ghost Hunt Fundraiser @ Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline

Sunday, July 27

7-9pm

Join QC Haunts for a special investigation at Playcrafters Barn Theatre.

The theatre's long history dates back to 1929 with a group who performed anywhere they could. In 1958, Dr. William Otis gave Playcrafters the dairy barn from the Deere Experimental Farm. The Barn (which had been working barn) had been built in 1914 and sat unused for 25 years on the Otis property on the south side of Moline. On October 5, 1960, Playcrafters performed its first production, Born Yesterday.

Join us as we search out the ghosts of the theater. Are they still performing? Are they directing behind the scenes? Let's find out...

Tickets are limited; 75% of the proceeds go directly to the Playcrafters Theatre. Ages14 and up only.

Payments can be made via:

Venmo (@Minda-qchaunts)

Cash App ($mindapd)

For other payment options, email Minda at qchaunts@gmail.com; do not pay anyone but Minda to avoid scammers.

QC Haunts & History Tours

Step into the past with QC Haunts & History Tour. You'll discover that dead folks do tell tales as we explore the streets and haunts of Rock Island and the Village of East Davenport. History will come to life during the time of gangsters and speakeasies when Rock Island, Ill., was vice lord John Looney's town, and prohibition didn't matter. Then head across the river to the Village of East Davenport to "meet" Civil War soldiers and other restless spirits from a bygone time.

QC Haunts & History is the ONLY ghost tour in the Illinois Quad Cities!

Private tours may be scheduled during other times. Email qchaunts@gmail.com or text 309-781-7083 for more information.

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Spring Tours on Request

Gangsters & Ghosts

Downtown Rock Island, Illinois

Meet-up: 19th Street and 2nd Avenue (outside El Patron Mexican Restaurant and Bar)

Spring Tours on Request

Soldiers & Spirits, Village of East Davenport, Iowa

Meet-up: 2100 East River Drive (outside the Village Market Place building)

Oct. 10th-12th, 2025

Spring Tours on Request

Oct. 10th-12th, 2025

Back From the Dead

3 days of Halloween fun in Downtown Rock Island, Illinois. Details to com for the 2025 event.

About Us

Minda Powers-Douglas, founder and guide

Minda Powers-Douglas started QC Haunts & History in 2019. She loves ghost stories and learning about history--she seldom misses a chance to go on ghost tours wherever she travels. She’s also written three books about cemeteries and has spoken about cemetery history and art throughout the Midwest and beyond. Minda has had a interest in ghosts and all things spooky since she was a kid--realizing later in life that her childhood imaginary friend was not so imaginary after all. Since then she’s had many paranormal experiences including a ghost in her old apartment, visits from dead loved ones, and hitchhiking ghosts. She is also a librarian and artist.

FAQ

Do you offer private group tours? Your dates don’t work for me.

Yes! As long as a guide is available, we can schedule your tour. Minimum 4 guests. $20 per person.

What times will be available to schedule?

Private tours may be scheduled during the day or the evening, pending availability.

Please note that tours are subject to change or cancellation without notice.

If my tour gets cancelled, will I receive a refund?

If a tour is cancelled by QC Haunts & History, you will receive a full refund.

No refunds otherwise.

Please note that tours are subject to change or cancellation without notice.

Will I need to sign a liability waiver?

No, but by participating in a tour you are agreeing to the liability waiver information below:

WAIVER INFORMATION

By participating in a QC Haunts & History Tour, you acknowledge and assume the risks connected with any activity connected to the walking tours or events. You agree that QC Haunts & History Tours or the cities of Rock Island or Davenport bear no responsibility to any injuries sustained during, before, or after a tour or event. You will also not hold QC Haunts & History Tours or the cities of Rock Island or Davenport liable for any lost, stolen, or damaged property occurring during a tour or event. Thank you.

Why would a tour get cancelled?

If no one has purchased tour tickets for that evening's tour by 6pm, that tour will be cancelled. We ask that you purchase your tickets no later than 2 hours before tour time to make sure your tour will take place.

If there is severe weather, a tour may be cancelled. In those cases, guests may use their tickets for another tour date or they may receive a refund.