Robinson Woods is, simply put, a magical place. In the midst of its wonder is a negative history, not the least of which is the theft of the land from the Robinson family by the state of Illinois (that story is still ongoing.
My book, Voices from the Chciago Grave, relays a pretty amazing first-hand account I and Mary Czerwinski had at the location. The wild deer on the land played a large role. You may have seen the video of Mary and I talking about our encounter on CLTV’s “Metromix: the TV Show.” However, it’s a 15 minute story boiled down to less than 2, so it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.
Regardless, I’ve run into a couple of wonderful people who have the same passion towards this area that I have. The most recent is Karl K. who has quite a few amazing pictures to share with us of those same deer and orbs. As usual, click on the images to view them larger.
From Karl K.
Response by Scott Markus: First off, thank you for sharing! Of the pics you sent, the orb that stood out the most to me was the last image. It’s certainly not fog, dust, smoke, etc.
Robinson Woods is a truly magical place and I do believe that it is descendants of the Robinson family who are reincarnated in the deer that currently reside there, which makes those images of the orbs with the deer all the more important. I don’t know if you’ve read my book at all yet, but I wrote it with information learned from Robinson family descendants. I’m interested in seeing if any of the faces you’ve captured might look familiar to the Robinson family members I know. Thanks again! How did you first discover this location? What draws you to it?
Reply from Karl K
I live two blocks north of the marker stone and go straight west into the woods,,been drawn there since i moved here about ten yrs ago,,always a peaceful feeling for me,,after a crappy office day , i cant wait to get in there to relax,,, hence lately after dark,,,totally drawn there,,im including two pics i took tonight friday,5th,,
I have not read your books,, i want them all,,serious,, i want to read them all,,fill me in on a cost,,or a barter trade,for the pics i have,, and will get, THERE IS MOST DEFINATELY things going on in those woods,,,im on a hunt here for sure,,I KNOW,,
I dont have the equipment yet,, i am looking into certain items,,
If you are ever going to do a movie, more investigation of this place,,please do contact me ,,i may possible have some connection , portal to something there,,Im not a wack job , just totally entralled here now,, i think you might understand,, the first official time,,you know something is up,, out there for real,, your own two eyes / soul,, I hve seen two whispy smokey ghost apparitons before,, one ‘ ghost “,,, two seperate occassions at a old apartment i lived in ,, in Bridgeview ill.
These last two pics are tonight friday 5th about 8 pm , the deer alone,, look up in the trees,,
the other , well ,, me and the deer,,, my friends say i give em the mind meld,,because i do come up with some pretty cool pictures as you can see,The deer allow me to pet them, walk with them and even sit lay down with them,, you see the one, does not even get up as i approach and pet,,also, and i have more,, better orbs,, like i mention,, sequence , 3 shots,, coming aound a tree, traveling , spaced height and distance.
More from Karl K
I hope this message finds you well, ,i found one of your websites , very cool and i have done more research on yourself and other hauntings about town,,I also see you are a very busy man and appreciate your time and reply ,,
On your voice from the grave site,,if you are going to update the Robinson woods part, i hope you may consider some of the pics i have,, i have taken a few more you might find of interest. orbs and lights
there was a fire that went thru robinson woods this past sat 19th nov,, no major damage,just a little forest cleansing , the police are fairly sure it was deliberatly set,,, i was coming out of the woods at darkness and came into the fire,,i saw no harmed animals either
From Scott Markus:
Karl, Yeah, I live in Los Angeles now and am currently in AZ. I do travel quite a bit and work a ton, but definitely don’t take my slow response time as an indication that I’m not interested in your photos. I haven’t seen them all, but love what I have seen. When I get back to my computer in December, I will definitely create a post about them, giving you credit as ‘Karl K,’ but keeping other info secret.
I do hope to come back to Chicago in December and will definitely be visiting RW at that time. I intend to do a little investigation on video with Ursula Bielski, Dan Melone (an archeologist that has studied the area) and Buzz Spreeman, one of Robinson’s descendants. You would be very welcome to join as well. Also, I would be very to happy to autograph a book for you and will personalize it as well.
Thanks for the info about the fire. Do you know of there are any news articles on it?
Thanks for keeping in touch!
From Karl:
I do not believe the fire made the news,, but i was coming out of the woods at the time,, smelled the smoke , then heard the approaching sirens, i was heading into the fire at dusk,as i was leaving the woods ,, i was sneaking around in the brush and have some video of it,, i had to be careful as to not be seen for fear of being thought of the arsonist that caused this,(says the police officer i spoke to during the fire ),,but that afternoon,,prior to the fire,, i found a old wooden tied together little ” hutch” for hunting - homeless , im not sure,, definately old,, but i took video of this and even mentioned the very large feeling of being watched,,,,,,about 25 mins later was the fire
I will be posting those vids on youtube shortly,,DBLK CHICAGO,, is my youtube name,,all vids there are of my deer friends,,check them out if you have a moment, you will get a clue of how these deer interact with me,, and understand my own personal interest in this location.
One last crazy question,,for now,, would you happen to know or could find out in time,, if alexander robinson, or close relatives of, had a bad knee or a leg break / damage of any sort,,,
Its a stretch,, but there are two bucks that have leg damage,, healed breaks,, large deformities on their legs that i have befriended and can hand feed,, and that is extremely rare to do to a buck in the wild ,, I THINK I PREVIOUSLY SENT A PIC OF ME AND ONE OF THE BUCKS
Please do keep a eye out for my book purchase on your site in the next few days,,and when possible,, scribble a little something good and original,,,
once again,, thanks again , looking forward to the possibility of a adventure together in R.W.
Heres a few more photos,, the vids i took , like i said a little shakey but still clear enough to comprehend .The deer with the hat on photos are not photo shopped,, they let me interact with them like that,,if you notice, in the photos and videos, if you saw them yet,, the deer are always by my side when i am in the woods.
I have to keep reminding myself that Robinson is not the only ” spooky” place around, that theres alot going on everywhere, that keeps you busy,, but like i keep saying ,, its my backyard !!!
If you can post video on your site,,ill shorten down the vids i have to the specifics of and send those to you also,,, once again thanks for the reply,, i wont press the panic button as soon in the future.
Talk with you soon,, health and happiness to you in the new year to come
I have more ,,lol,, use what you think is good,, look in the trees,, and remember,,, i am shooting into the woods , due west,,making sure there is no light in the background.
Needless to say he (..ahem, we) are mesmerized with all things supernatural. Kudos to you for pursuing your passion! I think your book definitely be an enlightening read!
