Welcome to Bogus Bay, Wisconsin; Lake Pepin’s hidden gem…

The water is inviting.

The locals are enchanting.

And tourists just can’t seem to leave.

You’re invited to The Curse of Bogus Bay, a murderous evening of dining and deduction, set during present modern time with twisted with dark Lake Pepin history at the Humble Moon Saloon, curated by the devious minds of Paired Experiences.

Enjoy welcome cocktails, a 5-course dinner party, and an immersive murder mystery where you’ll step into character, uncover sinister secrets, interrogate your fellow guests, and try to determine who—or what—is behind the curse of Bogus Bay.

For $105 Your ticket includes:

Five-course dinner

1 Welcome Cocktail

Murder Mystery role playing experience

A night of secrets, suspects, supernatural surprises an questionable decisions.

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Come for the food. Stay for the mystery. Try not to become part of Bogus Bay’s history.

*This game is PG-13.

CHOOSE YOUR CHARACTER AT TIME OF PURCHASE. PURCHASE DEADLINE 10/16/2026

Characters are written gender neutral. Choose to play the character as you wish.

1. The Card Thrower - Remy Perrot
   A charming gambler with a deck full of tricks, a talent for throwing cards like knives, and an uncanny ability to call a bluff.

2. The Snake Wrangler - Rattles McCoy
   A tough-skinned snake handler and venom expert whose opinions are as strong as their bite.

3. The Clown - Tater Tot
   A playful carnie with a talent for cheering up the miserable, though beneath the makeup is someone carrying a secret that’s no laughing matter.

4. The Carnival Magician - The Great Missy Sippy
   A master of ceremonies and illusion who can escape almost anything… except their past.

5. The Bogus Bay Behemoth - Triple B
   A legendary strong person descended from a long line of human titans and proudly billed as a descendant of Pepie, Lake Pepin’s most famous monster.

6. The Tattoo Artist - Jinx Hex
   A tattoo artist who reads palms between appointments and claims every person who walks through the door already has their fate written on them.

7. The Spirit Cleaner - River Roade
   A local realtor who specializes in finding buyers for haunted homes and removing whatever might be haunting them.

8. The Crystal Healer - Druzy Quartz
   A master jeweler and energy healer whose boutique shop specializes in powerful crystals that can alter the Bay’s course of history. 

9. The Herbalist - Sage Nettles
   A gardener, forager, and herbalist who knows exactly which plants can heal you, which can kill you, and which should never be picked after dark.

10. The Mayor - Beau Gustafson
    Bogus Bay’s longtime mayor and funeral director has deeper roots in the town than almost anyone… and he’s buried enough secrets to know better than to dig them up.

11. The Nun - Sister Mabel Grimsby
    A former nun who now runs a motel that she “saved” from being the Bay’s brothel. She’ll rent you a room for the price of your soul.

12. The Water Patrol - Captain Casey Ottertoft
    A marina owner and volunteer water patrol officer who knows every inch of the bay, and has seen things on the water that never made it into an incident report.

13. The Influencer - Edina Samuelson
    A glamping lifestyle influencer who bought an RV campground on the Bay to document the ultimate #Camplife experience.

14. The Developer - Hillary Linden
    A fashionable real estate developer transforming Bogus Bay’s past into luxury “heritage properties,” one historic building purchase at a time.

15. The Nepo DJ - Kendra/Ken Wood
    A wealthy DJ who spent their childhood on a Lake Pepin super yacht and has returned to monetize its dark history into a legendary Horror Rave festival town.

16. The Lumber Baron - Eagan Snelling
    Heir to the Snelling timber and milling fortune, this wealthy wannabe lumberjack insists on personally cutting down trees, as if they have something to prove… or something to hide.

17. The Gravekeeper - Dusty Graves
    A cemetery groundskeeper by day and blues singer by night whose quiet wisdom comes with the unsettling feeling that their stories come from the dead.

18. The Rock Splitter - Chip Smash
    A relentless quarry worker and drummer who has spent years cracking open the bluffs… and may have finally cracked open something that should have stayed buried.

19. The Moonshiner - Rye Smash
    Chip’s tortured-creative sibling, who makes moonshine by day, plays guitar by night, and seems to have a song for every tragedy in Bogus Bay.

20. The Trapper - Bear Black
    A quiet hunter, taxidermist, and bass player who knows every trail, hollow, and hidden place in the bluffs… and always seems to know who’s been wandering where they shouldn’t.

21. The Watcher - Whisper Witt
    A reclusive photographer who manages the Bluffborn band from afar and is rarely seen without a camera around their neck.

22. The Lake Pirate - Maren Strand
    The eccentric ferry operator who dresses in character as they carry passengers across Lake Pepin and share legends of the Lake’s supernatural history.

23. The Fisher - Rutten “Rue” Fisk
    A mysterious angler who catches more than fish, and knows exactly which things belong at the bottom of the lake.