Haunted Places in river john, Nova Scotia



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    Ghost Ship of Northumberland Strait

    Wallace, Nova Scotia

    29.6 miles from river john, NS

    For over 200 years, people have reported seeing a burning schooner sailing the waters through the Northumberland Straight. Numerous people have sighted the ship, some reports even make mention of rescue attempts mounted to assist the burning ship, only to have it vanish before they can get to it. ...


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    Holland Cove

    Rocky Point, Prince Edward Island

    31.4 miles from river john, NS

    It was in 1764 that the first European settlers came to Holland Cove. Dutch surveyor Captain Samuel Holland brought his bride, Racine, a tall French beauty. When Captain Holland was away on a surveying trip, Racine fell through some thin ice and died. Her apparition has been seen wandering the ...


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    King's Playhouse

    Georgetown, Prince Edward Island

    39.8 miles from river john, NS

    King's Playhouse is believed to be haunted by Major Temple William Faber McDonald, who died in 1918 and whose ghost has been seen onstage and backstage. He has a seat reserved for him for every show. The site has been featured on Creepy Canada.


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    Scotch Fort Cemetery

    Mount Stewart, Prince Edward Island

    43.2 miles from river john, NS

    Scotch Fort Cemetery is said to be haunted by a ball of fire. As legend has it, Peter MacIntyre, a Scottishman who came to the area in 1773, was at a bar when the men there were discussing the ghostly ball of fire. MacIntyre declared he didn't believe spirits could ...


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    St. Francis Xavier University

    Saint Andrews, Nova Scotia

    51.5 miles from river john, NS

    St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish is reported to have several ghostly presences who manifest as apparitions, objects that move by themselves, an elevator that works on its own, footsteps in the halls, screams in the game room, voices in the restrooms/halls, toilets that flush by themselves, and, in particular, ...


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    Mary Ellen Spook Farm

    Antigonish, Nova Scotia

    51.6 miles from river john, NS

    The "Fire Spook" at Mary Ellen Spook Farm is a popular local legend that began in 1922, when farmer Alexander MacDonald and his wife and adopted daughter Mary Ellen left their farm in a hurry after experiencing poltergeist activity, including 30 little fires that had broken out in their home ...


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    Yeo House

    Tyne Valley, Prince Edward Island

    71.6 miles from river john, NS

    Historic Yeo House is part of the Green Park Shipbuilding Museum and is said to be haunted by former residents the 1800s James Yeo family, who watch over the place. Cold spots and the feeling of watchful eyes have been reported, along with female voices.


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    Lennox Island

    river john, Prince Edward Island

    71.7 miles from river john, NS

    Lennox Island, in Malpeque Bay off the northwest coast of Prince Edward Island, is home to the Lennox Island First Nation people as well as the historic St. Anne Catholic Mission. It's said to be haunted by a vengeful spirit who may be the cause of disappearances in the nearby ...


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    Bedford Basin

    Bedford, Nova Scotia

    77.1 miles from river john, NS

    Bedford Basin is an enclosed bay that forms the northwestern end of Halifax Harbour, and it's haunted by a phantom rowboat. The sound of someone rowing has been heard on foggy nights, although the boat is never seen. Legend has it the ghostly sound is all that's left of a ...


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    Acadia University

    Wolfville, Nova Scotia

    77.9 miles from river john, NS

    Acadia University is said to be home to a ghostly Baptist girl who hanged herself in the stairwell when she learned she was pregnant. Besides this, witnesses have reported lights that go on and off, doors that open and close, strange light anomalies, unexplained sounds, voices, moving objects, and having ...


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    Five Fisherman Restaurant

    Halifax, Nova Scotia

    79.2 miles from river john, NS

    The Five Fisherman Restaurant is housed in an 1800s building that was formerly a couple of schools and a mortuary that has laid to rest some "RMS Titanic" victims as well as victims of the Halifax Explosion. Folks here have noticed apparitions, doors and faucets that work by themselves, flying ...


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    Citadel Hill

    Halifax, Nova Scotia

    79.4 miles from river john, NS

    Citadel Hill, as locals tell it, is haunted by apparitions of Native Canadians as well as French, British and Canadian soldiers and their family members. Visitors here have reported being touched or pushed by unseen hands, footsteps, voices, shadow figures and eerie noises. There are also objects that move, electrical ...


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    Alexander Keith's Brewery

    Halifax, Nova Scotia

    79.4 miles from river john, NS

    Alexander Keith himself is said to haunt his brewery in apparition form, checking on the place. Witnesses here have also heard running footsteps, have seen a ghost of a bloody man, and have been approached by a running ghost boy with a misshapen face.


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    All Saints Cathedral

    Halifax, Nova Scotia

    79.8 miles from river john, NS

    The historic All Saints Cathedral, which opened in 1910, is rumored to be haunted by a former dean. The ghostly clergyman is most often seen standing near the altar.


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    West Point Lighthouse Inn

    O'Leary, Prince Edward Island

    88.6 miles from river john, NS

    West Point Lighthouse Inn is said to be haunted by the lighthouse's first keeper, William MacDonald (1875-1925). His apparition has been seen near the inn. Also, a phantom pirate ship has been seen aflame off the coast. Legend has it that it's an old schooner that is doomed to burn ...


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    Peggys Point Lighthouse

    Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia

    95.7 miles from river john, NS

    Peggys Point Lighthouse is rumored to be haunted by a European woman and shipwreck survivor named Margaret who lived here in 1800. So her story goes, her husband was attempting to cheer her up by dancing a jig on the rocks, but he slipped and died. Later, she walked out ...


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    Deblois - Confederation Trail

    Tignish, Prince Edward Island

    95.9 miles from river john, NS

    The Confederation Trail is a walking trail on the former site of railroad tracks that were destroyed in 1932, a result of a bad accident during a snowstorm. However, folks in the area have heard a phantom train whistle and seen a ball of light speeding along the place where ...


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    Mahone Bay

    Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia

    110 miles from river john, NS

    The ship Young Teazer exploded and sank in 1813 here in Mahone Bay, and since then folks have reported a burning phantom ship with ghostly crewmen running about on the deck, aflame. The reports seem to come most often near the anniversary of the ship's sinking: June 17. The site ...


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