Nova Scotia is steeped in interesting culture. And if you dig deep enough into the folklore, it’s fairly easy to stumble upon stories, reports and eyewitness accounts of the things people are generally nervous to talk about. Luckily, I have dug up some chilling encounters, one for every county in Nova Scotia (except for Cape Breton County which gets two since nothing even remotely weird happens in Richmond County….trust me, I’ve looked).
Annapolis:
Very weird noises seemingly come from nowhere and everywhere at the same time in the Annapolis Valley:
Antigonish:
Picture it: It’s the early 1900’s and a lot of unexplained fires had broken out at the MacDonald farm house and gained international attention. The incident soon became known as “The Fire Spook of Caledonia Mills” , “The MacDonald Spook Farm” and just plain ole “Spook Farm”. No known cause after a massive investigation was definitively found, but many believed it was from demonic forces centered around the family’s daughter. Our blog post entailing this event, the alleged curse attached to the area, and our adventure to check the place out is here (in case you missed it):
Cape Breton:
Lots of reports of ghosts at the Haunted Savoy Theater. Maybe they put on ghost plays?
And at the Fortress of Louisburg, there is no lack of ghost sightings from many of the tourists who have visited the old fortress and from the employees on staff. Once upon a time there was a great interactive map that you could traverse throughout the fortress with; alas, it is no longer active. Instead, we offer you a multitude of great pics throughout the place where many a spectre has been spotted.
Colchester:
Colchester:
I love books but a library is not high on my list of places to haunt after I am gone. But that’s just me. (I am dead and can do literally anything I want so I am going to READ more books??). This spirit in Truro thinks it’s a fine idea:
Cumberland:
Cumberland:
I would be shocked to find people who do not know the story of Esther Cox, the young lady who seemingly became the victim of a possession in 1878 in Amherst, Nova Scotia. The activity and unexplained events became so rampant that scientists, clergy and doctors began studying her, and the town of Amherst landed on the paranormal map. Was it a possession, a poltergeist or something else? Regardless, it’s a fascinating account:
Digby:
Digby:
Many people have had encounters with the ghost of a “Fiery Horseman” in New France, NS who can be seen and heard galloping through the woods.
Guysborough:
Cryptid animals are a growing paranormal category and Nova Scotia is no stranger to these reports. Lochiel Lake, near Antigonish, is said to be home to a cryptozoological animal resembling a kangaroo. Other areas of N.S. also had reports of a similar creature. No link available but more information can be found in the book: “Mysterious America: The Ultimate Guide to the Nation’s Weirdest Wonders”.
Halifax:
Halifax County is absolutely rife with paranormal events from A to Z. Many are famous and very well known. I wanted to give you something you may not have heard before and during my research I found this little nugget: On the Waverley Road, which basically runs between Bedford and Dartmouth, there have been sightings of a phantom truck driver who picks up hitchhikers over the past 40 years. He always gives his name and later, the victims find out he was killed in an accident some time ago. But that doesn’t stop him from driving that road.
Guysborough:
Cryptid animals are a growing paranormal category and Nova Scotia is no stranger to these reports. Lochiel Lake, near Antigonish, is said to be home to a cryptozoological animal resembling a kangaroo. Other areas of N.S. also had reports of a similar creature. No link available but more information can be found in the book: “Mysterious America: The Ultimate Guide to the Nation’s Weirdest Wonders”.
Halifax:
Halifax County is absolutely rife with paranormal events from A to Z. Many are famous and very well known. I wanted to give you something you may not have heard before and during my research I found this little nugget: On the Waverley Road, which basically runs between Bedford and Dartmouth, there have been sightings of a phantom truck driver who picks up hitchhikers over the past 40 years. He always gives his name and later, the victims find out he was killed in an accident some time ago. But that doesn’t stop him from driving that road.
Hants:
This is the first billiards-playing ghost I have come across:
Inverness:
There are lots of interesting tales of witches throughout our province, but do you know about this rather strange one who lived in Cape Breton long ago?
Kings: I am guessing if your children did not go to Acadia University, then you might not know about the hauntings that take place there. Lots of reports from this campus:
Lunenburg:
Practically everyone on the south shore knows that it is a well-established fact that just out of the blue when you aren’t expecting it, you can suddenly see a ship on fire in Mahone Bay’s beautiful harbour. If you see it, don’t worry (but try to get some pics!), it’s just the ghost ship of the Young Teazer, which was cornered and blown to pieces in the bay in 1813. Apparently, you can see the ship’s crew and hear their morbid screams.
Pictou:
Westville is a small town near Stellarton where the children’s playmates just so happen to be ghosts:
Queens:
I have previously said I wouldn’t personally haunt a library, and I am also not too sure about a tavern. But I definitely know people who would. Here is one:
(Richmond—no reports available)
Shelburne:
From the TV show, Maritime Mysteries, great episode of a haunting near Shelburne. Lesson: If a ghost knocks at the door, just let it in!
Victoria:
Have you ever heard of the Ghost of Kelly’s Mountain? No link available but I know a witness to this spectacle. He has seen a man in the middle and on side of the road on Kelly’s Mountain on Cape Breton island on a regular basis. The old fella would shake his fist at passing motorists and the witness often wondered why the old guy was never mowed down by the trucks and heavy traffic. One day we were watching the old Maritime Mysteries show, which was describing the “Ghost of Kelly’s Mountain” in detail. Apparently, the angry old man owned the land before the road was built but in the afterlife he expresses his disapproval at the traffic traipsing over “his” land.
Yarmouth:
Yarmouth has paranormal problems, too. Here’s a sampling of their spirits:
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