Category: Canada

Custom House Hamilton | Proving the Dark Lady is Real

Post author By Ghost Guide Daniel
Post date February 12, 2026
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Standing on Stuart Street since the 1860s, Hamilton’s Custom House is one of the city’s most historic landmarks. Originally overlooking a shoreline, it has lived many lives, like tax office, school, the famous Naples Macaroni Factory, and its current role as the amazing Workers Arts and Heritage Centre.

But beyond its ‘blue-collar’ history lies a ghostly reputation. Home to The Dark Lady, a legendary figure considered one of Canada’s oldest known ghosts.

Is she still there? This article attempts to prove that she is!

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Ghosts of Stratford | Haunted in the Festival City

Post author By Ghost Guide Daniel
Post date February 9, 2026
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Stratford (Ontario) is a city made famous by the stage. But before it was a destination for theatre-lovers, it was a small settlement carved out the historic, prosperous Huron Tract.

A city with beautiful historic structures has a rich past. Here’s how the Stratford started, through industry and theatre, leading to the many ghosts who remain.

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History | Headless Ghost | Avon Theatre | Queen’s Inn

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Ghost of Whitehern in Hamilton | From Ruin to Eternal Gratitude

Post author By Ghost Guide Daniel
Post date February 3, 2026
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Whitehern Mansion in Downtown Hamilton is nestled behind the modern architecture of Hamilton City Hall. Serving as a time capsule for one of the city’s most influential families.

Starting with Dr. Calvin McQuesten and leading to the tragic end of his son, Isaac. And a return to glory with the reason this house remains today.

And the rise of ghostly encounters through attempted containment. Featuring the experience by a worker named Jennifer. Leading us to believe the family remains and are grateful.

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Tags Downtown Hamilton Landmarks, ghost guide daniel, ghost story, Hamilton, Hamilton Ghost Walks, Haunted Hamilton, Historic Ghost, history, Isaac McQuesten Tragedy, McQuesten Family History, Minister of Highways History, Ontario Heritage Sites, Thomas Baker McQuesten, Victorian Ghost Stories, whitehern mansion

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Ouija Attack on James Street in Hamilton | Personal Experience

Post author By Ghost Guide Daniel
Post date January 27, 2026
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From skeptic to believer, this is my journey into the paranormal. Leading to an extreme experience in the old HH Mystical Shop. Within the historic Stone Terrace on James Street in Hamilton.

Centered around a stern resident ghost named Elizabeth. And a late-night Ouija session which spiraled out of control.

The experience serves as a profound lesson in “spiritual manipulation”. Where external entities can trigger feelings of deep anxiety in the living.

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Tags ghost guide daniel, ghost story, Hamilton, Historic Ghost, history, Niagara-on-the-Lake

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Mary Rutherford | Separating the Witch from True History

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Post date January 26, 2026
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Nestled in a remote corner of Ontario, in the long grass of the West Bentinck Cemetery, lies a mystery. It is a place that feels like the “middle of nowhere”. But for those familiar with the history, the names Lamlash and Rutherford feel like a forgotten piece of Scotland transport into Canada.

For years, one grave has stood apart from the rest. Literally, perched lonely on a hill.

It belongs to Isabella Rutherford, but to the locals, she is known by a legendary name … Mary Rutherford, the Witch of West Grey.

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Haunted Places to Visit | Toronto Things to Do

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Post date January 9, 2026
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Toronto! The largest city in Canada has some of the deepest and most visceral history. Everyone talks about the buildings alongside some dry, general facts.

But very few shine a light on the haunted!

That’s the goal of this article. With updates as more locations are added. With history, stories, and map links. So, you can take in the haunted side of Toronto.

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The Watcher | Niagara-on-the-Lake Town Ghost

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Post date December 2, 2025
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The Watcher is a fascinating and eerie local legend in Canada’s Most Haunted Town, Niagara-on-the-Lake. A picturesque place known for historic charm and folklore.

But this legend is different. Talks about a mysterious blue orb. Seen over the generations and only at night. Often through the streets, but most notably around the current Post Office across from the Grocery Store.

This orb is said to flicker and drift through the air, catching the attention of very few witnesses. Maybe it wants to stay hidden.

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Tags ghost guide daniel, ghost story, Hamilton, Historic Ghost, history, Niagara-on-the-Lake

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A Real Possession | Custom House in Hamilton

Post author By Ghost Guide Daniel
Post date October 31, 2025
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Inside the old Custom House of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. This is the story of a seance gone wrong. Leading to a real case of possession.

It’s not like the Horror movies! Instead, it’s an invasion of the senses by an outside force. Causing temporary paralysis and fear.

The following happened during a Ghost Hunt event over 10 years ago…

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Tags Custom House, ghost guide daniel, ghost story, Hamilton, Historic Ghost, history

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Old Squire’s Ghost of Ruthven | Cayuga, Ontario

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Post date August 15, 2025
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Ruthven Mansion in Cayuga, Ontario, Canada. A beautiful historic house, seemingly built in the ‘middle-of-nowhere’. This was once the Town of Indiana, a place destroyed by the railway.

But how did this happen. And did the ghost of the founder, David Thompson, take his revenge.

This is the story of “The Ould Squire’s Ghost”.

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THOMPSON | RUTHVEN | OLD SQUIRE’S GHOST

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Fort Mississauga is Historically Haunted | Niagara-on-the-Lake

Post author By Ghost Guide Daniel
Post date July 2, 2025
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Fort Mississauga is a British fort in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. A community with a rich and complex history dating back to the original Loyalists of the late 1700s.

While Fort Mississauga itself has not seen any battle. They built it just after the War of 1812. The land, like much in Niagara-on-the-Lake, was a battlefield.

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Sacred Land | Violence to Victory | Ghosts & The Soldier Log

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