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Tom Thomson | Legend & Ghost Story from Canoe Lake, Algonquin

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Post date July 31, 2026
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Algonquin Provincial Park was a protected forest in 1893. Before the wilderness became famous for artists, it thrived as a logging centre. With the Village of Mowat bustling along Canoe Lake’s shore.

Industry faded and the railway carried a new visitor, artists!

Bringing a painter named Tom Thomson in 1912. With paintings that defined Algonquin’s mystery. And he became one of the mysteries with his death in 1917.

Today, he’s remembered by sightings of a lone canoeist in the morning mist of Canoe Lake. This is the story of his death, his ghost and an attempt to clear up the rumours.

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Graves & Ghosts of Toronto’s Victoria Memorial Square

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Post date April 29, 2026
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Beneath the quiet lawns of Victoria Memorial Square Park lies Toronto history that most never realize they’ve walked over. Long before it became a downtown park, this land served as the city’s oldest Burial Ground and cemetery.

Fort York’s original cemetery! Dating back to the late 1700s and turbulent times in Upper Canada (now Ontario). Created for the little daughter of our first Lieutenant Governor. It was the beginning of a site that held soldiers, settlers, politicians, and forgotten residents of Canada’s largest city.

An estimated 400 bodies still hide under the pathways of the park. Every step walking over lives marked by tragedy, mystery, and even ghost horses! This article features some of those stories.

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History & Death Lights of Burkholder Cemetery on Hamilton Mountain

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Post date March 31, 2026
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Above the downtown of Hamilton, Ontario, is the East Mountain. Holding secrets that far predate the city’s popular history through buildings and skyscrapers.

This article explores a deep-rooted history and chilling legend of the Burkholder settlement. A site now hidden by modernism.

From the 1794 arrival of the Pennsylvania Dutch, who carved a life out of the harsh wilderness. To the eerie “Death Lights” that once served as a grim forerunner for the community.

The story of the Burkholder family and their cemetery is a fascinating mix of resilience and folklore. It is a place offering a window into the survival, tragedy, and hauntings of Hamilton’s earliest settlers.

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