Ghost Walks
Is the Avon haunted by an infamous “Boss Ghost”, or just an eccentric drunk janitor. That, and potential ignored significant history. It’s time to prove history wrong and ghosts right for Stratford’s best theatre venue, The Avon.
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Feature Locations: Avon Theatre, Stratford, Ontario
Intro/Outro Music: by Andrew Mrozowski
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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.
by Ghost Guide Daniel
Toronto’s First Graves | Stories of the Dead | Ghosts
* Come on a Tour in Hamilton (aka the “Haunted City”) for our unique tours like … the Town of Dundas *
The Dark Legend in the Cambridge Post Office tells a haunting love story entwined with the history of the old Galt Post. Designed by famed architect Thomas Fuller.
The tale of Postmaster William Turnbull and his secret affair with a young woman named Emily. Leading to Emily’s despair and death in the building’s clock tower.
Though historical records reveal no evidence of Emily, the legend persists. With unexplained phenomena fueling belief in her ghost.
by Ghost Guide Daniel
LEGEND | DEBUNK | HAUNTING | CREEPY STORY
* Tour a Victorian Masterpiece not far from Cambridge in Baden’s Castle Kilbride (near Kitchener) *
Niagara Falls has long existed as a place where myth and reality collide, starting with its very name. While early explorers like Samuel de Champlain only knew of its power through rumor.
By the 18th century, the falls transitioned from a rugged frontier mystery into a scientific curiosity and romantic destination. This shift was cemented by the early 1800s, which ignited a centuries-long tradition and gave rise to tourist oddities like the “Burning Springs” and the iconic Maid of the Mist.
Beyond the scenic vistas lies a darker, more daring history defined by ancient legends and modern adrenaline seekers. Native lore tells of Heno, the God of Thunder, who battled a Great Serpent to protect his people.
A sense of danger attracting daredevils, beginning with the penniless Michigan schoolteacher Annie Edson Taylor. The first to survive a plunge over the falls in a barrel. Her success sparked a century of high-stakes stunts—some ending in survival. And other … in tragedy.
by Ghost Guide Daniel
EXPLORERS | TOURIST HISTORY
MAID OF MIST LEGEND | DAREDEVILS
*Join us on the other-side of the Niagara Scenic Drive with tours of the historic Niagara-on-the-Lake*
The one successful escape from “The Rock”. Alongside one who may remain in the abandoned jail forever. This is the story of Frank Morris, a genius inmate, and the only person to ever successfully escape the unescapable prison.
And Alcatraz’s most infamous inmate, the notorious ‘Scarface’ Al Capone. Who may remain to this day.
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Feature Locations: Alcatraz Prison, San Francisco, California, USA
Intro/Outro Music: by Andrew Mrozowski
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Castle Kilbride in Baden, Ontario near Kitchener and Stratford. It stands as a testament to the Livingston family’s prominence. Yet its grand halls are partly defined by a “curse” spanning generations.
When James Livingston and Louise wed in 1861, they could not have foreseen the relentless shadow that the disease tuberculosis cast over their daughters. A lineage of loss starting with Louise’s own mother.
Starting with a fateful trip to the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair and ending with Louise’s own collapse on the staircase in Kilbride. This article is a chilling blend of hardship and eerie coincidence. And a mysterious Woman in Black that connects us today.
by Ghost Guide Daniel
LOSS | CURSE | HER DEATH | GHOST
*Step inside this Victorian masterpiece with our only indoor Castle Kilbride Ghost Walks with limited dates*
Back to Toronto’s Keg Mansion house. With the story around an interesting figure in Canadian history. The daughter of Industrialist Hart Massey, and last Matriarch of the Mansion.
Along with ghost stories from the 2nd Floor that may just be Lillian herself!
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Feature Locations: Keg Mansion, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Intro/Outro Music: by Andrew Mrozowski
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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.
by Ghost Guide Daniel
Settlement | First Grave Tragedy | Death Lights
*Hear the darker history of Hamilton with our Hamilton’s Dark History Tours limited dates*
Perched on the shores of Lake Ontario, Rockwood Asylum in Kingston came from a Victorian vision of “moral treatment”. Where the calming view of the water was intended to heal minds.
Established in the 1860s and ironically constructed by inmates of Kingston Penitentiary. The facility was a marvel. It was a hopeful shift in Canadian mental healthcare, from treating the mentally ill as criminals to viewing them as patients deserving dignity.
However, beneath the calming beauty was a strange history. From the charismatic head “con man” to the murder of a visionary at the hands of a patient.
Rockwood’s legacy is as dark as it is groundbreaking. Now a silent shell, the asylum stands as a haunting monument to the “Friendless” now forgotten.
by Ghost Guide Daniel
History | Con Man | Murder | Grave Robbing | Ghosts
*See & hear about Hamilton Century Manor Asylum on our Dundurn Castle & a Bus Tour Event*
The last Double-Decker Theatre in the world is in Toronto. A place filled with so much history and ghosts, this show features only one of the Theatre Houses … home to the “Big Time” Vaudeville shows with famous names.
This is the history, ghosts, and weird connection to a Bank Robber … Toronto’s Winter Garden Theatre.
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Feature Locations: Winter Garden Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Intro/Outro Music: by Andrew Mrozowski
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