Nightmarks in Nova Scotia
6 nightmarks documented
Young Teazer — the burning ghost ship of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia
A privateer exploded in flames in 1813 — for over 200 years, the burning Young Teazer has sailed Mahone Bay on dark nights, its fire reflected in still waters.
All Saints Cathedral — the ghost of the former dean haunts Halifax
A former dean still kneels in prayer at the front of this Halifax cathedral — the scent of incense appears and pages turn in empty pew racks.
Acadia University — the pregnant Baptist girl's ghost in Wolfville, Nova Scotia
A pregnant Baptist girl killed herself rather than face disgrace — her distressed spirit has haunted Acadia University's dormitories since the Victorian era.
Fortress of Louisbourg — French colonial ghosts on Cape Breton Island
Staff in this massive French fortress reconstruction encounter soldiers too authentic to be actors — they vanish around corners on foggy Cape Breton nights.
Bedford Basin — the ghost ships and drowned spirits of Halifax harbour
Ghost ships appear in the fog of Halifax's inner harbour — Mi'kmaq spirits, French ghosts, and the 2,000 dead of the 1917 explosion haunt these waters.
Citadel Hill — Cassie Allen's ghost guards Halifax's star fortress
Cassie Allen drowned in the moat trying to reach her soldier lover — her ghost still walks the ramparts of Halifax's star fortress, searching for him.