Ghost & Haunting Reports in Ontario
26 nightmarks documented
Algonquin Provincial Park — Tom Thomson's ghost roams Ontario's wilderness
Tom Thomson's canoe leaves no wake as it glides across the lake at dawn — the murdered painter still roams Algonquin Park, brush in hand, one century on.
Bytown Museum — Colonel By's ghost builds Ottawa from beyond the grave
Colonel By built the Rideau Canal and was recalled in disgrace — his ghost returned to the building where it all began, still watching over his masterpiece.
Whitby Junction Station — the phantom telegrapher of Ontario
A phantom telegrapher still taps his key and watches for trains at this Ontario station — his profession vanished a century ago, but he hasn't noticed.
Picton Pete — the phantom sailor of Prince Edward County harbour, Ontario
Dripping wet and dressed in 19th-century wool, Picton Pete walks the harbour breakwater — he knocks on moored boats and climbs invisible ladders at night.
Weston and Highway 7 — the ghost of a Victorian girl in Vaughan, Ontario
A Victorian girl in white stands at this busy Vaughan intersection — motorists swerve to avoid her, but there's never anyone there.
Old Fort Erie — War of 1812 ghosts haunt the Niagara frontier
Hundreds died in an 1812 magazine explosion — now phantom soldiers guard the ramparts and poltergeist activity erupts where the blast killed them instantly.
Kingston Penitentiary — Canada's most feared prison and its restless inmates
178 years of incarceration, riots, and executions — a murdered guard still walks his rounds in Canada's oldest and most feared federal prison.
Towers Building (Scottish Rite) — Hamilton's haunted Masonic lodge, Ontario
A robed figure performs phantom Masonic ceremonies at the altar — decades of secret rituals may have created something more than tradition in this Hamilton lodge.
Buck Hill — the haunted ridge of Round Lake, Ontario
A solitary figure stands at the crest of this Ontario hill and vanishes when approached — deep in the Canadian Shield, Buck Hill has its own guardian spirit.
Keefer Mansion — Thorold's haunted Welland Canal-era estate, Ontario
A Victorian woman weeps upstairs and phantom piano music fills the parlor — the Welland Canal builders left more than their engineering legacy in this Thorold mansion.
Ottawa Jail Hostel — sleeping in Canada's most haunted prison cells
Budget travelers sleep in the original cells where prisoners suffered — Whelan's ghost still walks the corridors of Canada's most haunted hostel.
Fairmont Royal York — Toronto's grand haunted hotel and its shadow figures
Shadow figures watch sleeping guests from doorways and a phantom jazz band plays in the ballroom — Toronto's grandest hotel has hosted the dead since 1929.
Merritton Tunnel (Blue Ghost Tunnel) — Niagara's haunted railway passage
A blue spectral light moves through the darkness of this 1903 crash site — the screech of metal and a steam whistle echo through Niagara's most haunted tunnel.
Ruthven National Historic Park — poltergeist activity in Cayuga, Ontario
A rocking chair rocks violently by itself and heavy furniture moves overnight in this 1840s Ontario mansion — poltergeist activity erupts in Parks Canada's care.
Albion Falls — the weeping ghost of Jane Riley in Hamilton, Ontario
Jane Riley walked into these falls after losing her lover — her weeping mingles with the cascading water, and her translucent form appears at the cliff's edge.
Grand Theatre — the ghost of Ambrose Small haunts London, Ontario
Theater magnate Ambrose Small vanished in 1919 and was never found — his ghost watches performances from the owner's box of this London, Ontario theater.
Fort Henry — War of 1812 ghosts patrol Kingston's hilltop fortress, Ontario
A phantom officer in a red coat watches from the ramparts — poltergeist activity erupts in the barracks of this 1830s fortress guarding Kingston's harbour.
Fort George — War of 1812 poltergeists at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Musket fire erupts and objects fly from shelves at this War of 1812 fort — the soldiers who fought and died at Niagara still garrison their positions.
Fairmont Château Laurier — Ottawa's castle hotel haunted by its creator
He designed this grand hotel but died on the Titanic before it opened — Charles Melville Hays returned to inspect his masterpiece overlooking Parliament Hill.
Mather-Walls House — Kenora's haunted heritage home, Ontario
A spectral woman watches from the staircase of this Lake of the Woods heritage home — Kenora's haunted history runs as deep as the lake itself.
Mackenzie Inn — the haunted lodge of Kirkfield, Ontario
Guests hear phantom conversations through the walls at this Ontario country inn — a Victorian gentleman watches from the main hall of a lodge that Creepy Canada investigated.
Windermere House — the haunted Muskoka lakeside resort, Ontario
An elderly woman in period dress walks the corridors of this Muskoka lakeside resort — the Canadian Shield landscape adds 150 years of atmosphere to every ghost story.
St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital — Ontario's haunted asylum ruins
Patients' calls echo from long-empty rooms and shadows move through Art Deco corridors — this Ontario psychiatric hospital closed in 2013 but its residents linger.
Hockey Hall of Fame — the phantom banker haunts Toronto's temple of hockey
Bank teller Dorothy Mae Elliott died here in 1953 — her ghost in 1950s clothing now walks the corridors of Canada's temple of hockey.
Screaming Tunnel — the burning girl beneath Niagara Falls, Ontario
Strike a match in the centre at midnight — the flame goes out and a burning girl's screams echo through this limestone tunnel near Niagara Falls.
Gibraltar Point Lighthouse — Canada's oldest lighthouse and its murdered keeper
The first keeper was murdered, dismembered, and buried across the island in 1815 — Canada's oldest Great Lakes lighthouse still glows with his phantom light.