Halifax is a city with centuries of history so it’s no wonder Nova Scotia’s capital city is full of ghosts!

Join us today to hear Chelsea share an itinerary for a self-guided spooky walking tour of Halifax.

This itinerary is by no means all inclusive, but will include a variety of haunted places you can visit in the downtown core and around it!

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It Came From The Maritimes is recorded & produced by Jeff Macdonald at The Drum Room using 607 Audio gear.

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Decades ago a man had a horrifying encounter with a lake monster near Sydney, Nova Scotia.

Join us today to hear Evan share the story of the Cranberry Lake Critter!

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It Came From The Maritimes is recorded & produced by Jeff Macdonald at The Drum Room using 607 Audio gear.

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Resources:

Steve Vernon- Where The Ghosts Are, Pg 77

The HMS Shannon and USS Chesapeake frigates fought in a bloody battle in the War of 1812.

Both vessels were brought to Halifax following the fight which resulted in the phantom presence of these supernatural ships in the harbour near Point Pleasant Park.

Join us today to hear Evan share this story.

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It Came From The Maritimes is recorded & produced by Jeff Macdonald at The Drum Room using 607 Audio gear.

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Steve Vernon- Halifax Haunts, Pg 100

The Royal Naval Burying Ground also known as the Naval Cemetery, and the Battle of the HMS Shannon and the USS Chesapeake - FAIRVIEW HISTORICAL SOCIETY

A few months back we shared the story of the Blue Lady of Peggy’s Cove. Did you know Peggy’s Cove also has a stoney spot known as the Devil’s Armchair?

Join us today to hear Chelsea share the sinister folklore behind the Devil’s Armchair and the urban legend surrounding it.

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It Came From The Maritimes is recorded & produced by Jeff Macdonald at The Drum Room using 607 Audio gear.

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Resources:

The Watkins Book of Urban Legends- Gail de Vos

https://peggyofthecove.com/peggys-cove/

A murder ballad is a folk song which narrates a tragic tale of untimely demise.

Folk music is an important part of Atlantic Canadian culture, so it’s no surprise that many murder ballads have been collected over the centuries by our renowned folklorists.

Join us today to hear Chelsea share the story behind a murder ballad from each of the Atlantic Canadian provinces.

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It Came From The Maritimes is recorded & produced by Jeff Macdonald at The Drum Room using 607 Audio gear.

Intro music by Prophetic Dream.

Resources:

Katy Horan- Murder Ballads, 2025

https://www.vice.com/en/article/murder-music-of-canada-the-anthems-behind-the-homicidal-stories-of-the-north/

5 Ghostly Canadian Folk Songs for Halloween | Roots Music Canada

The ‘Lost Voices’ of Maud Karpeles’ “Folksongs from Newfoundland” | The Phenomenon of Singing

How 2 Sisters and 1 Murder Inspired 500 Songs - Atlas Obscura

https://cfmb.icaap.org/content/1984/18.3/06-Some_Acadian_Ballads.pdf

GALLANT, XAVIER (Francis-Xavier), known as Pinquin (Pinquaing) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography

https://cfmb.icaap.org/content/1980/3.1/19-Music_Death_of_Maggie.pdf

In Bathurst, New Brunswick a man was overcome by a curious affliction in 1864 and had to endure a peculiar cure in order to regain his health.

Listen to our newest mini episode to hear Evan share the story of the lizard cure.

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It Came From The Maritimes is recorded & produced by Jeff Macdonald at The Drum Room using 607 Audio gear.

Intro music by Prophetic Dream.

Resources

The Lizard Cure - Haunted Ohio Books

On Prince Edward Island in 1910, a young woman was dealing with more than your average haunting.

Join us today to hear Evan share the story of a 20 year old woman who faced the perils of possession after invoking the devil.

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It Came From The Maritimes is recorded & produced by Jeff Macdonald at The Drum Room using 607 Audio gear.

Intro music by Prophetic Dream.

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Polt or Possessed on Prince Edward Island? - Haunted Ohio Books

Poltergeists in Canada: Part III

Historian discovers new details in Canada's first documented 'demon possession' case | CBC Radio

“It always rains when the Bill Lynch fair comes to town.”

That’s what they say here in Nova Scotia at least and it sure seems to come true more often than not.

Where does this superstition come from? Listen to our newest Maritime Mini to learn about the Curse of Bill Lynch!

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It Came From The Maritimes is recorded & produced by Jeff Macdonald at The Drum Room using 607 Audio gear.

Intro music by Prophetic Dream.

Resources:

The curse of Bill Lynch

Bill Lynch (1903 – 1972)

Findlay's Pleasure Ground

A. Walsh. Under the Electric Sky : the legacy of the Bill Lynch Shows. Pottersfield Press. 2010.