Fort George
Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario
Fort George was built by the British between 1796 and 1799 and is situated on the west side of the Niagara River in Niagara-on-the-lake, Ontario. The fort served as the headquarters of the Right Division of the British army under General Isaac Brock and of the British Indian Department in Upper Canada. During the war of 1812, Fort George fell to American naval and military forces on May 27, 1813 during the battle of Fort George. The fort was retaken by British forces the following December. At the end of the war, the British rebuilt Fort George and then eventually abandoned it in the 1830s. Thousands of Canadian and British troops called the fort home and spent their entire lives there. Many of them can still be seen or heard wandering around the fort. There have been many reports of strange happenings and paranormal phenomena at Fort George. Many people have seen a woman wearing clothing from the 1800s brushing her hair in the officer’s quarters who seems to be able to enter and exit the antique mirror. Cold spots are felt all over the fort, crying and moaning can be heard, footsteps are heard but no one is seen. A young soldier is said to haunt the top floor of the barracks. People who enter the fort have experienced overwhelming feelings of anguish, sorrow, nausea and Terror! Doors open and close seemingly on their own, furniture moves across the floor, the piano is played by invisible fingers and people have also been poked and their hair pulled by an unseen being.

The Prince George Hotel
Kingston, Ontario
The Prince George Hotel, constructed of limestone, was built in 1809 as a house on Kingston’s waterfront and later became a hotel which has been in use for the past 150 years. The location of the hotel was very convenient for bootleggers who ran liquor up and down Lake Ontario during prohibition. Lily Herchmer, daughter of the original owners of the landmark, is said to be haunting the old hotel. Lily lived in a house on the site that the hotel now stands. It is told that she fell in love with a sailor who frequently visited the port in Kingston. Lily’s family disapproved of her relationship with the sailor and forbade him from entering the house. Lily would place a lantern in the window signaling her lover that she was waiting for him and the coast was clear for him to approach. One windy night, a strong gust blew the lantern from the window engulfing the building in flames. Lily, who had fallen asleep, died that night in the fire. The apparition of a young woman believed to be Lily has been seen throughout the hotel. A shadowy figure of a woman has also been seen looking out the window toward the Lake.

Dundurn Castle
Hamilton, Ontario
Dundurn Castle is an 18,000 square foot mansion that took three years to build. Sir Allan MacNab, later prime minister of the united Province of Canada between 1854 and 1856, hired architect Robert Wetherall and construction of this stately home was completed in 1835. This seventy-two room castle featured the latest conveniences of gas lighting and running water. MacNab was married twice, first to Elizabeth Brooke, who died 5 November 1826, possibly of complications following childbirth. Together they had two children. His second marriage to Mary Stuart, daughter of John Stuart and Sophia Jones also ended in tragedy when she died 8 May 1846 of tuberculosis, they had two daughters. The spirit of Mary Stuart is believed to be haunting the castle. Outside the room where she died a slow and painful death, visitors and staff alike feel a cold chill. There have been reports of objects moving around and the sound of mysterious music and singing can be heard.

Fort Henry
Kingston, Ontario
The original Fort Henry was built during the war of 1812, between Great Britain and the United States, and bears no resemblance to the existing fort. Between 1832 and 1837, a second fort was built on the site of the first, and it is this fort that stands here today. Fort Henry is the largest fortification west of Quebec City. The fort was abandoned by the British Army in 1870, and was garrisoned by Canadian troops until 1891. The fort subsequently fell into disrepair until 1936. It was then restored under the direction of Ronald L. Way as a living history museum. Bleak conditions, disease and punishment made living there almost unbearable. Many ghosts walk the halls of Fort Henry. One of these spirits is Nils Von Schultz. He was the leader of an American invasion into Canada. The rebellion failed and Von Shultz was taken to Fort Henry, convicted of treason and eventually hanged. Soon after the hanging, strange phenomenon began to occur. Even to this day tour guides report seeing the gallows on which Von Shultz was hung. Many tourists and fort employees report seeing a man that looks like Von Shultz wandering around the fort and then disappears before there eyes. The fort bakery and the schoolroom have also been the scene of many ghostly occurrences.

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