Haunted Harbours Ghost Stories from Old Nova Scotia

by Vernon, Steve

• ISBN13: 9781551095929
• ISBN10: 1551095920
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-02-14
• Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

Summary

They say there's a tale for every wave that washes the shores of Nova Scotia: A phantom piper emerges from his watery grave near Windsor to play one last lament for his lost lover; a woman's ghost roams the sands of Sable Island, pointing at you with the stub of a missing finger; the ghost ship of the Young Teazer sails the waters of Mahone Bay, captained by the spirits of long-dead sailors.

Author Biography

Steve Vernon learned the storytelling tradition from his grandfather. As part of the Writers in the Schools program he now teaches this tradition to Nova Scotia children in schools across the province. His books include Maritime Murder, The Lunenburg Werewolf, the children's picture book Maritime Monsters, and the YA novel Sinking Deeper. Steve has lived in Nova Scotia for nearly forty years. Visit his website at www3.ns.sympatico.ca/stevevernon

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
The Piecemeal Ghost of Black Rock Beach (Halifax)	p. 6
The Restless Spirits of Devil's Island (Devil's Island)	p. 14
The Tale of the Young Teazer (Mahone Bay)	p. 18
Old Nick Is Ringing His Bell (Lunenburg)	p. 23
The Ghost-Hunter's Whistling Ghost (Liverpool)	p. 30
The Jordan Falls Forerunner (Jordan Falls)	p. 35
As Pale As Ice and As Hard As Stone (Mud Island)	p. 40
The Captain's House at Yarmouth (Yarmouth)	p. 45
The Iron Box at French Cross (Morden)	p. 49
The Piper's Pond Pibroch (Windsor)	p. 54
The Moose Island Devil (Five Islands)	p. 60
The Weeping Cave of Parrsboro (Parrsboro)	p. 66
The Hidey Hinder of Dagger Woods (Antigonish)	p. 70
The Black Dog of Antigonish Harbour (Antigonish Harbour)	p. 77
The Cape North Selkie (Cape North)	p. 82
The Song of the Pit Pony (Sydney)	p. 88
Blood in the Water, Blood on the Sand (Sable Island)	p. 93
The Phantom Oarsman of Sable Island (Sable Island)	p. 97
The Salt Man of Isaac's Harbour (Isaac's Harbour)	p. 103
Big Tony and the Moose (Mushaboom)	p. 107
The Yonderstone of Wittenburg Cemetery (Wittenburg)	p. 113
Last Words	p. 118
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