Mysteries of the Maritimes

One of the mysteries of Nova Scotia is Oak Island. Interestingly enough, I have a distant relative by the name of Anthony who was involved in this little mystery. Then there is the story of Red Bridge pond, where the slaughter of settlers occurred, causing wailing sounds to be heard, on certain full moon nights, echoing off Millers mountain.

Mysteries and stories wouldn't be complete without the face of the priest in the window of Saint Paul's church. Apparently after the Halifax explosion a face appeared in the window and every time the window has been replaced it becomes black and the outline of a head appears

We cant forget the ghost of Maynard's Lake, as told to the children of Dartmouth by Mrs. McKnight, where a Micmac princess plunged to her death because she fell in love with a white settler and was banned from her village. And of course the UFO sightings along the Eastern shore. And the numerous  ghosts of Devils Island, Citadel hill and ghost ships of the South shore. Mysteries wouldn't be complete without the rumors of tunnels running out into the Atlantic.

The best of course is that Elvis Presley is alive and lives on the south mountain in Annapolis Valley and that Christ made an appearance at Tim Horton's in Cape Breton.

Sunken ships, buried treasures, massacres,UFO's, all part of the folk lore of the Maritimes. Of course all these events happened way before Facebook, instant messaging, and cell phones, so who knows maybe they are all fiction. However, I wouldn't suggest this to most of the folks living in Nova Scotia. We take our folk lore seriously.

Till next time