#torontohauntspots

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toronto 'haunt' spot number 4 😊! colborne lodge • high park the former home of john and jemina howard, the original owners of high park, is said to be haunted by jemina’s ghost, who passed away in her bedroom in colborne lodge after a tragic battle with cancer. visitors have reported spotting her ghost standing in the window of her bedroom looking across at her burial site, while others have noted feeling prickly sensations on the back of their necks, and experiencing disturbing visions during their tour of the park. (taken from dailyhive author téana graziani) #colbornelodge #highpark #ghoststories #spookyseason #torontohauntspots #toronto (at Colborne Lodge) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHDcdXJJtRG/?igshid=libbz3tcn5vy

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third toronto "haunt" spot = the old don jail this old lock up has a horrifying history of inhumane conditions, overcrowding, and public hangings. a total of 34 people were executed here between 1908 and 1962, some of whom are still believed to haunt the jail today. it is rumoured that two of the ghosts are of turpin and lucas (the last two men to be executed in canada, who subsequently also haunt old city hall, where they were sentenced). spookier still, human remains were found on site just 10 years ago. (taken from BlogTO writer lauren o'neil and dailyhive writer téana graziani) #torontohauntspots #donjail #spookyseason #toronto (at Don Jail) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHCc0lfpQmV/?igshid=1qbre24c4uosp

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toronto 'haunt' spots continued... next spot = old city hall! robert turpin and arthur lucas were the last two men to be executed (by hanging) in canada. the story says that their ghosts haunt courtroom 33 in old city hall, where they were charged and sentenced. this courtroom is considered to be one of the most haunted areas in the city. in the book 'haunted toronto' there's a story of two reporters who attempted to spend the night in courtroom 33 but, terrified, threw in the towel at 4 a.m. turpin and lucas aren't the only two whose spirits are still lingering around it seems. the rear staircase is known for eerie footsteps when no one is approaching and invisible hands tugging at judges robes. the cellars used to be a holding cell for prisoners, and some people claim they can still hear their moans echoing and reverberating through the building. (taken from BlogTO author lauren souch) 🖤👻🖤👻🖤👻🖤 #torontohauntspots #ghoststories #spookyseason #torontooldcityhall #toronto (at Old City Hall) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGeCKTVpo06/?igshid=dfn4cr1cjlby

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toronto 'haunt' spots (a series 👻) the gibraltar lighthouse is the oldest one left on the great lakes, and the second oldest in canada. it was built in 1808 and guided ships to toronto's harbour, from what was then a sandy peninsula, until it was decommissioned in 1958. the first lighthouse keeper, jp rademuller, a german immigrant to upper canada, disappeared under mysterious circumstances on january 2, 1815. there are a couple of different variations to how the story goes. one being that rademuller was a bootlegger who would sell his alcohol to soldiers stationed at fort york. on this particular evening it is told that he either cut-off some soldiers (or may have sold them some shoddy booze) to which they did not take kindly. rademuller was killed, and dismembered that night. his body was then buried in a few graves, near the lighthouse. his ghost is said to still haunt the site to this day 👻👻👻 #torontohauntspots #ghoststories #spookyseason #gibraltarlighthouse #torontoislands #toronto (at Gibraltar Point Lighthouse) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGcGe-pJ80P/?igshid=lxeggp5lwiom