tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15830553713246623072024-03-14T11:45:21.307-02:30Dale Gilbert JarvisDale Jarvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534516740231166831noreply@blogger.comBlogger298125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583055371324662307.post-44373903714605605862024-03-14T11:44:00.001-02:302024-03-14T11:44:25.611-02:30 Cressie of Crescent Lake - Robert’s Arm, Green Bay, the Loch Ness of Newfoundland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnscQL2jcTCHcA0XP5JygyGBI9fdIFfnavSW7pa0frPX-FXzHDJDW1IV-z_pLriQQeSFBSrLGIN0cWsvCc06J1xX0tnV08pyJd_xp37ITB-YlqRts2sF_YyOldztxuejy-O0qz_PG7gOrzIoHfNAD26MBWX_01k_538P5G6jxGJpVKgfJyO1UcvPPDS0/s5184/Cressie%20at%20Roberts%20Arm%20Newfoundland%202016%20by%20Dale%20Gilbert%20Jarvis.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A model of a lake monster in front of the town sign for Robert's Arm, NL" border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnscQL2jcTCHcA0XP5JygyGBI9fdIFfnavSW7pa0frPX-FXzHDJDW1IV-z_pLriQQeSFBSrLGIN0cWsvCc06J1xX0tnV08pyJd_xp37ITB-YlqRts2sF_YyOldztxuejy-O0qz_PG7gOrzIoHfNAD26MBWX_01k_538P5G6jxGJpVKgfJyO1UcvPPDS0/w640-h426/Cressie%20at%20Roberts%20Arm%20Newfoundland%202016%20by%20Dale%20Gilbert%20Jarvis.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The monster surfaced, its skin shiny and slick under the summer sun. Water poured from its gaping mouth. It was long, about twenty feet in length, and it swam silently across the top of the lake before diving down into its cool depths once more. A passenger in a passing car shrieked at the driver, and the two of them watched in amazement as the creature vanished from sight.</p><p>The amazing part of the story is that it actually happened in July of 2003 in the community of Robert's Arm, "The Loch Ness of Newfoundland." The creature, known as Cressie, is a long-time inhabitant of Crescent Lake</p><p>“I was just screaming, We saw Cressie, we saw Cressie!” the eyewitness later told radio reporters. </p><p>The 2003 cryptozoological sighting was only the most recent in a long list of reports, as sightings of Cressie date back to the start of the twentieth century. One of the first residents of the community, a lady remembered today as Grandmother Anthony, was startled from her berry-picking by a giant lake serpent.</p><p>The monster seems to have been fairly active in the late 1990s. In the late spring of 1990, a resident of Robert's Arm saw a slim, black shape rise five feet from a patch of churning water before sinking out of sight. On July 9, 1991, Cressie was spotted once more, and then again on September 5 of the same year. There were several sightings in 1995, and while a summer student crew was working on the boardwalk around the lake in 2000, they too spotted the local wonder.</p><p>In a 2003 interview CBC Radio, Robert’s Arm town clerk Ada Rowsell noted that reports of monster sightings had been flooding in over the first week of that August.</p><p>“I've had several reportings of sightings - people sighting some kind of a huge monster or sea serpent or some kind of a fish," Ada told CBC radio, following the well publicized July 2003 sighting. </p><p>Locals described the creature as looking long and shiny, and having a fish-like head. It was reported that one man even hit the monster with his boat. Cressie, apparently, chose not to retaliate.</p><p>One eyewitness was reported as exclaiming “Oh my, that's big, that could eat four or five people if they were swimming. I wouldn't trust it around kids, I tell ya - no, not tiny kids. I wouldn't say tiny kids could beat it off. I wouldn't say anybody 10- or 12-years old could beat it off either.”</p>Dale Jarvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534516740231166831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583055371324662307.post-6431308576365943542024-02-07T09:00:00.001-03:302024-02-07T09:00:00.140-03:30The Case of Matterface: A legendary ghost story from St. Lawrence, Newfoundland and Labrador<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rPLuhSSWIS4?si=oxMRNfYerUdQhazN" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div><div><br /></div><div>Legend holds that around 1835, an English clerk by the name of Matterface, working at the Newman and Company’s plantation at St. Lawrence suffered an untimely demise. </div><div><br /></div><div>Embalming was impossible, so the mortal remains of Matterface were preserved inside a barrel of rum until the body, by that point well pickled, could be taken back to England for burial. </div><div><br /></div><div>When the barrel was opened, it was found to be drained of its liquor. Locals, unaware of the barrel’s true contents, had been sneaking drinks of the tainted rum. </div><div><br /></div><div>Some say the barrel, with Matterface still in it, was buried in Little St Lawrence, down in the cove on Turpin’s Island. </div><div><br /></div><div>Folklore claims Matterface’s ghost haunts the island. </div><div><br /></div><div>Cousins spending the night in a tent on Turpin’s Island heard something scary circling the tent, round and round. </div><div><br /></div><div>Suddenly their campfire, which had been left burning, was snuffed out, like someone blowing out a candle. </div><div><br /></div><div>They all took off screaming.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you visit today, you might find signs of a rock covered grave. Remember the legend though: don’t go at night. And be careful what you take along to quench your thirst. </div></div><div><br /></div>Dale Jarvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534516740231166831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583055371324662307.post-26733487679857849102024-02-06T08:00:00.001-03:302024-02-06T08:00:00.124-03:30The Brass Button Man - an urban legend from Burnt Islands, Newfoundland and Labrador<p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/s78JBB_0jjc?si=w-MkFleI6Sdg1b2S" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><b><i>By Dale Jarvis</i></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Stalking through the fog near Burnt Islands is a strange figure, with an insatiable, supernatural appetite for a rather ordinary object. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Brass Button Man is a possibly murderous spirit who haunts the southwest coast of Newfoundland on foggy nights. </div><div><br /></div><div>If you’re out in the fog he will sneak up on you, tap you on the shoulder, and ask for brass buttons. If you have one – you’re safe. If you don’t, he will snatch you up and take you away in his dory, never to be seen again.</div><div><br /></div><div>The origins of the Brass Button Man legend are murky. The expression “brass button” referring to a soldier or officer was well-known in North America by the 1860s, appearing in ballads in the 1870s.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 1935, the Western Star newspaper, Corner Brook, printed a children’s story about a dog named Shadow, who was accidentally abducted by a “brass button man” - the uniformed driver of a passenger bus. At the end of the story, Shadow’s poor little paws were sore and bleeding, and the dog had still not found his way home, ensuring local children were unlikely to trust any brass button men they might come across. </div><div><br /></div><div>Brass button men are often associated with pirate ghosts guarding their treasure. One northern Newfoundland story tells how Aunt Et repeatedly had a sailor dressed up with brass buttons come to her in her dreams. The man told her there was money buried in a spot called Dane's Bight, and to visit at midnight. When she eventually approached the spot, she was frightened off by the sights and sounds of phantom sword fighting.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 1990, Newfoundland folk musician Eric West produced his own version of the legend, sending shivers down kids' backs as he sang about a strange fellow lurking on Duck Island.</div><div><br /></div><div>Another version of the Brass Button Man is found in a ghostly legend from Shalloway Brook, located between the appropriately named Deadman’s Bay and Musgrave Harbour. A local man was surrounded by a whirlwind, when there wasn’t a draft of wind anywhere else. Then, he saw a figure materialize out of the whirlwind: a man with one wooden leg, wearing a uniform with brass buttons down the front. The ghost was wearing a three cornered hat and carrying a cutlass in his right hand, with a great wound in his head.</div><div><br /></div><div>Old legends fade slowly, and the Burnt Islands story is still told and retold today as an urban legend. If you should be out late in the fog, and come across a man asking you for a brass button, you best be prepared to tear one off your jeans, lest you become the most recent victim of the Brass Button Man. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Dale Jarvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534516740231166831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583055371324662307.post-85547653545638501512024-02-05T17:59:00.005-03:302024-02-05T17:59:55.076-03:30Haddock: The Fish the Devil Touched<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UqAHRth0q_0?si=b8m9wWvr1TKrlh1l" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>
<p><br /></p><p>Would you eat a fish that had been marked by the Prince of Darkness himself? You may have, without knowing it. </p><p>Haddock is one of the most valuable food fishes of Europe, both fresh and smoked. The fish has long been popular due to its delicate flake and tender texture. Early cookbooks mention “rizzared” or sun dried haddock, as a popular fare on breakfast tables. After the Industrial Revolution, English fishing vessels travelled far and wide for haddock in order to satisfy a booming demand for fish and chips.</p><p>One of the identifying features of the haddock is its large blackish spot above each pectoral fin. Because of this mark, the haddock has the unfortunate reputation as being the fish the Devil touched, a belief brought to Newfoundland with English settlers. This spot is known in Newfoundland as the devil's thumb-print, which the Dictionary of Newfoundland English describes as being “black marks on haddock's back - from a belief that the devil once grabbed the fish, which then got away.” </p><p>One version of the legend says the mark was created when St. Peter and the Devil were fishing. The Devil caught a haddock, but St. Peter freed the fish. As it swam away, the Devil tried to grab it. The black mark represents the Devil's fingerprint, and the dark lateral line along the side of the fish represents the scratch marks from his devilish nails as the fish slipped out of Satan’s grasp.</p><p>More righteous souls claim that the marks were left by the finger and thumb of St Peter when he opened the fish’s mouth to take out a coin. It is another good story, but the humble haddock is a salt water fish, and could not survive in the fresh water of the Sea of Galilee. </p><p>So was the mark on the haddock burned there by infernal powers? </p><p>Only the haddock, and possibly the Devil, know for certain.</p><div><br /></div>Dale Jarvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534516740231166831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583055371324662307.post-33140452302716254442023-10-31T15:14:00.002-02:302023-10-31T15:14:27.262-02:30Hallowe'en Night, 7pm (NLT) tune in to the Haunted Hotline on VOCM with Dale Jarvis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wsGp_CF4i_MJybvcczKkelAWsOKcF7PpNKkZaXFUx1J0cA3Kjzkn3C5Q3EuozCNqFg7yr2Wbui_4N-sGDGIBQbmCcqzMDRMujAxamAoeKJXW0jdFpFfSjpwaqDklbh00B6MTYDOtt5Hn5_a3xOR9xB1hi_VQWlsvc2WassZls9Pvc-YUNnTnJHXtrjg/s800/dale-jarvis-haunted-hotline.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wsGp_CF4i_MJybvcczKkelAWsOKcF7PpNKkZaXFUx1J0cA3Kjzkn3C5Q3EuozCNqFg7yr2Wbui_4N-sGDGIBQbmCcqzMDRMujAxamAoeKJXW0jdFpFfSjpwaqDklbh00B6MTYDOtt5Hn5_a3xOR9xB1hi_VQWlsvc2WassZls9Pvc-YUNnTnJHXtrjg/w640-h320/dale-jarvis-haunted-hotline.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>It's <span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Open Line for the Undead!</span></p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tonight, Hallowe'en Night, 7pm-9pm (NLT) VOCM will open up the Haunted Hotline. Dale Jarvis, storyteller, author, folklorist, and the proprietor of the Haunted Hike ghost tour, will be on the other end of the line. We want to hear your ghost stories!</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Listen anywhere on <a href="http://www.VOCM.com">www.VOCM.com</a> </span>Dale Jarvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534516740231166831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583055371324662307.post-36672313872813893152023-09-09T18:14:00.005-02:302023-09-09T18:14:52.197-02:30The Haunting of Rohan's Cottage, Harbour Grace, NL<p>If you had a horn that could summon spirits from the underworld, would you risk blowing it? </p><p>One gentleman in Newfoundland claimed to have done it frequently.</p><p>This is the story of Rohan’s Cottage.</p><p> </p>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LBJjD_pXk98?si=cEtMx3FZa7LZvzUZ" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>Dale Jarvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534516740231166831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583055371324662307.post-7889292406841600902023-09-07T10:18:00.004-02:302023-09-07T10:18:46.666-02:30Additional investigation times added for the Paranormal Investigations at Cochrane Street<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxnz9-_NQkLblzg1d4efE5edqhsBIsLqhudAmcWYN7j6Yo5fCWBG0beWPk39UUlcVMfhbCiTp3KCoTc6EeZDq4MrcBxdCowtHhy0_oeN4DAQ-UgRzxRyJlFaBo8BLMAIP8qduAZkPP8qzpc4kkIKUQPlGFVD5YkZWt-IcMm6YbcbuArqZp4PBG2BJEPw/s2000/375653339_682964857220780_7196458558989565313_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxnz9-_NQkLblzg1d4efE5edqhsBIsLqhudAmcWYN7j6Yo5fCWBG0beWPk39UUlcVMfhbCiTp3KCoTc6EeZDq4MrcBxdCowtHhy0_oeN4DAQ-UgRzxRyJlFaBo8BLMAIP8qduAZkPP8qzpc4kkIKUQPlGFVD5YkZWt-IcMm6YbcbuArqZp4PBG2BJEPw/w640-h320/375653339_682964857220780_7196458558989565313_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>The Paranormal Investigations at Cochrane Street sold out immediately... so we've added two more nights, Oct 19-20th! Very limited number of tickets available. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/paranormal-investigations-at-cochrane-street-tickets-705616637357?aff=oddtdtcreator">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/paranormal-investigations-at-cochrane-street-tickets-705616637357?aff=oddtdtcreator</a>Dale Jarvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534516740231166831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583055371324662307.post-46943922964838016042023-09-01T14:43:00.003-02:302023-09-01T14:43:50.663-02:30 Paranormal Investigations at Cochrane Street - October 12-13, 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHn2f0cjsB19-Q9M49J3XG_TRYXE0W_TK-5zCvTG3n8avGvLH1avQH_e7PHF2beUoN-hcMYR-uHOz8RgYn8H_vB5mr52SVRkU6TzesXsTX3R4PnLH4dnzcuk3PxIrBat5SJ6GsIqco-QE2lfGn5pLilbKOvDArX249KQhA0vxHxU9JdjHBH6UPa94e00Y/s2000/1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHn2f0cjsB19-Q9M49J3XG_TRYXE0W_TK-5zCvTG3n8avGvLH1avQH_e7PHF2beUoN-hcMYR-uHOz8RgYn8H_vB5mr52SVRkU6TzesXsTX3R4PnLH4dnzcuk3PxIrBat5SJ6GsIqco-QE2lfGn5pLilbKOvDArX249KQhA0vxHxU9JdjHBH6UPa94e00Y/w640-h320/1.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b>Paranormal Investigations at Cochrane Street<br />Thursday, October 12th and Friday, October 13th</b></p><p><b>Investigation slots: 7pm-9pm, and 10pm-Midnight<br /><a href="http://paranormalatcochrane.eventbrite.ca/">http://paranormalatcochrane.eventbrite.ca/</a></b></p><p>Rebuilt after a disastrous fire, the 107-year-old historic Cochrane Street Methodist Centennial Church is the perfect spot for an exclusive exploration into true hauntings. </p><p>Your evening will begin with a full briefing on the history and supernatural lore of the building, and its otherworldly inhabitants, presented by storyteller and folklorist Dale Jarvis. </p><p>To add to the experience, investigators will be provided with equipment that would have been in use by Spiritualists at the time of the building’s construction in 1916. Dale will walk you through the equipment you will use and the best practices to follow when collecting and analyzing evidence. Then participants will explore under the building’s soaring Byzantine dome… in the dark… attempting to document paranormal activity. </p><p>Participants are asked to bring a flashlight, notebook, and their camera or mobile phones to record what they might experience. Following the event, you will be given access to a private Facebook group to upload and share what you found with your fellow investigators. What will you capture?</p><p>With a max of 16 people per group, tickets are extremely limited. </p><p>$45 per Investigator<br />120 minutes </p><p><a href="http://paranormalatcochrane.eventbrite.ca/">http://paranormalatcochrane.eventbrite.ca/</a></p><p>Bio: </p><p>Storyteller and folklorist Dale Jarvis is the creator and proprietor of the award-winning St. John’s Haunted Hike. Mixing history, humour, and traditional storytelling, Dale has been winning over audiences and throwing in the odd scare since 1997. He is the author of eight books on Newfoundland and Labrador ghost stories, folklore, and quirky local history, and has been featured by a wide variety of local, national, and international media. </p><div><br /></div>Dale Jarvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534516740231166831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583055371324662307.post-3287330239869566242023-08-31T15:00:00.004-02:302023-08-31T15:00:24.984-02:30Explore The Fairy Path, with storyteller Dale Jarvis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mdT1OmiEoc3v6SyE5SE1dmULmqgNRPksLSLDT3YB3yV3g8AEoZYJC4ASyWJU0YHrZNjYODmhefq5uMAvHhFJRtDOd1tpa3fI7Ia6R855bW-8kSs6OVTcaqWZ1j5vCjUenjMqJeaOlUZXtueViBGikOouG6n_adOxMZLRvuF8c7RH94RMZ0pI2gFxBZk/s680/fairy%20path%20680%20x%20400.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="680" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mdT1OmiEoc3v6SyE5SE1dmULmqgNRPksLSLDT3YB3yV3g8AEoZYJC4ASyWJU0YHrZNjYODmhefq5uMAvHhFJRtDOd1tpa3fI7Ia6R855bW-8kSs6OVTcaqWZ1j5vCjUenjMqJeaOlUZXtueViBGikOouG6n_adOxMZLRvuF8c7RH94RMZ0pI2gFxBZk/w640-h376/fairy%20path%20680%20x%20400.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Along Mount Scio Road, the fairies can still be found. But would you really want to meet them? </p><p>Join folklorist and storyteller Dale Jarvis at twilight for an exploration of the darkly magical and at times eerie realms of the fairy folk. Then, set off by lamplight to find your own way home through the deepening shadows of the wooded paths of the Botanical Gardens. </p><p>Be warned however! These fairies are the unpredictable, quick-to-anger, child-snatching fairies of legend. Put some bread in your pockets, bring a friend, and be careful which voices you follow into the forest... </p><p>Presented by the St. John’s Haunted Hike and MUN Botanical Gardens</p><p>Approx. 60 minutes. This is an outdoor event, so dress for the weather, and wear comfortable walking shoes or hiking boots. Fairy lanterns will be provided, but feel free to bring your own flashlight. Suitable for ages 10+</p><p>For tickets:</p><p><a href="https://mun.jotform.com/232424207104240 ">https://mun.jotform.com/232424207104240 </a></p>Dale Jarvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534516740231166831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583055371324662307.post-58659414607120961872023-08-31T09:00:00.005-02:302023-08-31T09:00:33.232-02:30Pirate Ghosts in Lolly Cove, Fortune Bay<p>
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A strange looking ship entered Lolly Cove, Fortune Bay, crewed by dark, foreign men. Locals watched as they marched to the outskirts of town. There, the men turned upon two of their crew, dispatching and burying them on the spot. <div><br /></div><div>With the grave filled in, they departed, and as they did so their ship vanished away. </div><div><br /></div><div>Afterwards, the townsfolk could not find the freshly dug grave, finding instead a slight depression in the earth, much grown over, untouched for centuries.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.hauntedhike.com">www.hauntedhike.com</a></div></div>Dale Jarvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534516740231166831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583055371324662307.post-27244587345878897592023-08-06T20:56:00.004-02:302023-08-06T20:56:43.380-02:30Buried treasure at Bay Roberts? A legend from Juggler's Cove<p><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Local lore says Juggler’s Cove got its name because one would need the dexterity of a juggler to navigate the harbour. </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Rumours persist of a buried treasure that was excavated here by a man named Locke Thomas, one of the mysteries of </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Juggler’s Cove, the oldest settlement of Bay Roberts. </span></p>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1n27kNPHaOE" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>Dale Jarvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534516740231166831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583055371324662307.post-63804773946221535952023-06-08T14:28:00.003-02:302023-06-08T14:35:20.455-02:30The Ghosts of Vinegar Hill<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/14ByDExfIYw" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><p><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">A magnet for supernatural activity, Vinegar Hill </span><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">was likely named by early Irish settlers after the failed Irish uprising of 1798 which ended at the Battle of Vinegar Hill. It is home to numerous ghost and fairy stories. </span></p><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="http://www.hauntedhike.com">www.hauntedhike.com</a></span>Dale Jarvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534516740231166831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583055371324662307.post-44877760477998228962023-05-27T09:15:00.004-02:302023-05-27T09:15:38.090-02:30Back from the Dead: The St. John's Haunted Hike returns for 2023!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCgR2k7Ere_RsxOwmGLSb1ND-opBRunTvXVQ7f6Pkv0bt5oO_FCPWhj2yqkNcYZSF3KDUhV2z_v2YRWk-5CQFZQoZd00EE4h53pnQsB8uie8ge-DIw5kEJGuRUOnYCfA6RX8e3xicSbfb_AkZflN3lPysB89Hl1x4sa-ACOdrj8PiFKOrEWhVraL6/s1280/ghost-gd91f9b133_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCgR2k7Ere_RsxOwmGLSb1ND-opBRunTvXVQ7f6Pkv0bt5oO_FCPWhj2yqkNcYZSF3KDUhV2z_v2YRWk-5CQFZQoZd00EE4h53pnQsB8uie8ge-DIw5kEJGuRUOnYCfA6RX8e3xicSbfb_AkZflN3lPysB89Hl1x4sa-ACOdrj8PiFKOrEWhVraL6/w640-h426/ghost-gd91f9b133_1280.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />The first St. John's Haunted Hike of the 2023 season is this Sunday, May 28th. We've shifted slightly to a 9pm start, and have tickets available for opening night!<br /><br />Order here: <br /><br /><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/haunted-hike-2023-tickets-615042567877">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/haunted-hike-2023-tickets-615042567877</a>Dale Jarvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534516740231166831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583055371324662307.post-83969145579077652072023-05-18T14:45:00.005-02:302023-05-18T14:45:29.995-02:30Ghost Lights of Trinity Bay<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkdhvZmO79DP3WmIgecjQp6gZsRk-g4nRIx3NCBoET3fcViEKndlvJbz_wuaRxr9TOqgQ0Ynk9EcmAe98AP-C-9YLYb4B9HUHIjhjBT8axOQE6CeUbC0uCljYG_aSwUbXokkNqaixqVuZmLXPVXXHTBj9q5-Ad2AUYX3TH8-Cdy5yxHwM5irqwsok/s2600/Fort%20Point%20Light%20Trinity.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Fort Point Lighthouse, Trinity, stands at the top of steep rocky hill." border="0" data-original-height="1734" data-original-width="2600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkdhvZmO79DP3WmIgecjQp6gZsRk-g4nRIx3NCBoET3fcViEKndlvJbz_wuaRxr9TOqgQ0Ynk9EcmAe98AP-C-9YLYb4B9HUHIjhjBT8axOQE6CeUbC0uCljYG_aSwUbXokkNqaixqVuZmLXPVXXHTBj9q5-Ad2AUYX3TH8-Cdy5yxHwM5irqwsok/w640-h426/Fort%20Point%20Light%20Trinity.jpg" title="Fort Point Light, Trinity" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Fort Point Light, Trinity</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Every part of Newfoundland and Labrador has its own tradition of strange nautical tales, and Trinity Bay, is no exception. A number of local spirits were recorded for posterity in 1925 by William White (1860-1949). A native of Trinity, Trinity Bay, William White devoted much time in his later years to the collection and recording of local and church history. His 1925 article documented a number of ghost stories, including a ghost ship seen by a local man nicknamed “Crusty Harry.”</p><p>According to White, another apparition was seen by many people, starting around the year 1916. A very brilliant light was seen just a few miles off Trinity narrows. The light had not been seen before, but was soon a regular occurrence. When it was first seen, the strange light was initially believed to be the lights of an approaching ship. </p><p>It was written that when the Fort Point lighthouse keeper first observed the glow, he was convinced it was the <i>SS Prospero</i>. The lighthouse keeper, convinced the ship was making an unscheduled stop at Trinity, rowed all the way across the harbour "in great haste" to the public wharf. He reached the wharf to wait for the arrival of the <i>SS Prospero</i>, but discovered no sign of an approaching ship.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvi3TkkL-Loeh7CXkhI2ZuE_WYLJX3QR9HKEBUHcUenq6OO6IziYikU9KmtIew0nm4M3zVxCPP9Hnc-6LH6iN-WUxBi7ysmzp0dpwr_6LFmXwhjOBuI3vaPIkaT--tu-WX3PDqkz_acSNyCb0qgEU4rkkttFvv-ZteIWlQdbQfuhuCQVJmlv0pRXB_/s308/ss%20prospero.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="164" data-original-width="308" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvi3TkkL-Loeh7CXkhI2ZuE_WYLJX3QR9HKEBUHcUenq6OO6IziYikU9KmtIew0nm4M3zVxCPP9Hnc-6LH6iN-WUxBi7ysmzp0dpwr_6LFmXwhjOBuI3vaPIkaT--tu-WX3PDqkz_acSNyCb0qgEU4rkkttFvv-ZteIWlQdbQfuhuCQVJmlv0pRXB_/w640-h341/ss%20prospero.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>SS. Prospero</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The ghostly light became very much talked about. Unlike other phantasms, this one was viewed by hundreds of witnesses. It also displayed astonishing regularity. The light was seen frequently, and usually from 9 o'clock pm to 11 o'clock pm.</p><p>When the light showed no sign of vanishing, the population of the town became very excited, fearing it to be a German submarine attempting to cut the Atlantic cable or preparing to attack the town. Perhaps strange today, at the time it was a very real fear.</p><p>In the early 1920s a fisherman on the fishing grounds off Trinity after dark had a close encounter with the light. He saw the light a few hundred yards distant, but as he drew nearer, it vanished.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Dale Jarvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534516740231166831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583055371324662307.post-64167246558608901542023-02-15T21:25:00.001-03:302023-02-15T21:25:33.490-03:30Roll for Folklore Ep3 - Eaten by Rats!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhnWfY8T6YUmk33gCa02IWg4ZkfPKmC-nadQmt9ZN1UaIBQDKhJqBmH_MDqxPPKMLWNMDWSRDQLG8z6vYNIXuE4wgi317sTgRgR_GEDXVVBaP2cfGYUI2jyMbZpcR9iiZrPWYyns4AKHepCuFjILvlEka370d66FGJ82BUwIUtLnT93zHaa5hlJAQX/s640/bingen-mauseturm-4cc57c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="640" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhnWfY8T6YUmk33gCa02IWg4ZkfPKmC-nadQmt9ZN1UaIBQDKhJqBmH_MDqxPPKMLWNMDWSRDQLG8z6vYNIXuE4wgi317sTgRgR_GEDXVVBaP2cfGYUI2jyMbZpcR9iiZrPWYyns4AKHepCuFjILvlEka370d66FGJ82BUwIUtLnT93zHaa5hlJAQX/w640-h498/bingen-mauseturm-4cc57c.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><p style="text-align: right;"><br /></p>
Hatto, an evil bishop, was hoarding food during a terrible famine. The peasants became angry, so Hatto promised to feed them, inviting them to an empty barn.
Hatto ordered the barn's doors locked, then set the barn on fire and burned the peasants commenting on their cries with the words "Hear the mice squeak!"
Perhaps he should have chosen his words more carefully. <div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dalegilbertjarvis/video/7200545607990250757?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7147421503150261766">View Roll for Folklore Ep3 - The Mouse Tower of Bingen.</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Get the book:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
<iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" sandbox="allow-popups allow-scripts allow-modals allow-forms allow-same-origin" scrolling="no" src="//rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=thestjohnshaunhi&language=en_CA&o=15&p=8&l=as4&m=amazon&f=ifr&ref=as_ss_li_til&asins=1015818560&linkId=074b7d9d4ce22f76c6db805640b79ae5" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe>Dale Jarvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534516740231166831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583055371324662307.post-60803904854388860862023-02-14T10:08:00.004-03:302023-02-14T10:16:28.890-03:30Roll for Folklore ep2: What flattened 80 million trees at once?<p><b><br /></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEissEwYljKOAZrafc176tnuw4L57UrWz__zko3xzc969rgdAVzLQIBxQD4NrKwXN4sCWiKgwXWRndYx5yjri0ovL71Nd8RNFJmDa0i11u615D-dPm1m1BFvkznK8t3TilOAV1HZtmQ26qeFU_fuXxgddLjQhO4VTqNiV-YEgYeFOp85N_8lRZyZszce/s3000/VKDp3M8oYYohBw3eg3CkHi.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2204" data-original-width="3000" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEissEwYljKOAZrafc176tnuw4L57UrWz__zko3xzc969rgdAVzLQIBxQD4NrKwXN4sCWiKgwXWRndYx5yjri0ovL71Nd8RNFJmDa0i11u615D-dPm1m1BFvkznK8t3TilOAV1HZtmQ26qeFU_fuXxgddLjQhO4VTqNiV-YEgYeFOp85N_8lRZyZszce/w640-h470/VKDp3M8oYYohBw3eg3CkHi.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>Roll for Folklore ep2: Tunguska!</b></p><p>Today's Roll for Folklore: The Tunguska Explosion!</p><p>On the morning of June 30, something cause an 12-megaton explosion that flattened 80 million trees in the middle of the Siberian wilderness. At around 7 o’clock in the morning, Indigenous people and Russian settlers northwest of Lake Baikal saw a bluish light, nearly as bright as the Sun, moving across the sky.</p><p>About 10 minutes later they heard what sounded like artillery - followed by a shock wave that knocked people off their feet and broke windows hundreds of kilometres away. The boom was so loud it was heard as far away as Washington DC</p>
<p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dalegilbertjarvis/video/7199769110119533830?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7147421503150261766">https://www.tiktok.com/@dalegilbertjarvis/video/7199769110119533830?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7147421503150261766</a></p><p><b>Get the book:</b></p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/3jTsi28">100 Strangest Mysteries by Matt Lamy </a></p>
<iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" sandbox="allow-popups allow-scripts allow-modals allow-forms allow-same-origin" scrolling="no" src="//rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=thestjohnshaunhi&language=en_CA&o=15&p=8&l=as4&m=amazon&f=ifr&ref=as_ss_li_til&asins=0760791929&linkId=f123cf57874c4a3964236010d222e1f9" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe>Dale Jarvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534516740231166831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583055371324662307.post-83791276761775327662023-01-08T21:27:00.007-03:302023-01-08T21:33:09.271-03:30Suggested readings on supernatural folklore from Newfoundland and Labrador<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Haunted-Ground-Ghost-Stories-Rock-ebook/dp/B075RLMTRD?&linkCode=li3&tag=thestjohnshaunhi&linkId=7b687d0929a94b374622038365daf678&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B075RLMTRD&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=thestjohnshaunhi&language=en_US" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thestjohnshaunhi&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=B075RLMTRD" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /></div><p>
</p><p>Looking for non-fiction books on Newfoundland and Labrador supernatural folklore? You could always <a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Dale-Gilbert-Jarvis/author/B001K7XCYS?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true">start with some of mine, of course</a>, but there are a lot of other titles out there for lovers of the paranormal!</p><p>Here is a selection to get you started: </p><p><b>Fairies and Witches</b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3GpfLuM">Strange Terrain: The Fairy World in Newfoundland by Barbara Rieti</a></li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3WRMVtQ">Making Witches: Newfoundland Traditions of Spells and Counterspells by Barbara Rieti</a></li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3GsU8tu">Spirited Away: Fairy stories of old Newfoundland by Tom Dawe </a></li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3Xd9c59">Fables, Fairies & Folklore by Mike Mccarthy</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Ghosts and Hauntings</b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3Zf4vtv">The Ferryland Visitor: A mysterious tale by Charis Cotter and Gerald Squires</a></li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3k1zzgb">Screech!: Ghost Stories from Old Newfoundland by Charis Cotter</a></li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3CysBWt">Haunted Towns: Ghost Stories Of Newfoundland And Labrador by Geraldine Ryan-Lush</a></li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3GQD8ij">Ghost Stories of Newfoundland and Labrador by Edward Butts </a></li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3WXAE7l">Ghost Stories from Newfoundland Folklore by Alice Lannon and Mike McCarthy </a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Cryptozoology and The Old Hag</b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3W3Z1z2">Here Be Dragons by Bruce Hynes</a></li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3vLN99V">The Terror That Comes in the Night: An Experience-Centered Study of Supernatural Assault Traditions by David J. Hufford</a></li></ul><div><b>PDF volumes</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://heritagenl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Folk-cures.pdf">Folk Cures and Practical Magic (2017)</a></li><li><a href="https://heritagenl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/FolkBeliefBayRoberts.pdf">Folk Belief and Legends of Bay Roberts and Area (2014)</a></li><li><a href="http://lib-lespaul.library.mun.ca/PDFs/cns/DevinesFolkloreOfNewfoundland.pdf">Devine's folk lore of Newfoundland in old words, phrases and expressions (1937)</a></li><li><a href="http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/medias/download/documents/pdf/tales-of-Fogo-Island.pdf">Tales of Fogo Island edited by Della Coish</a></li><li><a href="http://lib-lespaul.library.mun.ca/PDFs/cns/SomeSuperstitionsandTraditionsofNL.pdf">Some superstitions and traditions of Newfoundland (1919)</a></li></ul><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.dalejarvis.ca/2019/01/list-of-folk-horror-and-supernatural.html">Fiction more your style? I've got you covered here! </a></div></div><p></p><p></p>Dale Jarvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534516740231166831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583055371324662307.post-23218823475606935552022-10-01T10:54:00.002-02:302022-10-01T11:58:44.069-02:30Hallowe’en Schedule 2022 - ghostly storytelling for the month of October<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGhSTFAncHbAB6kg-XjnM40nXq_YEj-GmdK5VhABsqA96_6Se_Xvi1EbisCs4PO13MQ8HPOPrLItB9MqehmpwB8snVT6eyAo7iMnLI4zBtU0yAyVb1vbTnSO49UxgetR-TNAa9VZDaZUJMkL-62iiHOAYwBru_niP2q2ke6mm3oLXNscq6Ra-J4ST/s2160/2022%20halloween%20haunted%20hike%202_1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGhSTFAncHbAB6kg-XjnM40nXq_YEj-GmdK5VhABsqA96_6Se_Xvi1EbisCs4PO13MQ8HPOPrLItB9MqehmpwB8snVT6eyAo7iMnLI4zBtU0yAyVb1vbTnSO49UxgetR-TNAa9VZDaZUJMkL-62iiHOAYwBru_niP2q2ke6mm3oLXNscq6Ra-J4ST/w640-h320/2022%20halloween%20haunted%20hike%202_1.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>It’s the most wonderful time of the year – Hallowe’en season! October is here, and as the veil between worlds grows thin, it is the perfect time to explore the supernatural along the haunted laneways of old St. John’s. Luckily for fans of the paranormal, the St. John’s Haunted Hike returns for the 2022 Hallowe’en season! We are adding some new stories to our regular hike, and have a few other tricks and treats up our black sleeves, including an exclusive paranormal investigation at the very haunted LSPU Hall (stay tuned for more on that, we are very excited), a virtual open mic ghost story night, an evening of spooky stories and music, and the return of the Hallowe’en Night VOCM call-in show!</div><br /><div>(All tickets for the Hallowe’en Hikes <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-halloween-haunted-hike-2022-tickets-430146729447" target="_blank">are here</a> – follow links below for other events)</div><div><br /></div><br /><b>Hallowe’en Schedule 2022<br /></b><br /><br />Wed, Oct 12 - 8pm Hallowe’en Hike<br /><br />Sat, Oct 15 - 7:30pm <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/songs-and-stories-of-ghosts-and-spirits-tickets-423890396587?aff=ebdsoporgprofile">Songs and Stories of Ghosts and Spirits</a> (organized by First Light Centre, Cochrane St)<br /><br />Sun, Oct 16 -8pm Hallowe’en Hike<br /><br />Mon, Oct 17 - 8pm Hallowe’en Hike<br /><br />Tues, Oct 18 - 8pm Hallowe’en Hike<br /><br />Wed, Oct 19 - 8pm Hallowe’en Hike<br /><br />Thurs, Oct 20 - 8pm Hallowe’en Hike<br /><br />Sun, Oct 23 - 8pm Hallowe’en Hike<br /><br />Mon, Oct 24 - 8pm Hallowe’en Hike<br /><br />Tues, Oct 25 - 8pm Hallowe’en Hike<br /><br />Wed, Oct 26 - 6pm <a href="https://publiclibrary.webex.com/webappng/sites/publiclibrary/meeting/register/7a2fde308f2e42ce9d7e59ae4fcb9f6b?ticket=4832534b000000059da1383bc61309a0080db21e891ed9ef98985cd326064abf489127c6ff3106a5&timestamp=1664625685191&RGID=r9372b94d2a31df8f7b4540f532f84e8f">Ghost Story Open Mic</a> (virtual, pre-registration required)<br /><br />Wed, Oct 26 - 8pm Hallowe’en Hike<br /><br />Thurs, Oct 27 - 7pm Paranormal Investigation at the LSPU Hall tickets tba<br /><br />Thurs, Oct 27 - 8pm Hallowe’en Hike<br /><br />Thurs, Oct 27 - 10pm Paranormal Investigation at the LSPU Hall tickets tba<br /><br />Sun, Oct 30 - 7pm Hallowe’en Hike<br /><br />Sun, Oct 30 - 8pm Hallowe’en Hike<br /><br />Sun, Oct 30 - 9pm Hallowe’en Hike<br /><br />Mon, Oct 31 - time tbd VOCM Hallowe’en Phone In Show!<br /><br /><br />On demand any time - <a href="https://hauntedwalk.com/experience/recorded-virtual-haunted-campfire-st-johns-newfoundland/">Virtual Campfire</a><br /><br />Dale Jarvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534516740231166831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583055371324662307.post-3892317544343722332022-09-26T22:20:00.002-02:302022-09-26T22:20:27.102-02:30A strange light haunts the waters near La Scie, Newfoundland: Jack the Lantern of Shoe Cove Bight. <p>Not far from La Scie, Newfoundland, is the former community of Shoe Cove Bight. The Bight was said to be a favourite stomping ground of a supernatural phenomenon which locals know as Jack the Lantern. Storyteller and author Dale Jarvis shares the tale of what happened when a group of boys rowed home one September night from La Scie to The Bight.</p>
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<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7U0P7qKnmNY" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></center>Dale Jarvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534516740231166831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583055371324662307.post-11093952167366372082022-09-21T08:51:00.002-02:302022-09-21T08:51:15.148-02:30The Haunting of Lunenburg Academy, Nova Scotia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGiuYtCrxKgtlRokKajL7akSS2TdSQcjf6UxEXVe-aYsCay_l1KDuED_iLvTgeXsOhYiYcojJzR80LouJfaM9u4SITHWy1R4KXPQpDd_1EDtt_DPjD5J6UZHE0s1j86z6d_FWN4niHXruySrAicgtjdeTJaDUr5sp-ixz9cc4xD2BHGrZIX9U2gN4n/s1280/Lunenburg_-_NS_-_Lunenburg_Academy_edit.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="987" data-original-width="1280" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGiuYtCrxKgtlRokKajL7akSS2TdSQcjf6UxEXVe-aYsCay_l1KDuED_iLvTgeXsOhYiYcojJzR80LouJfaM9u4SITHWy1R4KXPQpDd_1EDtt_DPjD5J6UZHE0s1j86z6d_FWN4niHXruySrAicgtjdeTJaDUr5sp-ixz9cc4xD2BHGrZIX9U2gN4n/w640-h494/Lunenburg_-_NS_-_Lunenburg_Academy_edit.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Lunenburg is said to have more folklore, witches, and superstitions than any other place in Nova Scotia. Of all its sinister places, the Lunenburg Academy is definitely the most famous of the historic town's many haunted buildings. </p><p>The Lunenburg Academy was built in 1895, and operated as a school continuously to 2012. It stands on Gallows Hill, close to the Hillcrest Cemetery, dating back to the 1700s.</p><p>Years ago, a carpenter working alone in the school felt the hair on the back of his neck stand up. Turning around he saw the vision of a man, strung up by his neck, before it vanished.</p><p>The building’s basement was nicknamed The Dungeon by students, thanks to an evil feeling pervading the space and rumours of a dark creature inhabiting one of the toilet stalls. More recently, a film crew captured the image of a face in the window of the Academy. When the image was circulated, it was identified in a school yearbook as Mr. Sidney Knickle, a past custodian and caretaker.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1t-J9H3i0TKAU0GRtmJrIENKXyIrPA7fDUEoBzZ9Y-orm4SsSQiCWYeH2rsWnGi1OGmV55GJQa7iwmt1zl9ERe0b_s60dZfegiFBQEsOsKPNcMOjQVRdgGr8qKT7sxmwtW8BbE72BM2kosCCaGJW_hVerGSVRaH273pEGfPqDAt1lFGBE_KyUl0pD/s957/knickle%20detail.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="957" data-original-width="422" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1t-J9H3i0TKAU0GRtmJrIENKXyIrPA7fDUEoBzZ9Y-orm4SsSQiCWYeH2rsWnGi1OGmV55GJQa7iwmt1zl9ERe0b_s60dZfegiFBQEsOsKPNcMOjQVRdgGr8qKT7sxmwtW8BbE72BM2kosCCaGJW_hVerGSVRaH273pEGfPqDAt1lFGBE_KyUl0pD/w176-h400/knickle%20detail.jpeg" width="176" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dalegilbertjarvis/video/7145572694400961797?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7144853585976935942">Listen to the tale on TikTok</a></li></ul></div>Dale Jarvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534516740231166831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583055371324662307.post-2532391763203624792022-09-18T20:12:00.004-02:302022-09-18T20:12:39.060-02:30The Grave of Henry Waterman, Assistant Lighthouse Keeper, Fogo, NL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMq8LuBczM9G6s0XjgB0h-GvCUdNHl-LyetE7NoPH5jvuKSYLhlGVRGNzKfZddPCo6144fiY-JIQcLvnT3mqiZ7Oitq7jOsyiECB_6Nehw_I9JM3ASqt4gRNgvV0LYIBSFT9t1C8cfGz-TMRmM693w0DI6fO02wnFAVuHxtVh2nbNOCUu8b9zy3Tss/s4032/IMG_0080.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMq8LuBczM9G6s0XjgB0h-GvCUdNHl-LyetE7NoPH5jvuKSYLhlGVRGNzKfZddPCo6144fiY-JIQcLvnT3mqiZ7Oitq7jOsyiECB_6Nehw_I9JM3ASqt4gRNgvV0LYIBSFT9t1C8cfGz-TMRmM693w0DI6fO02wnFAVuHxtVh2nbNOCUu8b9zy3Tss/w480-h640/IMG_0080.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>The churchyard at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Fogo. was in use as a burial ground from at least the 1760s and into the first half of the twentieth century.</p><p>One who lies here is Henry Waterman, assistant keeper of the Offer Wadham Island Lighthouse. The Wadham Islands are a group of islands southeast of Fogo Island; Offer Wadham Island is the most northeasterly.</p><p>The lighthouse was built following many petitions to government, especially after the "Spring of the Wadhams" in 1852, when more than 40 ships were crushed and abandoned in the ice near Offer Wadham Island.</p><p>Unfortunately, Henry Waterman "came to an untimely end in the spring [of 1880] by falling through the ice, thus removing from service an officer who had always conducted himself worthily."</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dalegilbertjarvis/video/7144123203189853446?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7144853597052765702">Watch on TikTok!</a></li></ul><p></p><p> </p>Dale Jarvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534516740231166831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583055371324662307.post-73011351496955298692022-07-10T21:48:00.004-02:302022-07-10T21:48:43.330-02:30The cooper's ghost of Port de Grave, Conception Bay, NL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFA7GcxInCnHahISZJg9wU9nzyUX4CV731ojOfzV7nNDkdh5bDqY_64MLrC9VapPBml0YjI67iq7UMWQJD7t7DyLrL2oyfMX2FANYFBiZ_2yzXj2tMXB21hdCgjv9Bb8gEsROHmofVNiAZhr72R5eFnqrTr1R-SIRDdICQ40P1Uqw3J2dGDuZnhMCU/s2499/decksphotos_4328_full.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2499" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFA7GcxInCnHahISZJg9wU9nzyUX4CV731ojOfzV7nNDkdh5bDqY_64MLrC9VapPBml0YjI67iq7UMWQJD7t7DyLrL2oyfMX2FANYFBiZ_2yzXj2tMXB21hdCgjv9Bb8gEsROHmofVNiAZhr72R5eFnqrTr1R-SIRDdICQ40P1Uqw3J2dGDuZnhMCU/w524-h640/decksphotos_4328_full.jpg" width="524" /></a></div><br /><p>Long after his earthly passing, one Port de Grave man can still be heard hard at work. </p><p>One of the most important side-hustles in a busy fishing community like Port de Grave was barrel-making. Wooden barrels were needed for transporting fish and other goods; even berries were exported in herring barrels. Skilled coopers were always needed, and many outport fishermen augmented their meagre yearly earnings making barrels or supplying materials for the cooper’s trade. </p><p>According to legend, one of Port de Grave’s coopers did not let his own passing interfere with his enterprise.</p><p>After his burial, locals claimed that the sound of the cooper knocking the hoops onto the barrels could be heard ringing mysteriously through the night air.</p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dalegilbertjarvis/video/7118894905799331078?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7086568755346392581">Listen on TikTok</a></p><p><br /></p>Dale Jarvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534516740231166831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583055371324662307.post-80493322580830858102022-07-07T16:30:00.002-02:302022-07-07T16:30:24.352-02:30The Devil Himself, in Locks Cove, Hare Bay.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2JU8MBeFLKxYkSkwNXGbk9szx6viF_Jkvqv_rkyptweqjzDUWIxy0qUSG1rHPNBWCU9i084QDc5xLs8bDvJrC0p-0yvtZWMOX5-xRH_1bdaE5I7cnw_0NnA5qLC29w3xBS9b7_F743gFrI5r8pZmAeIIrAa3yBGlnYjB3Nn-vgCfTG0d8x7f7onJ/s1314/fishing%20stage%20door.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1314" data-original-width="1166" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2JU8MBeFLKxYkSkwNXGbk9szx6viF_Jkvqv_rkyptweqjzDUWIxy0qUSG1rHPNBWCU9i084QDc5xLs8bDvJrC0p-0yvtZWMOX5-xRH_1bdaE5I7cnw_0NnA5qLC29w3xBS9b7_F743gFrI5r8pZmAeIIrAa3yBGlnYjB3Nn-vgCfTG0d8x7f7onJ/w355-h400/fishing%20stage%20door.JPG" width="355" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>At the bottom of Hare Bay, Newfoundland, there is a little spot called Locks Cove, known for strange and unexplainable happenings. <br /><br />Years ago, a crew just off the fishing grounds were bunked down in an old fishing stage in Locks Cove. <br /><br />They got in, had a mug up, and settled down for the night. They lashed the door shut with trawl line, and retired for a few hours sleep. <br /><br />It was a calm clear night, without another living soul for miles.<div><br /></div><div>At 3:00 in the morning, they woke up to the sound of something pounding at the door. Then, the door, which had been tied tight with trawl line swung open.<br /><br />When they got up to investigate, they saw that line, strong enough for the heavy work of hauling fish, had been snapped like a thread. All was calm, still and silent, without a breath of wind. They quickly gathered their belongings, jumped in their boat and never looked back. <br /><br />Years later, one of those old fishermen said that whatever was strong enough to bust a trawl line, was not something to be messed with. He added, <br /><br />"It must have been the devil himself."<br /><br /><a href="https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMNUYoVBv/?k=1">View the story on TikTok here</a>. <br /><br /><i>Have a story from Hare Bay? Let me know at <a href="mailto:dale@dalejarvis.ca">dale@dalejarvis.ca</a><br /></i><br /><br /></div>Dale Jarvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534516740231166831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583055371324662307.post-47483786570780692732022-05-23T19:39:00.003-02:302022-05-23T19:39:50.651-02:30Fredericton, NB's Tomato Soup Ghost<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9w2HT3tI-FgeoQ3siJCenra57QWL2kHORp2sji7siXvjRdXe1grrSn5Nl7abPLit4WhEMEPiOkEI0MfIftDMqHm-sfY2w26UNqYNDR6MnXwPWemHaBFrxZBV3mEGySVemItzR6mJHbhvHD285nsQhCB-jXJjYNloC_PN_2ACGRVFIaH2GhmFEEvPX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="859" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9w2HT3tI-FgeoQ3siJCenra57QWL2kHORp2sji7siXvjRdXe1grrSn5Nl7abPLit4WhEMEPiOkEI0MfIftDMqHm-sfY2w26UNqYNDR6MnXwPWemHaBFrxZBV3mEGySVemItzR6mJHbhvHD285nsQhCB-jXJjYNloC_PN_2ACGRVFIaH2GhmFEEvPX=w373-h640" width="373" /></a></div><br />The second wife of Bishop John Medley, first Bishop of Fredericton NB was Margaret Hudson Medley. Well educated and independent, she was a choral singer, gardener, botanist, lithographer, horseback rider, and ice skater. It was rumoured that prior to her marriage she served alongside fellow nurse Florence Nightingale in the Crimean war.<p></p><p>Margaret survived her husband and was fiercely protective of his reputation. When she passed in 1905 at the age of 84, she was entombed beside him beneath the Cathedral's elaborate east window. </p><p>Busy as she had been in life she did not rest long.</p><p>Reports circulated of a woman in a white dress floating through the grounds. The first written account appeared in 1975 when a worker reported a veiled spirit walking down Church Street and entering via the west door.</p><p>Most often, Margaret is seen seated or kneeling in prayer, but she is also partial to playing the church's magnificent pipe organ. To this day she still walks the path from their house to the Cathedral bringing her husband supper, as there have been numerous inexplicable incidents of people smelling tomato soup.</p><p>She has also been spotted standing at the pulpit as if delivering a sermon, a fitting spot to spend eternity for a bishop's wife.</p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dalegilbertjarvis/video/7100717962138569989?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7086568755346392581">Listen to the story on TikTok</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Dale Jarvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534516740231166831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583055371324662307.post-7540359911544040992022-05-06T09:52:00.003-02:302022-05-06T09:53:08.045-02:30Beware the Boo-Beggars of Springdale, Hall's Bay. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6bN33JQKF-7PMk-8zQeRCEjzHdXGnIImMW4ab_EBODx2iLWy3dl1vRAnVWvh0uEdU8Fw8FunILQJTWPze8e4aMA_XKxJ92rdz-CmnxJhyzPBQ7ZEo_EUt-gL--n4oqw3tl9bLsxth2oKMECPaQlE6J4bL7UdDVU3-BsCFbtZQ5Oi6aJepR9QlBYb/s2426/elrcdne_5619_full.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1504" data-original-width="2426" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6bN33JQKF-7PMk-8zQeRCEjzHdXGnIImMW4ab_EBODx2iLWy3dl1vRAnVWvh0uEdU8Fw8FunILQJTWPze8e4aMA_XKxJ92rdz-CmnxJhyzPBQ7ZEo_EUt-gL--n4oqw3tl9bLsxth2oKMECPaQlE6J4bL7UdDVU3-BsCFbtZQ5Oi6aJepR9QlBYb/w640-h396/elrcdne_5619_full.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: right;"><i>Image source: <a href="https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/elrcdne/id/5619/rec/15">https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/elrcdne/id/5619/rec/15</a></i></p><p style="text-align: left;">You better be good or else the Boo Beggers will get you.</p><p>Up to the mid-20th century and possibly later, mothers in Springdale, Newfoundland, would warn their children to keep away from the wharf head with threats of the Boo Beggars.</p><p>A Boo Beggar is a said to be a supernatural creature related to the fairies in Newfoundland folklore, but usually only seen as a ghost-like black shadow. It’s often found living in wells or other dangerous places.</p><p>Their dark and devilish cousins Boo Darbies and Boo Men haunted other parts of the island, and in modern english, we still use the word “Boogeyman” to mean something regarded as an object of fear. </p><p>NEW! <a href="https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMLn7JDh1/">Explore the legend of the Boo Beggars on TikTok!</a></p><div><br /></div>Dale Jarvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534516740231166831noreply@blogger.com0