As we creep up to the most spooktacular time of the year, we are all likely itching to get out to Fall events. In the before times, I would usually be seeing invites or posts about all of the spooky haunted houses and Halloween events that would be happening in October. One of my favourite things to do in October is go to as many of them as I can… this year… well. We all know what 2020 has brought us. I will be sticking close to home and keeping an eye out for Social Distancing events. Each year High Park puts on a wonderful Ghost Walk and tour of Colbourne Lodge. I’m hoping it still happens. We will also be doing a tour of the front lawn decorations and of course our annual walk over to Halloween House!
It makes my black heart sad that Halloween for the most part won’t be quite the same. There is a huge possibility that Trick or Treating might be cancelled as well. My favourite part of Halloween, as a kid was dressing up and going door to door in my neighbourhood. I feel for all of the kids who may miss out this year.
Once we are out of the pandemic, I want to take ghost walks a little further. I want to actually figure out my own ghost adventure in other parts of Ontario. It’s a great way to see my own province and even take it on the road to other provinces.
Though, they aren’t quite the same, I’m hoping a few virtual ghost tours also happen during the month of October. I’d be more than happy to go on a few of those. If you want to go on your own, I am going to write a bit below on places for you to read about. Mostly, there will be a bunch of links to follow or books I suggest, heck, I will even throw in a few podcasts and YouTube videos.
Ghost Towns and Lost Villages Ontario boasts that it has many ghost towns. There is even a website dedicated to them. Click here to see the list. I have also provided a few other websites below.
https://www.blogto.com/city/2016/04/5_ghost_towns_to_explore_near_toronto/
This one is an extensive list. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ghost_towns_in_Ontario
This link also includes great resources.
https://torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/local-history-genealogy/2019/10/ghost-towns-of-ontario.html
https://www.ghosttowns.com/canada/ontario/ontario.html
https://www.ontarioabandonedplaces.com/
Podcasts
https://hauntedwalk.com/podcasts/
Videos
Websites To Explore
https://southeasternontario.ca/haunted-waterway-12-locations-ghost-hunting-paranormal-intrigue/
https://www.toronto.com/things-to-do/haunted-places-in-ontario/
https://www.insauga.com/5-most-haunted-houses-in-mississauga
Books I Suggest
https://www.biblio.com/ghost-towns-of-ontario-by-brown-ron/work/153391
https://www.dundurn.com/books/Haunted-Hamilton
Ghost Walks of Southern Ontario These are only a few ghost walks. There are many, many more. Please post others in the comments section.
https://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/2981098-walk-with-ghosts-in-bronte-park/
Lizzie Violet 