Haunted Lower Eastern Shore: Spirits of Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester Counties

by Mindie Burgoyne, G. Ray Thompson (Foreword)

Strange lights float in the Pocomoke Forest, withering houses decay in lonely fields and spirits linger along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. The eerie landscape of Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore teems with stories of the supernatural. A spectral candle moves past a window at the Teackle Mansion in Princess Anne, while the friendly ghost of old Rock makes his presence known at the Headquarters Firehouse in Salisbury. At the headwaters of the Pocomoke River, Snow Hill's sprawling River House echoes with phantom footsteps that hint at a sad history. Author and guide Mindie Burgoyne uncovers the mysteries and ghost lore of one of the state's most haunted regions.

128 pages, Paperback

Published October 10, 2016

About the author

Mindie Burgoyne, is a travel writer, blogger, author, tour operator and speaker. Her focus is traveling within the context of a story to mystical – magical places that stir the mind and spirit. She’s also the organizer of a travel club for girlfriends called The Travel Hags.

All six of her published books focus on travel destinations but Haunted Eastern Shore: Ghostly Tales from East of the Chesapeake is the most popular (10th printing) with its 19 haunted tales of sites east of the Chesapeake Bay. This book was followed by a series of three - Haunted Ocean City and Berlin (2014), The Haunted Mid-Shore: Spirits of Caroline, Dorchester and Talbot Counties (2015) and The Haunted Lower Shore: Spirits of Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester Counties (Oct. 2106).This collection not only shares mysterious events and haunted activities on the Delmarva Peninsula, it also offers a deep, insiders view of the people and traditions of the "Shore."

Mindie also operates a tour company that offers group travel excursions to mystical places in Ireland and western Europe, and she is the founder and operator of Chesapeake Ghost Tours, which offers over a dozen different ghost tours year-round on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

Travel inspires her to write.

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful storytelling...I especially enjoyed the sections on the Pocomoke River and Pocomoke Forest.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

The stories in here were very fun and made me want to visit the areas described. The writer had a better gift for regional descriptions than ghost story telling, though. The stories didn't flow well and could have used some more editing.

I'm glad I read it, though. I get a better feel for history and people with stories of individuals as well as the folklore of the region.

[Kathleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful storytelling enhanced by relevant details. The book has a marvelous collection of ghost stories that will delight anyone!