Ghosts of Niagara-on-the-Lake

by Maria da Silva

A new, expanded edition detailing Niagara-on-the-Lake’s ghostly inhabitants.Long-dead British soldiers, grieving lovers, lingering spirits — Niagara-on-the-Lake’s long and colourful history is kept alive by ghosts of its past.Through historical investigation and eyewitness accounts, Andrew Hind and Maria Da Silva share over two dozen ghostly a murdered British officer haunts the Olde Angel Inn, a ghostly widow retaliates against couples, a condemned ghost at the old courthouse pleads his innocence, and ghostly guests at the Prince of Wales Hotel have no desire to check out. Some have called Niagara on-the-Lake Canada’s most haunted town, and with so much of its built heritage preserved, the community clearly makes the perfect haunt for age-old spirits.

Genres: Paranormal, History

208 pages, ebook

First published April 6, 2009

Reviews

[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Niagara-on-the-Lake is about 45 minutes south of my home, so my husband and I have visited it wuite frequently. I learned A LOT about the history of the old buildings in this book. I didn't know that many of the buildings I had been in are said to be "haunted"! I'm looking forward to going back there to do a little ghost hunting :)

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved reading this book! As a Niagara resident, I’ve done the many ghost tours Niagara-on-the-Lake has to offer year after year. This book goes more into detail of the stories, and there are also new stories that I haven’t heard before. If you are a fan of the paranormal like I am this is a definite read.

[Michael Michelle · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was fine.

I've read a handful of these types of books, and for the most part, I enjoy them. I do feel as though they're a bit formulaic (what book isn't formulaic to their genre?) but this one I think used the formula to its fault. Honestly, this book would have benefited from deviating away from the 'travel log of the past' trope, and instead been more of a historical walk through the war of 1812 and the ghosts that were the fallout from it. As this book was 95% about ghosts from the war of 1812, I think concentrating on that aspect of it, and really diving deep into the historical context of this, it would have really made for an engaging read.

Instead, it's just a fun little travel log with historical ghost stories.

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was very interesting. I don't know if it because I live in the area or just because it was so well written. A little of both I think. I had heard these stories before but somehow they were told differently this time, and really struck a chord with me. Will now look for more books by Maria and her co-author.

[Bob Hathway · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not really part of my usual reading, this book opens up a lot of those rumours I've heard bout NOTL

[Diana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite informative and interesting, but at times too repetitive. Also, at times the authors shared the ghosts' thoughts or motives, purely bases on the authors' own ideas, as if these thoughts and motives were well known facts, which I found quite annoying.

[Yvette · Rating 3 out of 5]

While the stories were great (and now I want to go to NOTL to explore all of them!), the writing could have done with some copy editing and fact-checking. (For example, King George V was Queen Victoria's grandson, not her son - that was Edward VII.)