The Mystery of the Ship that Flipped
Jack Dyre was jolted awake by an unknown voice he described as “harsh and eerie” hissing at him: “Dyre, leave this ship!” Considering he…
September 1, 2026
1800s Bay of Fundy Strange Tales
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Good and Bad Luck in The Maritimes
If you’ve ever knocked on wood, tossed salt over your shoulder, or changed which foot you led with on the stairs, you are participating…
August 25, 2026
Strange Tales
The Accidental Longest Covered Bridge In The World
Today, the Hartland Covered Bridge is the longest covered bridge in the world — a pretty remarkable feat for a bridge that was never…
July 27, 2026
1900s Strange Tales
The Great Sussex Shale Gas Swindle
Albert County was once a real hub of a booming oil industry, however, not everyone it attracted was strictly speaking above-board. One curious individual…
June 2, 2026
1900s Strange Tales Long Read
The Underground Lake of Albert County
The darkness goes deep in Albert County’s gypsum caves. In 1937, a reporter from the Telegraph-Journal descended into one on a tip from two…
May 19, 2026
1900s Forgotten Ruins Strange Tales Long Read
The Ghost of Ryan’s Castle
A ridiculously wealthy and extremely eccentric dentist built a mansion in Hampton, New Brunswick. The ghost said to be guarding a hidden treasure on…
March 31, 2026
1900s Forgotten Ruins Saint John Strange Tales Long Read
The Night The Crocodiles Attacked
A Fredericton Commando’s Second World War Victory Had The Japanese On The Run. Then Came The Crocodiles. Frederictonian Bruce Wright’s (left) idle daydreaming during…
March 17, 2026
1900s Fredericton Strange Tales War Long Read
Kethro The Barber’s Curious Singing Career
One of the oldest photos of Fredericton’s Christ Church Cathedral, taken in 1857. Ten years after this photo was taken, the letters of British…
February 16, 2026
1800s Fredericton Strange Tales Long Read
The Curse of the Anna Currier
A ship drifted ashore near St. Martins in January 1884, her crew missing and her cargo untouched. The mystery of what happened aboard the…
January 6, 2026
1800s Bay of Fundy Strange Tales Long Read
The Ghost of Paddy Hollow
An 1861 diary reveals the chilling truth behind a New Brunswick ghost story involving a murder mystery and a fire-eyed monster prowling about an…
October 21, 2025
1800s Strange Tales Long Read
The Mystery Crater
A photo of the "Mystery Crater" in its heyday. (Provincial Archives of New Brunswick) New Brunswick was once home to a quirky popular tourist…
September 1, 2025
1900s Forgotten Ruins Strange Tales Long Read
The Great Campbellton Cowbell Controversy
Is this the face that launched a province-wide debate? In the summer of 1886, New Brunswickers found themselves fiercely divided — over cowbells in…
July 15, 2025
1800s North Shore Strange Tales Long Read
Tim Lynch, Mad King of the Moose
This illustration was published in a tourism brochure Frank Risteen made for the City of Fredericton (for promotional purposes, he bestowed Fredericton with the…
July 1, 2025
1800s North Shore Strange Tales Long Read
Roadside Attractions of New Brunswick
You're cruising down a New Brunswick road, windows down, thinking about lunch, when suddenly — there it is. A giant concrete potato, rising out…
June 17, 2025
1900s Forgotten Ruins Strange Tales Long Read Popular
Comedy on the Rocks: A Maritime Tale of Ice and Improv
A map of Pictou Island in 1879, from the book "Illustrated Historical Atlas Of Pictou County Nova Scotia." Pictou Island, Nova Scotia, is so…
May 27, 2025
1900s Nova Scotia Strange Tales Long Read Popular
The Stolen Rare Ducks of Old Simeon Cheney
The Eider duck’s warm, lightweight down made it a target for hunters across the Maritimes. But thanks to an old fisherman, a nest of…
May 19, 2025
1800s Bay of Fundy Strange Tales Long Read
The First Murder in New Brunswick
New Brunswick’s first-ever murder took place in 1784, only two months after the province was created. The murder weapon was an ordinary table fork.…
May 13, 2025
1700s Bay of Fundy Saint John Strange Tales Women Long Read
Woodsman’s Slang: A Guide to Lumberjack Lingo of New Brunswick
While researching the story 'The Woodsman's Ghost,' which appears in the fourth Backyard History book 'Mysterious Stories From Atlantic Canada's Past,' I kept stumbling…
April 19, 2025
Strange Tales Long Read
Allen Ginsberg’s Controversial Easter Reading of Howl in a Church
On Easter weekend, 1967, The Turtles’ Happy Together knocked The Beatles’ Penny Lane from the number one spot on the music charts — and…
April 15, 2025
1900s Saint John Strange Tales Long Read
Pirates, Gold & a Ghost in a Rain Cap: The Rechab’s Treasure Hunt
Pilot ships had the tough and important job of guiding ships through treacherous waters safely into port. That job description for the beloved pilot…
March 25, 2025
1800s Bay of Fundy Saint John Strange Tales Long Read
Terror From The Deep: The Giant Squid That Shocked The World
Tom Picot watched idly as an ominous, large, dark spot passed under the tiny fishing boat he and his father were aboard near Bell…
March 11, 2025
1800s Newfoundland Strange Tales Long Read
The Mysterious Lost and Found Diary of the Tobique
A mysterious Englishman sailed to New Brunswick in the 1850s. His name and his fate are unknown. All that remains of him is his…
February 18, 2025
1800s North Shore Strange Tales Long Read Popular
The Canadian Sailor Who Witnessed Lincoln’s Assassination
A young sailor from Fredericton was on shore leave in Washington DC on April 14th, 1865. He spontaneously decided to see a play at…
February 4, 2025
1800s Fredericton Strange Tales War Long Read
Interview with the Dungarvon Whooper
The Dungarvon Whooper is one of the Maritime’s most famous ghost stories. Two years ago, I argued that this "ghost" had actually been a…
January 21, 2025
1800s North Shore Strange Tales Long Read