The Oldest Ghosts of Bar Harbor and Hancock County

Conners Emerson Parade Today, Ledgelawn Trick or Treat and Tonight’s Halloween Events CARRIE JONES OCT 31, 2023 Share SULLIVAN AND BAR HARBOR—Sightings of the dead woman began in 1799 at the Blaisdell house in Sullivan. But before they saw her, they heard her. A strange noise in the cellar. Then another. Then another. As the new century arrived, so too did Nelly (Hooper) Butler’s voice. … Continue reading The Oldest Ghosts of Bar Harbor and Hancock County

The Possible Haunting of Compass Harbor

The dark-haired man in blue and the hurrying woman Any good town is probably going to have a few good ghost stories, and Bar Harbor is no exception. Most of our better known ghost stories, however, deal with public buildings, restaurants and hotels rather than private residences—or former private residences. Compass Harbor is apparently one of those ghostly places. How ghostly? So ghostly that Ghosts … Continue reading The Possible Haunting of Compass Harbor

The Haunting of Ledgelawn

Trying to trace the ghost of Mary Margaret It’s a ghost story that almost everyone in Bar Harbor knows. A bereft young woman kills herself after the social disgrace and emotional hardship that happened when her future husband skittered off, never to be found again. But the woman? She can often be found, floating, maybe half invisible, returning again and again. Almost all the stories … Continue reading The Haunting of Ledgelawn