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Haunted MaineTENANTS HARBOR
East Wind Inn
The third floor of this white wood- frame inn is haunted by an unknown presence. Guests in Rooms 12 and 14 have reported being held down in their beds by unseen hands. Other guests on the same floor have heard eerie crying sounds or sensed strange cold spots moving around in their rooms. The gray figure has also been seen climbing the main stairway and looking out a window facing the ocean. The house was built in 1860. The third floor was used by a Masonic lodge for secret ceremonies from 1860 to 1894. The building was deserted from 1954 to 1974, when it was renovated for the East Wind Inn. The strange ghost was last reported by a woman doctor and her husband staying in a third-floor room in 1987.
From Brunswick, go east on U.S. Highway 1 to Thomaston, then go south nine miles on Highway 131 to Tenants Harbor. The restaurant is on the waterfront at Tenants Harbor. East Wind Inn, P.O. Box 149, Tenants Harbor, ME 04860. Phone: 207-372-6366
-Boothbay Opera House, Boothbay Harbor.
Location unknown.
An unknown spirit haunts the second floor.
-Captain Fairfield Inn, Kennebunkport.
See website for address.
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A wedding present to James Fairfield and his bride from his father-in-law, this beautiful Federal home, circa 1813, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has been a bed and breakfast inn since 1991. Surrounded by towering trees, beautiful gardens, and other historic homes, the Captain Fairfield Inn overlooks Kennebunkport's River Green and offers glimpses of lively Kennebunkport Harbor. In fact, Captain Fairfield loved his home so much its said that he has never left.
-Old Straw House, Newfield.
No location found.
It's rumored that it is haunted by Hannah Straw who is buried under the kitchen floor.
-Goose River Bridge, Rockport.
Located in Rockport.
It's rumored to be haunted by a spirit the locals call "The Pitcher Man". It's said that he was killed there in 1783 and now greets passerbys on the bridge and offers them a pitcher of beer before he disappears right before their eyes.
-Ogunquit Playhouse, Ogunquit.
See website for location.
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Its said that the spirits of Revolutionary War soldiers have been seen roaming the grounds.
-Oak Grove Academy, Vassalboro.
No location found.
It's said that victims of a particularly heinous killer haunt the grounds here. Apparently, each victim, purportedly children, were hung on meathooks. Lights will flicker, though there is no electricity here, and ghosts can be seen on the roof and tower. A strange film will appear on cars that venture near and will not disappear until you are many miles away. They also say you can hear mysterious voices calling out the names of murdered children.
-Devil's Footprint, Manchester.
Cemetery.
The story goes that when contruction people were working on road they encountered a rock that would not move. Jokingly, one worker climbed on the rock and pronounced, "I will give my soul to the devil if only this rock will move." The very next day the rock was gone, and the man was, too. It's said that on this rock in the cemetary are some footprints. Those of the Devil and those of that man. Even if you try to chisel them away, they will only return.
-The Chute Road Cemetery, Windham.
No location found.
Legend has it that two small sisters have tombstones here but have never been laid to rest as their bodies were never found. Sometimes locals claim to see them, in the wee morning hours, playing in front of the Chute Road Cemetery.
-The Old Brunswick High School, Brunswick.
Some say as many as three people have died here but Mimi, as she has been named by the janitors, is the best known spirit to haunt the grounds. She walks the halls, slamming doors and moving things about. No one really knows who she is or why she will not leave.
-Bucksport Cemetary, Bucksport.
US Hwy 1, Bucksport.
Here's the story. Many, many years ago, John Bucksport ordered the death of his mistress, claiming that she was a witch. In turn, she promised to come back and dance on his grave. It appears she has done just that. There is a footprint cracked into his tombstone here, as well as the outline of her leg. No matter how many times his tombstone is replaced, the images return.
-Skowhegan Cinema, Skowhegan.
Skowhegan Cinema Court St., Skowhegan 474-3451
Said to be one of the most haunted places in America, if you go to this theater you're going to get more than your movie and popcorn. Handprints are frequently found on the movie screen with no explanation. Add to that some more weird occurances and you have quite a prolific haunting.
-Lucerne Inn, Lucerne.
See website for location.
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Well, whatever you do, don't rent room 8. Known as the most haunted room in The Lucerne, there are shadows on the wall, footsteps, and you can hear a woman and a child talking outside of the door when no one is there. Both guests and employees have reported items moving around as well as a loud thumping emanating from this room.
-The University of Maine at Farmington, Farmington.
See website for location.
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There are two spirits here. One is the spirit of a famous opera singer, Lilain Norton. She is said to roam the auditorium donated in her name and can still be heard singing in the stage area. Also, in the Mallet Hall Dorm, it is rumored that a dorm mother once hung herself. Since that time, no one has been able to stay in the room that was once hers.
-Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College, Brunswick.
See webiste for location.
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A theater technician once reported feeling cold air and seeing a swinging lamp in a room with no outside ventilation.
-Maine College of Art, Portland.
See website for information.
*Main Site
*Baxter Building
Both students and instructors have heard the sounds of a young woman crying. However, when they try to seek her out, you can only get close enough to see a vague outline of a lady in a long dress as she hurries away.
-Jane Morgan's House, Kennebunkport.
Location unknown.
The former home of an actress named Jane Morgan, it is said that the lights will flicker on and off and windows open and close on their own.
-Glen Ellen Country Club, Millis.
See website for location.
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The ice scoop in the kitchen area has been known to fly off this ice machine as if propelled by an unseen hand. Sometimes they say you can even hear the sounds of a baseball game out where the tennis courts now stand. Visions may appear behind you while you look in the bathroom mirror and voices can be heard.
-Black Mansion, Ellsworth.
Route 172, Surry Rd, Ellsworth ME 04605
Ask anyone who works there or have visited and they'll tell you there is little doubt that this beautiful place is haunted. In fact, if an employee is not out of the house by 6pm, the spirit of the previous owner will get angry enough to knock over chairs. He even slams and locks the door behind the last person to go. Many people have also reported seeing a candle burning within the mansion on nights when no one is there.
-The Captain Lord Inn, Kennebunkport.
See website for address.
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Home to a mysterious lady who's perfume you may smell once you're inside. She is said to haunt one of the rooms and can be heard slamming doors as she moves about the Inn. Some think she may have been the Captain's wife awaiting his return from sea.
-Brownville Road, Millinocket.
Actual road in Brownville.
Afraid to pick up hitchhikers? Well, on Brownville Road, you had better think twice before you do so. The spirit of a young woman who crashed her car into the woods on a foggy and rainy night before her wedding is said to still be looking for a ride back into town.
-Bar Harbor Inn, Bar Harbor.
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Any of you oldtimers remember Dark Shadows? Well, this is it. Bar Harbor was the location of the fictional "Collinsport". And here all along we thought it was just televison props! Four spirits are said to wander the grounds here. The first is a lady, most often seen at twilight, walking the path near the shore, her long cloak swirling about here even if there is no wind. Many think she may be the wife of a sea captain, awaitng his return. In the Reading Room Resturaunt are two different men often seen sitting by the window dressed in Victorian era clothing. Lastly, there is Katherine, a young woman who died here. She haunts the third floor of the Ledgelawn Inn here in Bar Harbor.
-Bermeside, Westbrook.
See website for possible location.
*Cumberland & Oxford Canal
An old bed and breakfast, once used for the Cumberland-Oxford Canal. You'll hear footsteps here and people have reported incidents as strange as someone unzipping their sleeping bag at night and answering machines that go off repeatedly at 1am in the morning.
-Hauck Auditorium, U of M., Oron
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Many people who spend a great deal of time in the Hauck Auditorium report an overall feeling of sadness, most prominent in the top level and prop deck. Sometimes you can see the faint outline of a woman, hear voices and odd noises and, if you're really lucky, the faint sound of music.
-Beta Theta Pi Fraternity House, U of M., Orono.
Said to have been built in 1879, some say Evelyn, an old house mother from the 1900s who passed there, has still been spotted wearing her white dress and checking on her charges. Unexplained noises also haunt these grounds.
-Cape Neddick Light, York.
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On cold, grey, stormy days, the ghost ship Isidore can be seen sailing near the light, north of Portland. Also, it's said to possess a "happy" spirit, who brings peace to those in distress.
-Boon Island Light, near York.
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The Boon Lighthouse is said to be haunted by the spirit of Katherine Bright, a young bride driven mad after spending several days in the tower with her husband's corpse.
-Wood Island Lighthouse, Biddeford Pool.
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The best-known Wood Island legend concerns a lobsterman who lived on the island with his wife. The man was also a special policeman and was said to have been a giant, about 30 years old, who easily carried his dory on his shoulders. A younger man then took up residence on the island. One day the young man returned from a session of heavy drinking on the mainland. The lobsterman found his new neighbor wandering drunk with a rifle in his arms and told the man to hand over the weapon. The younger man refused and fired the rifle at the lobsterman, mortally wounding him in the abdomen. In a daze the young man wandered to the keeper's dwelling at the lighthouse, where Keeper Thomas Orcutt advised him to give himself up to the authorities. The man returned to his small shack and proceeded to put a bullet in his own head. Strange events have been reported over the years at Wood Island, and some blame the ghost of the murdered lobsterman.
-Seguin Island Light, near Popham Beach.
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Like many old lighthouse stations, Seguin Island has its ghost stories. One story concerns a 19th century keeper's wife who would play the same tune over and over on the piano. The keeper was driven insane and destroyed the piano with an ax, then killed his wife and himself. Legend has it that the piano tune can still be heard drifting from Seguin on calm nights. Historian William O. Thomson claims that keepers told him about the spectre of a young girl they would see running and laughing in the house -- the ghost, apparently, of a keeper's daughter who had died on the island. Other keepers have reported doors opening and closing themselves and mysterious coughing not produced by any of the keepers.
-Hendricks Head Light, Boothbay Harbor.
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Located at the mouth of the Sheepscot River, Hendricks Head is haunted by two women, one who is searching for her child; and another who was mysteriously murdered. (The latter is buried in the local cemetery in an unmarked grave.)
-Ram Island Light, Boothbay Harbor.
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A pair of "helpful" ghosts, a man and a woman, who have been known to warn sailors off the jagged rocks are said to reside here.
-Pemaquid Point Light, Bristol.
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The cries of souls lost at sea can be heard near the lighthouse, and the shivering ghost of a red-haired lady wearing a shawl has been seen near the fireplace in the nearby Fisherman's Museum.
-Marshall Point Light, Port Clyde.
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The area leading to Marshall Point Light is said to be haunted by the ghost of a 12-year-old boy being chased by a group of angry men with machetes. His name was Ben Bennett and he was beheaded, presumably by rum runners.
-Owl's Head Light, Owl's Head.
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Nobody is quite sure how Owl's Head got its name. Some say the picturesque promontory resembles an owl from the water but it takes a great imagination to see anything of the sort. Others say Owl's Head is the English translation of the Indian name for the spot, Medadacut. It's said to be haunted by an old keeper (who keeps the thermostats low) and another apparation affectionately known as the "Little Lady."
-Winter Harbor Light, Winter Island, Salem.
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I't's said to be haunted by "unseen callers."
-Prospect Harbor Light, Prospect Harbor.
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Today the light remains an active aid to navigation while the surrounding grounds and buildings belong to the U.S. Navy; the lighthouse is on the grounds of a Navy installation. The keeper's house is used as a recreational facility for Navy personnel. Its said to be haunted by "something" that moves items around, and the spirits of two young children who drowned in the early 1900s are sometimes seen walking the beach in the vicinity of the light.
-Unnamed Apartment Complex, Brunswick.
3 Swett Street
"Located on the river at 3 Sweet St, it has been known to house much evil. This building is also known to be atleast 100 years old or more and is located on an old Indian burial ground. It is said that you can hear a little girl whispering in your ear as if she is asking you for help. Also, there are the very evil spirits who roam this building terrorizing two apartments. { Provided by: The Haunted Dawghouse }
-Maine State Prison, Thomaston.
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On at least four occasions since the new Maine State Prison opened in February, cell doors in the medium-security pod have swung open unexpectedly, mostly at night while inmates are asleep, officials say. Prisoners also have complained about cold food and about lights that are keeping them awake at night.
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