Montreal Haunted Griffintown Ghost Walking Tour
Montreal, Canada
Trip Type: Ghost & Vampire Tours
Duration: 90 minutes
Experience Montreal like you've never before on this popular 1.5-hour ghost tour. Griffintown is one of Montreal's most historic neighborhoods - and one of its most haunted. The area has witnessed everything from dying Irish refugees during the Famine of 1847 to the Industrial Revolution to Montreal's worst air disaster. Today, condominium towers are sprouting up in the Griff, but new residents are quickly learning that the district was once a rowdy shantytown - and it's also ghost-ridden!
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Experience Montreal like you've never before on this popular 1.5-hour ghost tour. Griffintown is one of Montreal's most historic neighborhoods - and one of its most haunted. The area has witnessed everything from dying Irish refugees during the Famine of 1847 to the Industrial Revolution to Montreal's worst air disaster. Today, condominium towers are sprouting up in the Griff, but new residents are quickly learning that the district was once a rowdy shantytown - and it's also ghost-ridden!The Haunted Griffintown Ghost Walk visits mysterious ruins, abandoned tunnels, a polluted canal, former burial grounds and creepy old buildings that are said to be haunted.
Learn about Black '47, when the area witnessed one of Canada's worst tragedies, as tens of thousands of typhus-stricken Irish immigrants disembarked from "coffin ships" after crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Despite heroic efforts by nuns and Mayor John Mills to care for the sick in fever sheds, the disease killed over six thousand people, including the Mayor himself. Most of the dead were buried in nearby mass graves, only to be disturbed again and again by industrial activity.
Discover the tragic mystery of the Peel Basin, the site of many drownings over the years, including one recent case that may be connected to a will-o'-the-wisp - or a serial killer. Learn the conspiracy theory surrounding Montreal's worst air disaster, when a Liberator Bomber slammed into the neighborhood, killing 15 people during WW II.
Finally, hear the deranged tale of Mary Gallagher, the headless prostitute. Montreal's most infamous ghost story, she was murdered and decapitated by her best friend Susie Kennedy in 1879. The headless ghost of Mary Gallagher is said to return to the Griff every seven years, still searching for her head.
Led by professional actor and storyteller Donovan King, this ghost tour is sure to please ghost hunters, history buffs and Hallowe’en lovers with its creepy tales of the spirits and paranormal activity infesting and haunting Griffintown.
The Ghost Walk begins at 8pm at the Griffintown Café. Please be ready to depart from the Griffintown Café at least 10 minutes before the tour starts. The Haunted Griffintown Ghost Walk takes approximately 90 minutes and involves strolling through the Griff.
Learn about Black '47, when the area witnessed one of Canada's worst tragedies, as tens of thousands of typhus-stricken Irish immigrants disembarked from "coffin ships" after crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Despite heroic efforts by nuns and Mayor John Mills to care for the sick in fever sheds, the disease killed over six thousand people, including the Mayor himself. Most of the dead were buried in nearby mass graves, only to be disturbed again and again by industrial activity.
Discover the tragic mystery of the Peel Basin, the site of many drownings over the years, including one recent case that may be connected to a will-o'-the-wisp - or a serial killer. Learn the conspiracy theory surrounding Montreal's worst air disaster, when a Liberator Bomber slammed into the neighborhood, killing 15 people during WW II.
Finally, hear the deranged tale of Mary Gallagher, the headless prostitute. Montreal's most infamous ghost story, she was murdered and decapitated by her best friend Susie Kennedy in 1879. The headless ghost of Mary Gallagher is said to return to the Griff every seven years, still searching for her head.
Led by professional actor and storyteller Donovan King, this ghost tour is sure to please ghost hunters, history buffs and Hallowe’en lovers with its creepy tales of the spirits and paranormal activity infesting and haunting Griffintown.
The Ghost Walk begins at 8pm at the Griffintown Café. Please be ready to depart from the Griffintown Café at least 10 minutes before the tour starts. The Haunted Griffintown Ghost Walk takes approximately 90 minutes and involves strolling through the Griff.
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