Victoria Golf Club has a spooky story. Locals say that in 1936, nurse Doris Gravlin, age 30, was strangled on the fairway. The murderer? Her estranged husband, who left her body on a shore near the seventh green. Doris was found five days later, and her husband’s body was found floating nearby with Doris’ shoes in his coat. After this, Doris’ ghost has been seen on the golf course at night. The ghost, all in white, is either running or standing. Rumor has it that those who go to the golf course during a full moon and ring the bell between the sixth and seventh greens will call up Doris’ ghost.
Victoria Golf Club
McKay Avenue School
McKay Avenue School, now the Edmonton Public School Archives and Museum, is believed to be haunted by a construction worker named Peter who fell off the roof in 1912. The ghost has been known to move carefully placed chairs around the room and open drawers and scatter their contents. Ghost investigators asked if the ghost could make a noise if he was there, and the sound of a hammer immediately followed.
CKUA Building
At the CKUA Building, witnesses say a ghost named Sam, who may have been a security guard or a maintenance man, haunts the place. So the story goes, Sam died on the job, and his body was found in the building. His apparition has been seen along with strange feelings of being watched.
Heritage Park Historical Village
Heritage Park Historical Village is a historical park and living history museum rumored to be haunted. One rumor says the apparition of a beautiful, smiling lady with a baby is seen on the third floor of the Prince House. Another says the ghost of an elderly gentleman nicknamed Sam appears in the third seat of the third row at Canmore Opera House.
Knox United Church
The historic Knox United Church is said to be haunted by several ghosts, including one that once slapped an organist for making a mistake. Witnesses also have heard footsteps and seen apparitions of women who walk through doors, pray, knit, and chat together. The spirits are said to be largely positive.
Lougheed House
The Lougheed House museum, aka Beaulieu, was built in 1891 and expanded in 1907. It was the mansion of Senator James Alexander Lougheed, his wife Lady Isabella Hardisty, and their six children. The house is said to be haunted by members of the family. Lady Isabella’s apparition has been seen as an elderly lady in period clothing, looking out of the front window. The house museum offers tours and has a restaurant on the first floor.
Rosedeer Hotel
The 1913 Rosedeer Hotel in its tiny, almost-ghost town is rumored to be haunted, at least on its third floor, which is closed. Reports say this bit of the Old West, complete with bullet holes as well as more traditional memorabilia, is haunted by the ghost of a man who was beaten to death there during the hotel’s more colorful days.
Rouge Restaurant
Rouge Restaurant, previously the home of A.E. Cross, is believed to be haunted, according to witnesses who have seen and heard strange things. Among them are ghosts, moving cookware, and the disembodied sound of a child laughing.
Coste House
Eugene Coste’s regal 1913, 28-room mansion has been said to be haunted by the ghost of Dr. Carmichael. Although it’s unclear just who he is (was) or how he got there, previous tenants have said the ghost floats through rooms and hallways and around the stairway. Current owners have reported that the house is not haunted.
The Guilty Martini - Karma Lounge
The former Guilty Martini, now the Karma Lounge and Nightclub, in a circa-1900 building that was once a carriage house, is haunted by Dapper Dan. Reports say Dapper Dan doesn’t like the alcohol and loud music in the club, and he has been known to knock ashtrays over, pull employees’ hair, clank glasses or bottles, tinker with the lights, and show up as a dark, shadowy shape.
