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0Swan's Island
Swans Island, Maine
9.9 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
This tiny island off Maine's coast is said to be haunted by a woman who carries a baby; both she herself and her footprints have been sighted. Also fiery balls, sometimes with faces, have been seen floating over the beaches.
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Coach Stop Inn
Bar Harbor, Maine
10.6 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
Built in 1804, the Coach Stop Inn was an actual coach stop and is said to be haunted by ghosts from its past. Witnesses say the lights flicker and unexplained children's voices can be heard. Objects have been moved, and doors will lock on guests after they leave the doors ...
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Elsa's Inn
Gouldsboro, Maine
17 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
At Elsa's Inn a maid reported strange noises and Victorian music throughout the inn. However she thinks these ghostly happenings are of a friendly apparitions and she likes the beautiful, and slightly creepy music orchestra that plays at night. (Submitted by Josh)
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Buck Cemetery
Bucksport, Maine
30.3 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
Find the grave of Jonathon Buck, and you'll see it has a footprint stained into the tombstone. Legends told by the locals say the tombstone has been replaced several times, but the foot always reappears. As the legend says, Jonathon Buck ordered his mistress executed, saying that she was a ...
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0Fort Knox
Prospect, Maine
30.8 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970, Fort Knox is said to be quite a spooky place. Folks have reported apparitions, electronic voice phenomena and the feeling of being physically touched by the spirits here. The site has been featured on TV's Ghost Hunters.
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Carriage House Inn
Searsport, Maine
31.7 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
The inn, originally built in 1874 by sea captain John McGilvery, is said to be haunted by ghosts who appear in the windows and smoke cigars. The owners' beagle Jimi, clearly freaked out by the spirits who reside here, chooses not to go into certain rooms. The staircase is said ...
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0Silver Lake
Bucksport, Maine
31.8 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
The ghost of Sally Weir is said to haunt Silver Lake, also known as Mattakeunk Pond. Sally was a maid and prostitute in the late 1800s who was brutally murdered. There are varying accounts of the circumstances surrounding the crime. Some say Sally's ghost haunts the area waiting for her ...
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0The Lucerne Inn
Dedham, Maine
32.2 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
Reports vary on who and why the Lucerne Inn is haunted. Some people claim that there was double murder-suicide that took place here when a man caught his wife cheating. Details of the catching and the man vary from story to story with his name changing with the ...
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1794 Watchtide by the Sea
Searsport, Maine
32.2 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
Reports say this establishment is no longer operating as an inn, but it was said to be haunted by a friendly apparition who has been nicknamed Connie.
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Pitcher Man - Goose River Bridge
Rockport, Maine
37.6 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
Legend has it that William Richardson threw a 1783 party to celebrate the end of the Revolutionary War. He drunk more than his fill and made sure everyone else did too, carrying pitchers around and making sure mugs were always full. He is said to have wandered off from the ...
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0Maiden's Cliff
Camden, Maine
38.1 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
A girl is said to have fallen on the rocks below here while chasing her windblown hat. Some reports say she died instantly; others say she was taken home and died later of internal injuries. The spot is marked by a large white cross. Her screams are said to echo ...
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0Captain Lindsey House Inn
Rockland, Maine
40.7 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
A generic variety of haunting, this inn boasts at least one ghost (though some claim there are ghosts that number in the dozens there). Doors slamming, footsteps being heard when there is no one present and someone who likes to rumple the freshly made bed, these are are some ...
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Berry Manor Inn
Rockland, Maine
40.9 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
In the main house of this historic 1898 home-turned-inn, the ghosts of three women in Victorian clothing are often seen standing by a downstairs window. They have also been seen from the street by passersby.
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LimeRock Inn
Rockland, Maine
40.9 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
This historic inn was once the home of Dr. Lawry, and ghostly patients of his have been seen and heard waiting in the parlor. Also, spirits have been seen from the outside, looking out the upstairs windows. The staircase is said to be a particularly good spot for witnessing paranormal ...
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Keag Store
South Thomaston, Maine
42.7 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
At Keag Inn, a mysterious spirit appears, the ghost of a man who may be the former owner. His presence has been felt by both employees and guests, and some have seen a shadowy form on the second floor. The inn was built in 1854.
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Ayers Island Mill
Orono, Maine
44.4 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
A worker whose death accidental death occurred under mysterious circumstances and a little girl murdered by her father are said to haunt here. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Univ. of Maine - Beta Theta Pi House
Orono, Maine
46.3 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
This house is said to have two ghosts, one a young man who hanged himself after fighting with his brother in the 1950s, and a friendly ghost named Evelyn. Evelyn was a dorm mother in the 1950s who is said to have died of natural causes in the house. She ...
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0Maine State Prison
Cushing, Maine
47.3 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
Some equipment used at this prison came from an old prison in Thomaston, which was reported to be haunted. When that prison was torn down, its equipment was recycled for use at Maine State Prison. Correction officers at the new prison have seen spirits of former inmates and have had ...
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0East Wind Inn
St. George, Maine
48.9 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
If you want to stay in a haunted room, try room 12 or 14 as those two rooms seem to have the most haunted activity associated with them. Be warned however, the ghost appears to be a malevolent one, as people claim they have been attacked by an unseen ...
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Penobscot Indian Reservation
Old Town, Maine
49.2 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
The reservation is said to be haunted by the spirit of an evil man who died more than a century ago. It is said that he strove to rule the area, and he cruelly dominated the Native American woman he married.
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0Fort William Henry - Colonial Pemaquid
Bristol, Maine
65.5 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
A ghost is said to live at this popular historic tourist attraction. In 1696, Native American Chief Taukolexis was said to be hanged here at the fort. Locals say that his ghost now resides in the tree from which he was hanged. His spirit also is said to appear as ...
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Mount Saint Joseph
Waterville, Maine
67.1 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
Mount Saint Jospeh is a nursing home that used to be a children's hospital. The site appears to be haunted by children's spirits. Different residents in the nursing home, having never met before, have reported a little girl in a purple dress who keeps them awake all night. Many of ...
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Canfield's Restaurant
Wiscasset, Maine
69.2 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
Built in the 1790s to be a boardinghouse, the building that now houses Canfield's Restaurant is said to be haunted by a poltergeist. Witnesses say teapots are turned topsy-turvy, chairs move around, and the some witnesses are smacked in the behind. Believed to be Lydia Dana, a previous owner, she ...
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0Musical Wonder House Museum
Wiscasset, Maine
69.3 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
Original a two-family home built in 1852, this museum is said to be haunted by a young man in his early 20s. His apparition has been seen around the museum, and it is believed that he was a former resident of the house long ago.
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Governor Smith House
Wiscasset, Maine
69.3 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
The historic house, a private home, is said to have 3 ghosts: an elderly lady, a Penobscot Indian, and a dog named Guy. The lady has been seen upstairs, waving from the window, or rocking in the parlor. The dog scratches at doors, and living cats stop and stare as ...
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West Side Lake George
Skowhegan, Maine
70.9 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
Unexplained activity abounds near the camp's cabins. When a group of children came across one old cabin in the woods, each one looked through the windows and saw something different. In one instant there appeared to be a game room inside, with folded chairs around the room. In the next, ...
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0The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Boothbay Harbor, Maine
71 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
It is said that at the Boothbay Opera House, the ghost of an unknown soul haunts a room on the second floor.
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Randolph Forest - Old Narrow Gauge Trail
Randolph, Maine
71.1 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
From the forest, witnesses have reported voices calling out to them, or screaming at them, and have seen orbs, flashes, and dark shadows. They have heard footsteps and felt a feeling of dread. Some say there is a spirit named Bicycle Eddie who may be trying to impart a message ...
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Outer Heron Island
Boothbay, Maine
71.6 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
A headless sea captain's ghost is rumored to linger here, searching for his head. According to legend, he lost his noggin long ago in a nearby shipwreck.
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0Strand Cinema
Skowhegan, Maine
76.4 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
This movie house was built in 1929, and became Strand Cinema in 2003. Some say it is home to a ghost who is very angry. The phenomena surrounding the place are said to have begun in 1978 when an apartment was added to the building. Workers took the brunt of ...
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Seguin Island Lighthouse
Phippsburg, Maine
81.5 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
Local legend tells of a former keeper who ordered a piano for his bored young wife. It came with one song on sheet music, which she played over and over until her husband, driven insane by the repetition, chopped the piano to bits with an axe and then killed his ...
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Charlotte County Court House
Saint Andrews, New Brunswick
83.3 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
The Charlotte County Court House (called in French the Palais de justice du comté de Charlotte) is the oldest one still in continuous use in Canada, built in 1840. It's haunted by convicts who were executed here, who materialize as cold spots and a feeling of being watched. One angry ...
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The Algonquin
Saint Andrews, New Brunswick
83.4 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
The 1889 Algonquin Resort is home to many ghosts. One is an old bellhop who has been known to assist guests to their rooms, telling them about the hotel and town, but disappearing before he can be tipped. The hotel also has a phantom night watchman whose keys clank as ...
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The White Lady of Brownville Road
Millinocket, Maine
96.3 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
Locals tell a tale of a newlywed couple who swerved off the road in the 1950s or 1960s. The car went down an embankment, and the man went for help. When he came back, his new wife was gone, never to be seen again... alive, anyway. People say she can ...
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Greenville Inn at Moosehead Lake
Greenville, Maine
102.3 miles from Southwest Harbor, ME
Some weird goings-on have been reported at this inn. A beautiful young woman's apparition has been seen, and she is said to be a friendly ghost. It is also worth noting that the inn may have a talented ghost: Unexplained tap dancing has been heard in Room 302.
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