Haunted Louisbourg
Paranormal group to investigate fortress.
If wandering around the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site leaves you looking over your shoulder and feeling slightly unnerved at times, don’t worry.
You’re not alone in that feeling — both literally and spiritually.
“The fortress is a very active paranormal spot, with good reason,” said Earl Lattie of Paranormal Investigations Nova Scotia.
“I believe that negative events can leave an imprint on a location, and the land the fortress sits on as well as the surrounding land has seen so much death, disease, one execution, and a lot of negative emotions from soldiers being so isolated there, and alone to deal with the harsh elements and living conditions.
“We have gotten some of our best audio evidence at the fortress.”
With that in mind, Lattie is looking forward to his group’s return to the fortress town this weekend.
About nine members of the Truro-based group arrive on Friday night for their own investigation and on Saturday and Sunday night, they’ll be leading members of the public on their own hunts. About 20 people will be spending the night at Louisbourg
on Saturday while another 20 will attend on Sunday.
Looking for ghosts at the fortress is proving to be a popular event with this weekend’s events sold out in advance and a lot of interest shown for a followup event Aug. 12-13.
Lattie also wants to arrange a more season-appropriate night as well.
“I really want to do a Halloween event in October with the fortress, even though logistically it might be difficult as I will be back in college,” said Lattie. “The best answer is whenever I can manage it, I will be in Louisbourg working with them — something about the village and the fortress captivates me.
“I honestly mourn every time I leave Cape Breton.”
Despite his feelings for the fortress, Lattie, who’s also behind the popular Facebook group Haunted Nova Scotia, says he’s not sure if it’s the most haunted location in Canada’s most haunted province.
“That’s hard to say, because there are so many different
haunted areas in the province of Nova Scotia. I can say that it’s one of the haunted locations that played a pinnacle part in military activity in the province during the 1700s and 1800s, but so did The Citadel (in Halifax) and Grand Pré (in Kings County).”