Ghosts and Legends of Lake Champlain

by Thea Lewis

Overview

The author of Haunted Burlington shares Lake Champlain’s chilling history—from swashbuckling spirits to Champ, “North America’s Loch Ness Monster.”
 
Lake Champlain is located between New York’s majestic Adirondacks and Vermont’s famed Green Mountains. Yet despite the beauty of this region, it has been the site of dark and mysterious events; it is not surprising that some spirits linger in this otherwise tranquil place. Fort Ticonderoga saw some of early America’s bloodiest battles, and American, French and British ghosts still stand guard. A spirit walks the halls of SUNY Plattsburgh, even after his original haunt burned in 1929. Champlain’s islands—Stave, Crab, Valcour and Garden—all host otherworldly inhabitants, and unidentified creatures and objects have made appearances on the water, in the sky and in the forests surrounding the lake. Join Burlington’s Thea Lewis as she explores the ghosts and legends that haunt Lake Champlain.
 
Includes photos!
 
“For Lewis, a gifted storyteller, a good story makes a haunted place all the more compelling.” —Happy Vermont

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781614236580
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	10/20/2018
Series:	Haunted America
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	115
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Thea Lewis is the owner and tour guide for Queen City Ghost Walk. She is the author of Haunted Burlington (2009). She works for WCAX-TV and is also active in the chamber of commerce in Burlington.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 5

Introduction 7

1 Frighteners of the Fort 11

2 Mad Anthony Wayne 15

3 No Good Deed Goes Unpunished 18

4 Who's Haunting Hawkins Hall? 22

5 Mystery at MacDonough Hall 26

6 Murder in Plattsburgh 30

7 By Dunder! 37

8 Sit Right Back and You'll Hear a Tale 42

9 Secrets of a Swashbuckler 48

10 The Black Snake and The Fly 50

11 Back Inn Time 54

12 Ghost Ship 61

13 The Hermit of Champlain 66

14 More Terror in the Walk-In 71

15 It Came from the Sea 79

16 Creatures of the Northern Woods 85

17 Alien Crossing 90

18 The Bishop's Tale 95

19 Close Encounter at Camp Buff Ledge 101

20 But Wait! There's More! 106

Bibliography 109

About the Author 111