By Historical Society

Ghost Hunting in Prince Albert

Sep 15, 2011 | 10:20 AM

Here’s a challenge for you ghost hunters in Prince Albert: try to visit all these spooky spots in one night….

1) Start at the old fire hall, now the home of the Prince Albert Historical Museum. There is a rumour among the staff that a poltergeist living in the tower followed a tour guide down the ladder, and now resides in the basement, making noise and slamming doors. Even if you don’t believe in ghosts, the combination of artefacts, stories and aged mannequins is sure to give you a chill.

2) Everyone has heard about the Prince Albert Arts Centre being haunted. There are reportedly two spirits that make noise, turn on lights, show their faces in the windows and sometimes even play music. One of these ghosts may be the Hoo Sam’s business partner who was shot on the steps of the Art Centre which was then City Hall. Learn more about this story at the museum of Police and Corrections.

3) Hans Bridge is a small cement bridge in Little Red River Park. Put your car in neutral on the bridge and wait for a push… then inspect the back of the car for tiny handprints. There are several stories that attempt to explain this, the most popular tells of a school bus that went over the edge of the bridge.

4) The construction of the Forestry Centre uncovered an unmarked gravesite with skeletons, one containing what may be the oldest dental work in western Canada. Staff members working late here purportedly have had encounters with the disturbed spirits.

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5) A gallows once stood in the jail built on 28th st, what is now Kinsmen Park. The last five people who were hanged in Prince Albert were executed and possibly buried on or near the park. Supposedly, you are able to hear voices of the hanged criminals on quiet nights.

Make sure you follow ghost hunting rules: Do not drink and ghost hunt, do not ghost hunt alone, and respect the property hunted on. Have fun!

Sarah Vedress – Historical Society