Annapolis Valley Folklore

Annapolis Valley Folklore is a collection of stories from the Annapolis Valley that has helped build us into the people that we are.

These are stories about people and events that have happened over the years which may not have made it into the history books, but have been a big part of our history none the less.

These stories may be about about our heros, or our villians; or they could be about an event which has added to our heritage. They could also be about a person's dream that came true, or a story that gives insight into how life was back in the past.

Every area has it's share of folklore and legends and here are some our best ones.

With Annapolis Valley Folklore I hope to bring back these stories, provide a place for them to be written down. They are a part of our heritage and should be saved and provided for all to read.

I have tried to provide as accurate an account of these stories as I can. There may be some variances in other people's versions, but the main story is always about the same.

I am providing a reference list for the stories that I used at the bottom of this page.

When I was collecting together all my many stories from the Annapolis Valley I found I had to separate them into different categories, I had so many.

Anything that had mention of a ghost or forerunner I added it to the section on Annapolis Ghost Stories.

Some stories had a real mystery or strange happening without any mention of the super-natural and you will find those stories in the section Annapolis Valley Mysteries.

However some of our biggest mysteries in these parts is all the buried treasure and hidden riches said to be here. There were so many I decided to give these stories their own section called Annapolis Valley Treasure.

The last section in this group is all the stories handed down over the years that are neither ghost stories or mysteries but are a major part of who we are in the Annapolis Valley. These stories are about our people, our culture, our past and will be found in this section on Annapolis Valley Folklore.

If you would like to share your favorite Annapolis Valley Folklore story with us we would love to read it! It is so easy to do! All you have to do is click here and I will provide you with a place to type in your story. Then you just click the button to add your story and "VOLA" I recieve your story to review and add it to this web site!

My List of Annapolis Valley Folklore Stories

Here is a list complete with links to the Annapolis Valley Folklore Stories I have heard out about. Just click on the title and it will take you to the story, then just click back to this page to read the next one.

Remember you can add your own Annapolis Valley Folklore story to these pages below!

• The Granville Ferry Ice Caves
• Legend of Glooscap
• Apple Drying & Apple Dolls
• Middleton Salmon Fisherman
• Joshua Slocum
• Injun Rocks of Kejimkujik
• Digby Chicken
• The Hibernia
• MV Kipawo Ferry
• Digby County Bigfoot
• The Plaster Pit
• The Nova Scotia Tartan
• A Big Joke
• The Apostles Hotel
• The Hillsdale House Inn
• The Queen Hotel
• The Four Daughters

References for my Annapolis Valley Folklore Stories:

• "This is Nova Scotia" by Will R. Bird; published by The Ryerson Press, Toronto; Sixth Printing 1965; Copyright Canada 1950 by The Ryerson Press, Toronto
• "Bluenose Ghost" by Helen Creighton; published by Nimbus Publishing Limited, Halifax; Copyright Helen Creighton, 1994: 2001 ISBN 1-55109-084-8
• "History with a Twist, Unusual Stories by Mr. Nova Scotia Know-It-All Bruce Nunn" by Bruce Nunn; published by Nimbus Publishing Limited, Halifax; Copyright Bruce Nunn 1998; ISBN 1-55109-255-7
• "More History With a Twist, True Stories from Mr. Nova Scotia Know-It-All Bruce Nenn" by Bruce Nunn; published by Nimbus Publishing Limited, Halifax; Copyright Bruce Nunn 2001; ISBN 1-55109-378-2
• "Ghost of Nova Scotis" by Darryll Walsh; published by Pottersfield Press, Lawrencetown Beach, NS; Copyright 2000 Daryll Walsh; ISBN 1-395900-31-X
• "Haunted, Tales of the Unexplained" by Edith Mosher; published by Lancelot Press, Hantsport, NS;Twelfth printing February 1995; ISBN 0-88999-182-0
• "The Romance of Old Annapolis Royal Nova Scotia" by Charlotte Isabella Perkins; Copyrighted by the writer, 1952 and republished by the Historical Association of Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada, with permission
• The Stories That Haunt Us" by Bill Jessome; published by Nimbus Publishing Limited, Halifax;Copyright Bill Jessome 2004; ISBN 1-55109-483-5
• East Coast Murders, Mysteries, Crimes, and Scandals" by Allison Finnamore; published by Altitude Publishing Canada LTD., Canmore, Alberta; Copyright 2005 by Allison Finnamore; ISBN 1-55439-027-3
• "Disasters of Atlantic Canada" Stories of Courage & Chaos by Vernon Oickle; Published by Folklore Publishing, Copyright Vernon Oickle; ISBN 13; 978-1-894864-15-2 & 10: 1-894864-15-8
• Wilipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
• The World Wide Web

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