She was said to be an Irish noblewoman, bound for a life of quiet devotion—until a ship, a capture, and a chance meeting changed everything. Swept from one world to another, Sheila NaGeira’s story became part legend, part love story, and entirely unforgettable.

A fiery feud, a priest on trial, and a spring that sparked a legend. Discover the strange truth & tall tale behind the ‘healing waters’ of Newfoundland’s mysterious ‘Father Duffy’s Well’.

A centuries-old stone in Grates Cove was said to bear John Cabot’s name—then it vanished. Was it real?

From carpenter to pirate to a head in a pickle barrel—John Phillips took a wild turn off the straight and narrow. A tale of bad luck, worse choices, and one truly salty ending.

Decorating spruce trees isn’t only a Christmas thing—meet the May Bush, a colourful Newfoundland tradition full of ribbons and blessings!

In the quiet of a St. Lawrence morning, something strange came calling — a strange light on the stairs. One family would never be the same. Read this tale inspired by a real Newfoundland ghost story.

A forgotten house in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador holds a dark secret—where the dead do not rest, and those who wake in the night may find they are not alone.

A ruthless pirate, a chance encounter, and a narrow escape — if not for a fisherman’ s words, Ned Low’s reign of terror could have ended in St. John’s.

The tragic love story of Portugal Cove’s Fanny Goff — a young woman who shared a love as legendary as her beauty.

When Archdeacon Forristal met a ‘corpse’ who sat up mid-procession to greet him, he discovered that in Newfoundland, even death bows to practicality — and capelin.

A love lost, a restless spirit, and a cursed town... Can they escape the past, or will the whispers on the wind pull them back? Find out in the old Newfoundland Boxing Day tale.

In this Christmas story, set on Tibb’s Eve in Trinity, Clara stumbles upon a house aglow with warmth and stories from the past. As the night unfolds, she discovers the magic of memories, old friends, and the fleeting nature of time.

In Trinity a rowdy mummer ends up jailed, only for his crew to join him—turning the jailhouse into a wild party. Chaos and snowballs ensue in this oft-repeated Christmas legend.

In 1889 there was a mysterious light appeared off the coast of Lawn. It was bright enough that some believed it posed a risk to mariners.

Once upon a time, on the coast of Newfoundland, the fear of witches was real… so people developed a set of tools to protected themselves.

In September 1775 a horrible hurricane hit Newfoundland, killing thousands of people and spawning ghost stories still told today.

According to legend, 200 years ago a mysterious black stag was seen on the road near St. Bride's, Placentia Bay. Soon after there were a series of unexplained deaths.

An old Newfoundland tale of a love strong enough to blur the lines of life and death. This story was featured on the 2024 Halloween episode of CBC’s The Broadcast.

Mildred Baxter was waiting in England for her fiance to return from Harbour Breton, Newfoundland when she discovered he’d married someone else. She disguised herself in a jacket and trousers, crossed the Atlantic and confronted him in such a spectacular way that they still tell the story today.

152 years ago, Mrs. Ellen Dower of Conche, NL was worried — worried enough to bend the rules of time and space. If you believe the legends, that is.