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As the weath­er chills and the sum­mer dies off, the Friends of Low­er Fort Gar­ry (FoLFG) present their pop­u­lar annu­al ghost tours, but with a new twist! Rather than sim­ply telling the creepi­est sto­ries of some of the old­est — and most haunt­ed — build­ings in Man­i­to­ba, the tour will have cos­tumed guides bring­ing these tales from the 1800s to life! From the his­to­ry of the unearth­ly Windi­go demons that are said to stalk the hunters of the Prairies, to the maids and maid­ens whose pres­ence are still felt in the old Fort, to the site’s shock­ing his­to­ry as the first pen­i­ten­tiary and asy­lum in Man­i­to­ba, this tour is not for the faint of heart! 

Tours will vis­it inside a num­ber of build­ings and include:

  • The Big House — where the Hudson’s Bay Com­pa­ny man­agers and their fam­i­lies used to live — some of whom seem­ing­ly nev­er left!;
  • The Furloft, home to the sleep­ing appari­tion in the attic; 
  • The Ware­house, which once housed Manitoba’s first pen­i­ten­tiary and asylum; 
  • A fire­side tale at the Indige­nous camp; and much more!

90-minute tours run every Fri­day and Sat­ur­day night in Octo­ber at Low­er Fort Gar­ry Nation­al His­toric Site. Tours are for all ages and run from 6:30 until 9:00. Before and after the tours, guests are wel­come to enjoy a drink from the Thirsty Beaver Tav­ern. Both alco­holic and non-alco­holic options avail­able, includ­ing com­pli­men­ta­ry hot choco­late for all tour par­tic­i­pants. Tick­ets avail­able at folfg​.com.

As FoLFG Pres­i­dent Car­olyn Weiss, says, With our his­tor­i­cal­ly-based ghost tours at Low­er Fort Gar­ry, we look for­ward to bring­ing chills to your arms and spine tin­gling fun! You may be a skep­tic when you start but we’ll have you con­vinced by the end of your walk that Manitoba’s best his­toric fort is full of spir­its from times long ago.”

For more infor­ma­tion, please con­tact the Friends of Low­er Fort Gar­ry at info@​folfg.​com or 2047858577

About Low­er Fort Gar­ry and the Friends of Low­er Fort Garry

Low­er Fort Gar­ry is Manitoba’s pre­mier nation­al his­toric site. Built orig­i­nal­ly by the Hudson’s Bay Com­pa­ny in the 1830s, it played a major role in the devel­op­ment of Man­i­to­ba and West­ern Cana­da for over a cen­tu­ry. Notably, it host­ed the sign­ing of the first of the Num­bered Treaties between the Gov­ern­ment of Cana­da and local Indige­nous groups, and was the first train­ing grounds for the North-West Mount­ed Police. Today, Parks Cana­da pre­serves and oper­ates the site on behalf of all Canadians. 

The Friends of Low­er Fort Gar­ry are a char­i­ta­ble, non-prof­it orga­ni­za­tion that seeks to aug­ment the vis­i­tor expe­ri­ence to the his­toric site through a range of ini­tia­tives such as run­ning the Stone Fort Trad­ing Com­pa­ny gift shop, Adven­tur­ers’ Day Camp, and many sea­son­al events.