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Local author Andrew Hind has dedicated himself to documenting the supernatural sites and macabre mysteries of Muskoka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His latest book \u2013 Muskoka\u2019s Most Haunted 2<\/em> \u2013 is now available and filled with spine-tingling anecdotes from the region\u2019s darker corners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Muskoka\u2019s Most Haunted 2<\/em> includes spooky stories from more than 20 locations in Muskoka, with such iconic locations as Bigwin Inn, Inn at the Falls, and Muskoka Heritage Place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter 2021\u2019s Muskoka\u2019s Most Haunted <\/em>I had no immediate intention of writing another regional ghost book \u2013 it wasn\u2019t intended as the first in a series. But, in the wake of that book\u2019s release, many people stepped forward to share stories of their own,\u201d says Hind. \u201cRather than keep these fascinating, and sometimes frightening experiences to myself, I decided a new book was in order.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Muskoka\u2019s Most Haunted 2<\/em> was released three years to the month of its predecessor. The stories range across the width and breadth of Muskoka and span the generations.<\/p>\n\n\n

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There\u2019s the tale of a shadowy man said to linger within Ashworth Hall, a one-time Orange Lodge now preserved within Muskoka Heritage Place.
\u201cHe stands silent vigil over the building,\u201d says Hind. \u201cSpeculation suggests this might well be builder Henry Demaine or original owner Stanley Ashworth..\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another building on the museum grounds is even more famously haunted: the Spence Inn, a former coaching inn from the Nipissing Road.
\u201cOver the years a few staff members have been so startled by experiences within the historic building that they refused to enter alone,\u201d says Hind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other chapters, readers hobnob with spectres from the gilded age of Muskoka\u2019s resorts at Bigwin Inn and meet the ghostly inhabitants of Bracebridge\u2019s iconic Woodchester Villa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Readers will also discover the origins of eerily-named locations like Skeleton Lake and Devil\u2019s Gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hind says he\u2019s been interested in ghosts and the paranormal since childhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToo much Scooby Doo, perhaps,\u201d he says. \u201cAs an adult and historian, I love how a good ghost story often has a historical foundation. Many people who will not pick up a history book will read one about haunted houses and the restless dead. Ghost books allow me to pass on a bit of history while also entertaining readers. And I still love a good eerie story \u2013 who doesn\u2019t?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The book is available from Amazon and local retailers (currently Artisans of Muskoka in Huntsville, with others to follow in the coming weeks and months). It retails for $25.<\/p>\n\n\n

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