All Hallows’ Eve is just around the corner – and who doesn’t love a good ghost story? Fortunately for us, Maine is full of spine-tingling tales, sinister stories and demonic destinations. But haunted houses are for amateurs. If you really want a real hair-raising experience this year, wait until the sun goes down and hit the road to one of Maine’s haunted streets. You won’t be sorry… or will you?
- Brownsville Road, Maine Route 11, Millinocket
smilla4 / Flickr As you cross the “Green Bridge” just west of Millinocket, you might be greeted by a ghostly woman all dressed in white. Legend has it that 50 years ago, the car of a newlywed couple swerved off the road into an embankment. The husband went to find help and when he returned, his young wife was gone. She still roams this lonely stretch of road, searching for her lost love, while the remains of the cursed car wreck – some say – can still be found in the woods. Yikes.
- Route 2A, Haynesville Woods
Steve / Flickr There’s an old country song that goes:“It’s a stretch of road up north in Maine / That’s never, ever, ever seen a smile / If they buried all the truckers lost in them Woods / There’d be a tombstone every mile.” Those haunting lyrics by Dick Curless are about one of America’s most haunted roads: Route 2A. One of the most treacherous roads in New England, it was once the main thoroughfare for trucks hauling potatoes from The County. Over the years, the road has claimed many lives… and some of its victims have never left. The most chilling story involves a woman begging for help, claiming she and her husband had been in an accident. If you choose to help her, however, you’re overcome with a deep, dark feeling and the woman disappears.
- Route 182/Catherine’s Hill, Black’s Woods Road
Sam T / Flickr A winding stretch of road that bridges Hancock and Washington counties, this dark drive comes with an even darker story. According to local lore, you might see a lone woman walking along the road. But this is no hitchhiker. This is Catherine, and she hasn’t been at peace for a long, long time. While Mainers are generally quick to help a neighbor in need, choosing to stop and help her could mean dire consequences. You might lose control of your car, or come down with an illness, or find yourself surrounded by bad luck in the not too distant future. Because in Catherine’s eyes, no good deed goes unpunished.
- Route 26, Poland
Julia Sergina / Flickr A mysterious bride in a flowing white dress. Her eyes full of panic. You pull over and she comes to your window. Asks you for a ride to the church on Route 11. “Please hurry. I’m late for my wedding,” she says. As you arrive at the church, it dawns on you how odd it is to have a wedding so late at night. Before you can turn towards the bride, you hear a whisper. “Goodbye,” is all it says. And she’s gone.In 2009, a ghostly encounter just like this was reported in the Lewiston Sun Journal by writer Mark LaFlamme. It’s enough to send shivers down anyone’s spine.
- Old Witchtrot Road, York
Neil Howard / Flickr A drive down this dead-end road in the Maine’s second oldest town might transport you back to the time of the Salem Witch Trials. According to legend, this is the road condemned witches walked down to meet the hangman’s noose. People on the road have heard the hoofbeat of horses, reporting an uneasy feeling and the hair standing on the backs of their necks. The validity of this story is questionable, as no witches were ever reported to be executed in York. Even so, it’s still a spooky place to be in the dead of night.
- Silver Lake Trails, Bucksport
Cat Burton / Flickr This is Maine, so we couldn’t write an article about haunted roads without doing at least one haunted trail. This 62-acre park in Bucksport is certainly beautiful, but is cursed with an ugly history. It’s here that you’ll encounter the ghost of Sarah Ware.Sarah disappeared on the night of September 17, 1898. She was found dead two weeks later. When local men lifted her body to place it in a coffin, her head fell clean off.
Her headless body was buried in Silver Lakes Cemetery, which was flooded in the 1930s when a dam was built nearby. All the bodies were moved, except for – allegedly – Sarah Ware’s. It’s said her tortured soul still lies restless under the lake.
Her murderer was never found.
Are you scared yet? We want to hear about any frightening moments and chilling trips you’ve had while traveling the highways, byways and backroads of Maine.
smilla4 / Flickr
As you cross the “Green Bridge” just west of Millinocket, you might be greeted by a ghostly woman all dressed in white. Legend has it that 50 years ago, the car of a newlywed couple swerved off the road into an embankment. The husband went to find help and when he returned, his young wife was gone. She still roams this lonely stretch of road, searching for her lost love, while the remains of the cursed car wreck – some say – can still be found in the woods. Yikes.
Steve / Flickr
There’s an old country song that goes:“It’s a stretch of road up north in Maine / That’s never, ever, ever seen a smile / If they buried all the truckers lost in them Woods / There’d be a tombstone every mile.” Those haunting lyrics by Dick Curless are about one of America’s most haunted roads: Route 2A. One of the most treacherous roads in New England, it was once the main thoroughfare for trucks hauling potatoes from The County. Over the years, the road has claimed many lives… and some of its victims have never left. The most chilling story involves a woman begging for help, claiming she and her husband had been in an accident. If you choose to help her, however, you’re overcome with a deep, dark feeling and the woman disappears.
Sam T / Flickr
A winding stretch of road that bridges Hancock and Washington counties, this dark drive comes with an even darker story. According to local lore, you might see a lone woman walking along the road. But this is no hitchhiker. This is Catherine, and she hasn’t been at peace for a long, long time. While Mainers are generally quick to help a neighbor in need, choosing to stop and help her could mean dire consequences. You might lose control of your car, or come down with an illness, or find yourself surrounded by bad luck in the not too distant future. Because in Catherine’s eyes, no good deed goes unpunished.
Julia Sergina / Flickr
A mysterious bride in a flowing white dress. Her eyes full of panic. You pull over and she comes to your window. Asks you for a ride to the church on Route 11. “Please hurry. I’m late for my wedding,” she says. As you arrive at the church, it dawns on you how odd it is to have a wedding so late at night. Before you can turn towards the bride, you hear a whisper. “Goodbye,” is all it says. And she’s gone.In 2009, a ghostly encounter just like this was reported in the Lewiston Sun Journal by writer Mark LaFlamme. It’s enough to send shivers down anyone’s spine.
Neil Howard / Flickr
A drive down this dead-end road in the Maine’s second oldest town might transport you back to the time of the Salem Witch Trials. According to legend, this is the road condemned witches walked down to meet the hangman’s noose. People on the road have heard the hoofbeat of horses, reporting an uneasy feeling and the hair standing on the backs of their necks. The validity of this story is questionable, as no witches were ever reported to be executed in York. Even so, it’s still a spooky place to be in the dead of night.
Cat Burton / Flickr
This is Maine, so we couldn’t write an article about haunted roads without doing at least one haunted trail. This 62-acre park in Bucksport is certainly beautiful, but is cursed with an ugly history. It’s here that you’ll encounter the ghost of Sarah Ware.Sarah disappeared on the night of September 17, 1898. She was found dead two weeks later. When local men lifted her body to place it in a coffin, her head fell clean off.
Her headless body was buried in Silver Lakes Cemetery, which was flooded in the 1930s when a dam was built nearby. All the bodies were moved, except for – allegedly – Sarah Ware’s. It’s said her tortured soul still lies restless under the lake.
Her murderer was never found.
Her headless body was buried in Silver Lakes Cemetery, which was flooded in the 1930s when a dam was built nearby. All the bodies were moved, except for – allegedly – Sarah Ware’s. It’s said her tortured soul still lies restless under the lake.
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