Welcome to this years first episode of the Mid-Week Mini Spook (MWMS) series. A series that preps all you weirdo's for Halloween. Every Wednesday in October, get your spooky fix as your host Alex tells small tales to surely leave a chill down your spine. This year, for the first time ever, there is a theme. Ontario, Canada may not necessarily be the most reported haunted location in the world, but that doesn't mean there's no eeriness when it comes to this province. Get ready for this years MWMS series of Ominous Ontario.
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Resources:
Rideau Lakes website - Plum Hollow - https://www.rideaulakes.ca/experience/things-to-see/culture-heritage/historic-settlements/plum-hollow
Ottawa Rewind website - “THE PLUM HOLLOW WITCH” - by Andrew King - https://ottawarewind.com/2016/10/27/the-plum-hollow-witch/#:~:text=Elizabeth%20Barnes%2C%20better%20known%20as,colonel%20in%20the%20British%20army
Wikipedia - Gitanos - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gitanos
Merriam-Webster website - “Sixth Sense” - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sixth%20sense
North Country Public Radio Blog - “Meet Mother Barnes, the ‘Witch’ of Plum Hollow, Ontario” - by James Morgan - September 9th, 2017 - https://blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org/allin/2017/09/09/meet-mother-barnes-the-witch-of-plum-hollow-ontario/
Inflation calendar - https://www.officialdata.org/us/inflation/1820?amount=0.25
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