Bar Harbor Ghost Tours

10/31/2024

10/31/2024

Happy Halloween in Mi’kmaq.

10/31/2024

We are now closed for the 2024 season. Thank you all for great memories and we look forward to seeing you again in May 2025! #2025

10/28/2024

We made the 10 Best Ghost Tours list for the 7th consecutive year! Thank you everyone who voted for us!

6 ghost tours in New England just ranked among the best in America by USA Today readers in the 10Best Readers' Choice Awards.

10/25/2024

The final Haunted Mansion tour of the season is a wrap!

10/24/2024

This is the first in a series of Wabanaki Spirit Tales that will appear in the Islander throughout October. These tales, written by Jennifer Pictou, a Mi'kmaq storyteller and owner

10/24/2024

This is the second in a series of Wabanaki Spirit Tales that will appear in the Islander throughout October. These tales, written by Jennifer Pictou, a Mi'kmaq storyteller and owner

10/24/2024

This is the third in a series of Wabanaki Spirit Tales that will appear in the Islander throughout October. These tales, written by Jennifer Pictou, a Mi'kmaq storyteller and owner

10/24/2024

Here are some ghostly stories and locations for that last minute trip before Halloween. 👻

“Maine is incredibly haunted,” says Jennifer Pictou, CEO of Bar Harbor Ghost Tours. “It surprises me more when a house isn’t haunted.” So of course we had to find out more.

10/21/2024

Autumn at La Rochelle. Join us for the last few days of the Haunted Mansion tour!

10/21/2024

Get tickets at barharborghosttours.com

10/15/2024

We have a connection to Washington Irving right here in the Bar Harbor Historical Society. Their museum building, La Rochelle, was built by George and Julia Bowdoin as one of the grand summer cottage mansions. Julia was the great niece of Washington Irving and summered here regularly. La Rochelle is a truly wonderful historic building and should be on anyone’s to-see list when visiting Bar Harbor. While you’re here you can take a Haunted Mansion tour of La Rochelle to round out your visit!

“His haunts are not confined to the valley, but extend at times to the adjacent roads, and especially to the vicinity of a church at no great distance.” - “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving 🎃

The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow is a 17th-century stone church located in Sleepy Hollow, New York. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places - NPS and designated a National Historic Landmark, the church, and its three-acre churchyard, feature prominently in Washington Irving’s 1820 short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” The church attracts visitors from around the world, drawn by the allure of Irving’s ghostly tale and the chance to explore a piece of early American history.

Washington Irving, whose nearby Sunnyside estate is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark, is primarily remembered for his short stories such as “Rip van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” also penned an extensive biography of George Washington and helped shape American literature into what it is today.

The National Register is administered by the National Park Service. Over 90,000 places listed on the National Register of Historic Places are also recognized as National Historic Landmarks.

Image: The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow and adjacent burial ground.

National Historic Landmarks Program Heritage Documentation Programs, NPS Heritage & Historic Preservation - NPS

10/10/2024

Northern lights are out tonight over Salt Cottages and ghost stories by the fire!

10/10/2024

Your can help us get to the top! Vote once a day 👻

Bar Harbor Ghost Tours: Vote for your favorite ghost tour!!

10/10/2024

We are featured stories in the Mount Desert Islander for the next four weeks!

This is the first in a series of Wabanaki Spirit Tales that will appear in the Islander throughout October. These tales, written by Jennifer Pictou, a Mi'kmaq storyteller and owner

10/09/2024

Come for the foliage! Stay for the ghosts!

The Colors of Autumn are Appearing Throughout Maine for the
Long Holiday Weekend

The fifth report of the season is available at
The report will be updated each Wednesday through October or until the last leaf drops. 🍁🍂

Be sure to check out the new interactive foliage map at the official fall foliage website, www.mainefoliage.com.

10/09/2024

You just can’t make this stuff up.

10/02/2024

Any trip to Maine at this point will be colorful.

Peak Conditions Occurring in Northern Maine

The fourth report of the season is available at

The report will be updated each Wednesday through October or until the last leaf drops. 🍁🍂

Be sure to check out the new interactive foliage map at the official fall foliage website, www.mainefoliage.com.

10/02/2024

Yay! You can once again get your tickets online! It’s been a looooooong 6 days.

10/01/2024

Please vote once a day every day! We are at #10 right now but you can help us get to the top!

Bar Harbor Ghost Tours: Vote for your favorite ghost tour!!

09/28/2024

We apologize for any inconvenience!

09/28/2024

What a great way to help our pollinator relatives!

Save Our Monarchs

09/25/2024

Perfect time to visit Maine and take a spooky tour!

It's Fall Folks: Colors of The Season Are Falling All Around

The third report of the season is available at

The report will be updated each Wednesday through October or until the last leaf drops. 🍁🍂

Be sure to check out the new interactive foliage map at the official fall foliage website, www.mainefoliage.com. Visitors can zoom in on the scenic byways, RealMaine farms with pick-your-own options, apples, pumpkins, corn mazes, and baked goods, Land for Maine’s Future funded projects, state parks and public lands, boat launches, and upcoming fall fairs and festivals.

09/24/2024

The colors are here! It’s the perfect time of year for a ghost tour on a chilly September evening. Don’t miss out and book your tour now!

09/23/2024

It is time to vote for your favorite Ghost Tour! Two clicks and you are done. You can vote every day for the next four weeks. Help us get to #1!

Bar Harbor Ghost Tours: Vote for your favorite ghost tour!!