Nanaimo Museum�s Lantern Tours

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Wednesday, October 30th, 2013
6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

There are hidden histories and even ghost stories connected with several downtown Nanaimo locations. The Nanaimo Museum is hosting a new Lantern Tour this October featuring stories of a grisly axe-murder from 145 years ago, public hangings, and reputed ghost sightings.

The Lantern Tour will take participants on a walk through downtown. The group will stop outside various locations including the old provincial jail, Courthouse, hotel and the former Foundry site. �The tour highlights the history of the locations and archival photos will show buildings that no longer exist,� says Aimee Greenaway, Program & Volunteer Coordinator. �Some of the stories, like Brother XII, are well-known locally but the stories of Peter Kakua and the Flying Dutchman are not.� Peter Kakua committed a gruesome murder downtown in the 1860s and the Flying Dutchman was the last person to be hanged in Nanaimo.

The Lantern Tour was inspired by requests from the public and the popularity of ghost tours in other regions. �The Lantern Tour is a history tour with darker themes like murders, hangings, cults,� says Greenaway. �The tour is really about people and places from the past, but we are adding in a few ghost stories in the spirit of Halloween.� The tours take place after dusk so the tour guide will be carrying a lantern to illuminate photos.
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Pre-registration is required.

Registration for the Lantern Tour is now available.
The tour meets at the Nanaimo Museum, the cost is $15 per person and pre-registration is required.

Space is limited.