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Summerside Ghost Walk reveals darker aspects of city history

Culture Summerside is lifting the veil between the living and the dead this Thursday for its 16th annual Ghost Walk.

Tour reveals tales of murder, death, and tragedy

Volunteers will perform vignettes around the city. (CBC)

Culture Summerside is lifting the veil between the living and the dead this Thursday for its 16th annual Ghost Walk.

The Ghost Walk will guide people to places of historic murders and tragedies in the P.E.I. city.

Catherine Dickson is one of the performers on the Summerside Ghost Walk. (CBC)

Jean MacKay of Wyatt Heritage Properties is the guide, and volunteers will stage vignettes around the city.

"We're going to be experiencing people coming back from the spirit world and telling their stories. It's their chance, their one chance of the year," said MacKay.

Summerside Ghost Walk performers Michelle Askew, Catherine Dickson, Janet Rose Hurst and Jean MacKay. (Lindsay Carroll/CBC)

The tour starts at McNaught House at 6:30 p.m. You can book tickets in advance by calling 902-432-1298.

With files from Lindsay Carroll