Cottage Country Ghosts Author:Maria Da Silva, Andrew Hind The land encompassed by the Muskoka and Parry Sound districts, and the near north just beyond them, is beautiful, but it can also be harsh. For some early settlers it meant prosperity, but for so many more it meant hardship and heartache as they struggled to grow crops in the shallow, rocky soil or to survive the logging camps and silver mines. ... more »Today, beyond its idyllic facade, Cottage Country is haunted by ghosts of the past, and Maria Da Silva and Andrew Hind offer just some of their stories here: Inn at the Falls in Bracebridge in home to several spirits, most prominently William C. Mahaffy, Muskoka's first District Judge, who still walks about the place as if he owns it. The RMS Segwun, Muskoka's oldest and only operating steamship, has at least one ghostly passenger who refuses to disembark. The ghost of Marilyn Monroe herself may haunt chalet 15 at Yesterday's Resort on the French River. Three women visiting the Dwight Cemetery are certain they saw a headstone for a woman named Emily, but haven't been able to find it since. A ghost wagon pulled by phantom horses is occasionally seen near Dollar's Lake, where a drunk driver ran his horses and wagon into a river and drowned years ago. These stories and many more.« less