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In this interlude from our continuing series of True Tales of Prince Edward, we’re pleased to present Janet Kellough reading this tantalizing audio excerpt from her newest novel, Sowing Poison, the second book in the Thadeus Lewis Mystery series.
Sowing Poison is published by Dundurn Press.
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Excerpt running time: 6:05
According to Janet, there are persistent stories of strange sea monsters off Prince Edward County in Lake Ontario.
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podcast running time 1:52
In the early days, a charivari (pronounced “shivaree“) would be reserved for an unpopular marriage. But over the years it became just another part of a wedding celebration. Janet remembers one being held in the County as recently as the early 1970s.
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podcast running time: 5:38
Here’s a favourite story for visitors to Sandbanks Provincial Park. There are several buried treasure legends in the County, and they all involve “a French Captain,” who somehow loses a chest full of gold. You have to wonder how they all could be so careless.
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podcast running time: 3:27
You can sort out who’s County and who isn’t, just by how they say: Demorestville.
There is no disputing the fact that Demorestville was originally known as Sodom, and you can go and see the nearby Gomorrah Road sign for yourself.
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podcast running time: 1:53
John A. Macdonald, first prime minister of Canada, lived for three years at Glenora, where his father operated the grist mill. Later, the family moved to Kingston, but in 1833, Macdonald returned to Picton to take over his cousin’s law practice.
A few years later, when he announced that he was taking up a practice in Kingston, the citizens of Picton offered him £100 if he’d stay in Prince Edward. He declined. Apparently he had something else he wanted to do.
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podcast running time 4:22