Posted in Vermont
December 19, 2016
You’ll Never Forget Your Visit To The Most Haunted Restaurant In Vermont
Vermont has its fair share of haunted places and ghostly tales, and this is one that will send shivers down your spine. This haunting is not in your traditional house, but a popular restaurant in downtown Burlington. The Shanty on the Shore may be best known for its fresh seafood, but there is a tale behind the first inhabitant that makes you wonder if he ever left. Let’s take a closer look at this haunted restaurant in VT.
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The building was located on the four-lot stretch of land and dock known as Nye’s Wharf.
But the tales of the past owner continue to be told.
He had brief conversations with his customers and the family who rented the rooms upstairs, and he became known as “The Hermit of Champlain.”
He moved into the small room in the back of the shop and became even more reclusive.
Attend funerals.
He would stay until the bitter end and the last bit of dirt went onto the coffin before he would get back into his buggy and return home.
He asked that his shop which had been closed for 30 years be opened and his body be laid out on the counter for people to pay their respects.
“The goods in the store when he closed it, remained and mouldered upon the shelves. He would sell nothing of them, and what is left of them are still there.”
Restaurant staff say that they hear footsteps and lights mysteriously turn on. Glassware rattles despite there not being any breeze, cold chills and moved furniture have been reported as well.
Perhaps he simply couldn’t give up his stunning view.
For more haunted places take this haunted road trip through Vermont… If you dare!
