Northern Mysteries
Season 1
Hosted by Kenneth Welsh, "Northern Mysteries" is a Canadian TV docudrama series that covers ghosts, disappearances, murders, psychic powers, and treasures.
Where to Watch Season 1
28 Episodes
- Ambrose Small
E1Ambrose SmallIn 1924, Albert Ostman, a Scandinavian lumberjack, chose a wild area of Toba Inlet on the Powell River for a combination vacation-prospecting trip. He was searching for a lost gold mine nearby. He heard about the rumored giant Sasquatch, a name which means "wild men of the woods," from an old Indian hired to take him up the fjord. These hairy human-like creatures carried him off, and held him captive for 7 days. - The Donnellys
E2The DonnellysThe Donnellys were an Irish family who emigrated to Ontario. Five of the family were murdered by an armed mob in the township of Lucan Biddulph in February 1880 and their farm was burned down, the culmination of long-standing conflict between the family and other residents. No one was convicted of the murders, despite two trials. Is the former Donnelly farm haunted in present day? - Gold Rush Mysteries
E3Gold Rush MysteriesIn 1924, Albert Ostman, a Scandinavian lumberjack, chose a wild area at the head of Toba Inlet on the Powell River for a combination vacation-prospecting trip. He was searching for a lost gold mine nearby. He heard about the rumored giant Sasquatch, a name which means “wild men of the woods,” from an old Indian hired to take him up the fjord. These hairy humanlike creatures carried him off, and held him captive for 7 days. - Mysteries in Plain Sight
E4Mysteries in Plain SightEsther Cox is hailed by many as the scariest poltergeist in Canadian history, the strange case of Esther Cox has perplexed believers in the supernatural and scientists alike. Whether it is viewed as evidence of supernatural activity, something for scientists to get their teeth into and explain logically, or just a scary tale to tell by the fire on a dark night, it is a truly disturbing case. - Hoaxes or Mysteries?
E5Hoaxes or Mysteries?"Spiritualism" Discussing, among others, Dr Thomas Glendenning Hamilton of Winnipeg and his psychic experiments which began in 1918 with the aim of investigating rappings, psychokinesis, ectoplasm and materialisations under scientific conditions that would rule out any possibility of fraud and minimize any possibility of error. - Lost Treasures
E6Lost TreasuresLost Lemon Mine & Oak Island"- Somewhere in south-western Alberta, in the Crowsnest Pass, close by Coleman (according to some), it is said, is a gold vein worth millions. All you have to do is find it... The Oak Island Money Pit is the site of the world's longest running hunt for lost treasure. For hundreds of years, treasure hunters have ventured to Nova Scotia and tried to recover the treasure which is protected by a series of ingenious traps. - Never Cry Wolf
E7Never Cry WolfWerewolves & Aliens" - What fearsome creature howls under the full moon? In French Canada, it can only be one thing: the legendary loup-garou, the lone werewolf of Quebec lore. Also... In 1968, In St. Joseph Du Colleran, children playing in a cemetery encountered a strange being near an odd rock which had been split open... the creature appeared for 3 days... then vanished. - Real X-Files
E8Real X-Files"Men in Black & Stefan Michalak" - Recounting tales of Men in Black in Vancouver, and Stefan Michalak, who came across a landed UFO while on a prospecting trip to Falcon Lake, Manitoba, on Friday, May 19, 1967. The encounter would leave him ill, with strange burns on his chest. - Caught on Tape
E9Caught on Tape"Philip The Ghost" - In the 1970s, a group of Canadian parapsychologists wanted to attempt an experiment to create a ghost, proving their theory that the human mind can produce spirits through expectation, imagination and visualization. The experiment took place in Toronto, Canada, in 1972, under the direction of the world-renowned expert on poltergeists, Dr A. R. G. Owen. What they came up with... was Philip. Also, a poltergeist is caught on Tape. - Mysteries Larger Than Life
E10Mysteries Larger Than Life"Bigfoot & Cattle Mutilation" - Exploring Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch, an alleged ape-like creature said to inhabit remote forests, mainly in the Pacific northwest region and the Canadian province of British Columbia & Cattle mutilation which is the killing and then mutilation of cattle under unusual or anomalous circumstances. - Poltergeists
E11Poltergeists"Poltergeists" - The Dagg Poltergeist was one of the wonders of the Ottawa Valley in 1889. The focus of the disturbances caused by the poltergeist (an unseen but noisy spirit) was the farmhouse of George and Susan Dagg in the village of Clarendon on the north side of the Ottawa River, near Shawville, Quebec. - Mysteries From the Past
E12Mysteries From the PastFrederick Albert Mitchell-Hedges was an English adventurer, traveller and writer. Mitchell-Hedges was known for his connection to the Mitchell-Hedges crystal skull, claimed to have been found with his adopted daughter Anna Mitchell-Hedges in Lubaantun, British Honduras in 1924. Also, The Search For Champlain's Lost Tomb. - From Outer Space
E13From Outer Space"The Montreal UFO & Shag Harbour" - On Nov. 7, 1990, a woman spots a round, metallic object projecting a series of brilliant light beams while swimming in the rooftop pool of her downtown Montreal hotel. She tells the lifeguard who calls the hotel security guard, who contacts the police and a journalist from La Presse newspaper. The RCMP, the military and even NASA are called in. The aerial phenomenon lasts almost three hours from 7:20 p.m. to 10:10 p.m. The crash-landing of an unknown large object into Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia in October 1967. The crash was investigated by various Canadian government agencies, and at least one underwater search was launched to recover remains of the object. - From the Deep
E14From the Deep"Cadborosaurus and The Kraken" - In 1937 the Naden Harbour whaling station in the Queen Charlotte Islands was abuzz with news that some flensers had discovered a strange animal in the stomach of a recently harvested whale. The creature was about 10 feet long and had odd characteristics such as a camel-like head, a long elongated body of serpentine proportions and curiously shaped fins and tail. Encounters with the Kraken are also discussed. - Warlock
E15Warlock"Occult Crimes" - Sandy Charles, who was institutionalized in 1995 after being found not criminally responsible for the slaying of a seven-year-old boy, cut and cooked strips of flesh and fat from the boy's body in a ritual he said was inspired by the movie “Warlock.” Also - Adolfo De Jesus Constanzo, Mexican cult leader also known as El Padrino. When police raided his ranch they discovered the malodorous shed where Constanzo kept his nganga. Captive cult members directed searchers to Constanzo's private cemetery, and excavation began revealing 15 mutilated corpses by April 16, 1989, including American student Mark Kilroy. - Of Unknown Origin
E18Of Unknown Origin“Manipogo” - The name given to a lake monster, reported to live in Lake Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada. Sightings of this serpent like sea monster have been going on since roughly 1908. The creature was dubbed Manipogo in 1957. "Ogopogo"- Alake monster said to inhabit Lake Okanagan in British Columbia, Canada. - Strange Science
E19Strange Science“The Hutchison Effect” - In 1979, Hutchison claims to have discovered a number of unusual phenomena, while trying to duplicate experiments done by Nikola Tesla. "Arthur H. Mathews" A former assistant to Tesla claimed to have used the Teslascope to communicate with people from Venus and that they began to visit him every other year from between 1941 and 1962. He was relieved to find that these Venusians look exactly like regular humans. - Possession
E21Possession"The Possession of Maurice Theriault" - As a child Maurice “Frenchy” Theriault lived a hard New England life, suffering long hours working on his family farm and dealing with his father's abusive attitude, becoming more and more violent towards his son as he became older. Frenchy began to ask for help, calling upon anyone who would help him, even unknowingly asking Satan to help him. Strange events ensue. - Legendary Creatures
E23Legendary Creatures"Memphre" - Inland sea serpents are not unknown in Canada. The story of the Memphe resembles very closely that of Ogopogo in central BC. Lake Memphremagog is a long finger-like running south from Magog, Quebec across the Canada/US border to about Newport, Vermont. Nestled in between mountains, the lake is both deep and cold. In the latter part of the 18th century stories of encounters by Indians with a giant sea creature began to emerge. In 1961 two fishermen saw a black creature about 40 feet (13 metres) long swimming, partially submerged, past their boat. In 1994 four persons in two separate boats reported a 30-foot-long (9.1 m), black, three-humped creature. Is the Memphre real or just another Mystery of Canada? "Thunderbirds"- Giant birds of prey are thought to soar over the wilderness of Canada. - Ghost Lessons
E26Ghost Lessons"The McKay Avenue School & The Vogue Theatre" - In the McKay Avenue School The sound of children laughing can still be heard in its halls. Not only are there ghostly children in this building but the eerie apparition of a man is often seen walking its halls. He is believed to be a maintenance worker who fell to his death while repairing the roof. The Vogue Theatre opened in 1941 as a movie theatre and performing arts house. For most of its history, it actually played host to more movie showings than live performances. Nobody knows who the ghost is but, perhaps he was a performer who once played at the Vogue Theatre. Or perhaps he's simply an audience member who, even after death, still longs to be in the limelight.
