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In 1876, 16 year old local girl, Minnie Quay fell in love with a sailor that docked at the pier in Forester. Known as a bit of a wild child, Minnie clandestinely met with her boyfriend, until her parents resorted to locking her in her room when his boat brought supplies to town. Legend has it that her sailor's boat took to a stormy lake one night when Minnie was on lock down. She never got to say goodbye. The boat was tossed around in high waves and wind and finally capsized. The whole crew drowned. 5 months later while babysitting her brother, Minnie, dressed in a white nightgown, walked down to the pier. She waved at neighbors, and much to their horror, threw herself into the icy waters of Lake Huron.
The local, as well as the national legend is that Minnie's ghost is heard calling her lover while strolling the shoreline. Many have reported seeing her image doing such a thing and some have seen her actually in the water. She is said to be looking for women to enlist in her search.
Minnie has also been sighted around her grave where people constantly leave money and gifts on her headstone. The old Quay home has been known to have the usual haunting. An original Quay family member has indicated that lamps swing, rockers rock and things randomly move at Minnie's will. The shoreline pier, the house, and the grave site are sought out by curiosity seekers and her story was recently featured on "The Dead Files."
My search also revealed that Minnie has a Facebook page, a song written about her that is complete with a video, a poem and more recently a book.
Whether it's true or just a thumbtastic legend, the story brings notoriety to Forester and makes wonderful campfire story fodder.
Do you have any ghost stories or experiences in the paranormal? Do tell-I'm dyin' to know!
Happy fall, my dears. xo
4 comments:
Every place needs some local legend.
Love ghost stories like that. They are made true by belief, morphing back in time and thus becoming real to life. Maybe.
Lots of North Carolina tales, and ghosties. Definitely.
Here's one -- "Lydia's Bridge" http://www.northcarolinaghosts.com/piedmont/lydias-bridge.php
Charles-I agree and I love this old, romantic tale. Erik-I'd like to know how the story got from Minnie's true suicide to her haunting the shore. I look for her every time I pass thru Forester on the way to the beach house. Somehow a 16 year old ghost doesn't seem that scary. I'm checking out your link! Have a wonderful week, you two. xoxo
Jodi, I look for Minnie on my travels through Forester too but have never seen her. I think we should venture through the cemetary or down by the water after dark some night and perhaps we will have a sighting!! Are you game? Love ya. xoxoxo
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