CNE Haunted Walking Tours
October 7 and 22, 7 to 9pm
Exhibition Place is known for its bright lights and entertaining shows and events, but lurking below the surface are a few well-kept secrets that, until this walking tour, were primarily known only to staff who work the late shift. That the grounds should harbour otherworldly visitors is not much of a surprise: the Horticulture Building was once used as a temporary morgue; the current site of the CNE midway was a bloody battlefield during the War of 1812; and the grounds were once home to two military forts. Not to mention the CNE’s own long history, going back to 1879 – plenty of time and plenty of reasons for an accumulation of “things that go bump in the night.”
Leader: Steve Collie
Start Point: 2 Manitoba Drive, General Services Building
Finish Point: Scadding Cabin (south of the Dufferin Gate)
Length: Approximately 2 hours
Difficulty: Long walk on level ground; some stairs
Cost: $5.00 per person, money raised donated to United Way
Not Recommended for Children
*Limit of 100 people, please call 416-263-3658 or email to register