Haunted Ocean City and Berlin

Haunted America

by Mindie Burgoyne, Helen Chappell (Foreword)

Join Author and guide Mindie Burgoyne as she takes a chilling journey through the haunted history and lore of Ocean City and Berlin.
A ghostly sea captain, an ill-fated lover and jazz musicians who go on playing long after their last songs--these are the spirits that make their presence known from Ocean City's Boardwalk to the picturesque town square of Berlin. The phantom scent of a woman's perfume floats from Trimper's carousel while the Ocean City Life-Saving Station is haunted by the ghost of a drowned sailor. In Berlin, some guests never check out of the Atlantic Hotel, and strange happenings have been reported at the Rackliffe House, where legend has it that a cruel plantation owner was murdered by his slaves.

Genres: Nonfiction, Paranormal, Ghosts, History

144 pages, Paperback

First published October 6, 2014

About the author

Mindie Burgoyne, is a travel writer, blogger, author, tour operator and speaker. Her focus is traveling within the context of a story to mystical – magical places that stir the mind and spirit. She’s also the organizer of a travel club for girlfriends called The Travel Hags.

All six of her published books focus on travel destinations but Haunted Eastern Shore: Ghostly Tales from East of the Chesapeake is the most popular (10th printing) with its 19 haunted tales of sites east of the Chesapeake Bay. This book was followed by a series of three - Haunted Ocean City and Berlin (2014), The Haunted Mid-Shore: Spirits of Caroline, Dorchester and Talbot Counties (2015) and The Haunted Lower Shore: Spirits of Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester Counties (Oct. 2106).This collection not only shares mysterious events and haunted activities on the Delmarva Peninsula, it also offers a deep, insiders view of the people and traditions of the "Shore."

Mindie also operates a tour company that offers group travel excursions to mystical places in Ireland and western Europe, and she is the founder and operator of Chesapeake Ghost Tours, which offers over a dozen different ghost tours year-round on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

Travel inspires her to write.

Reviews

[Kathleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this book after going on a ghost tour of Berlin led by the author of the book and owner of Chesapeake Ghost Tours. The book was fascinating, The author created a great balance between documented historical events and intriguing stories from the residents of Ocean City and Berlin, who had ghostly encounters. I really enjoyed her conversational tone. It was like being on the tour again and feeling a sense of the town's ethereal spirits around you. The subject matter was far ranging. Not only was there the expected topics like architecture, cemeteries, murder, elementals, and shipwrecks, but also a haunted carousel, healing tree, sand castles and the origins of salt water taffy.

[Dani Jameson · Rating 2 out of 5]

I just thought it would be more haunting and less history. I think this book only works if you are already positive that you believe that ghosts exist. And she said she didn't want to investigate the scariest one. I was like "mannnn, why am I reading this?" Buuut, if you get this book seeing it as a history lesson or just fun facts about Ocean City then it is definitely worth the read, because it is a fast fun read that endeared me more to the bookshop I bought it from in beautiful Berlin Maryland.

[Jadyn Carroll · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book! I’ve lived in this area my whole life and hadn’t heard most of these stories before. I kept finding myself looking up the different locations and realizing that I had been there before or at least recognized the spot. I loved learning so much about the history of the area and I hope I can go on one of the ghost tours!

[Nancy Householder · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book about the history of Ocean City, as well as good ghost stories!

[Jeremy Hurwitz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome

Amazing book with lots of history and knowledge of Ocean City that I never knew. I throughly enjoyed reading this book!

[Katherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yada yada'd over some of the dramatic stuff, but I'm on board for the idea that ghosts return to where they're happy, and you know I LOVE history through the lens of GHOSTS.

[Clarissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is a history book about the two cities as well as a ghost tour. Now I want to go back there and check all the location and take a ghost tour. Fascinating book

[T.J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun to read about familiar places.