Walkerton jail the scene of many strange happenings over the years

August 28, 2025 @ 7:25 amNews, Walkerton Herald-Times

Swamp tours by the Cargill and Greenock Swamp Promotional Association, celebrate local heritage, including the Walkerton jail. Here, costumed actors help tell the tales that haunt the old cells and corridors. (Shannon Wood photo)

BROCKTON – The marvellous and mysterious Greenock Swamp has a thousand tales to tell, and more than a few of them end at the Walkerton Jail. Shannon Wood, of the Cargill and Greenock Swamp Promotional Association, leads tours that celebrate the area’s rich pioneer heritage and the unique environment of the swamp, with folklore, fun…

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Pauline Kerr is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with the Walkerton Herald-Times. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.