Then, while preparing for a trip to the area, I discovered an entry in John Robert Colombo's Mysteries of Ontario a report about a haunted oak tree near Thompson Road near the "Old John Born Farm". Colombo reports the strange sounds but not the apparition near this great tree. According to his version of the local legend, the tree was indeed the site of a hanging but, it was the suicide of a farmer named John Windicker. According to the legend told in book, Windicker's farm was all but destroyed completely during the War of 1812 and in despair, he hung himself in the tree. Since then, the noises are that of Windicker lamenting his loss.
We are very interested in this report and the exact location of this tree (if it still stands). If you can assist us, please