Q, of thin air the 



ghouls and goblins appear this time 

 of year, reminding us to buy candy 

 and costumes for the haunting 

 season. They are the stuff of magic 

 and marketing. 



But Halloween also invites a 

 look at the legendary spirits be- 

 lieved to haunt our native shores. 

 The North Carolina coast hosts a 

 tradition of ghost stories about 

 people who died in harrowing 

 shipwrecks, pirate attacks and train 

 crashes. They tell of famous duel- 

 ers, pirates, captains and soldiers. 

 And they tell of people who led 

 quiet lives but died strange deaths. 



Continued 



COASTWATCH 5 



