By Adam Frisk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Highlander For more than a century, the historic Reid House at the Haliburton Highlands Museum has offered a glimpse of what life was like during the 19th-century pioneering days. But for museum staff, locals, and curious visitors, the 1882 structure has long been known to house more than just artifacts. Next month, the local lore of the Reid House will reach a national audience when the museum is featured on an episode of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) series Ghost Hunters of the Grand River. \u201cThe Reids would be so shocked to find out that their house, in 2026, was part of a museum and that thousands of people every year were coming to look at their house and find out… <\/p>\n
By Adam Frisk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Highlander For more than a century, the historic Reid House at the Haliburton Highlands Museum has offered a glimpse of what life was like during the 19th-century pioneering days. But for museum staff, locals, and curious visitors, the 1882 structure has long been known to house more than just artifacts. Next month, the local lore of the Reid House will reach a national audience when the museum is featured on an episode of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) series Ghost Hunters of the Grand River. \u201cThe Reids would be so shocked to find out that their house, in 2026, was part of a museum and that thousands of people every year were coming to look at their house and find out... <\/p>\n