Ghost Boat Adventures

What happens when the Good Witch of Hollywood meets a Heiltsuk elder with extraordinary stories of his own? 👻🔮 Yo crew, welcome aboard Ghost Boat Adventures! In this special recorded live interview, Captain Jordan welcomes Patti Negri, the renowned psychic medium, witch and paranormal television personality known as the Good Witch of Hollywood and featured on Ghost Adventures. What begins as a c...

Road to Halloween continues as Ghost Boat Adventures heads deep into British Columbia’s legendary Othello Tunnels. These spectacular tunnels and canyons near Hope, BC have a history almost as dramatic as the landscape itself — and movie fans may recognize the area as a filming location for First Blood , starring Sylvester Stallone as Rambo. Jordan “Gwa Gwa” Reid and Karen explore the tunnels and s...

What is it really like to drive the Coquihalla Highway in the middle of a BC winter storm? And what happens when the story moves from dangerous roads to strange lights in the sky? Captain Jordan, also known as Gwa Gwa — “Come Out From Underneath” — a Heiltsuk elder, shaman and Master Mariner , shares his firsthand experiences driving tour buses through British Columbia's notorious Coquihalla H...

They laughed when I said I’d seen a Sasquatch—until it stepped out of the trees and my sister screamed. Filmed on location in Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia, Captain Jordan Reid, a Heiltsuk First Nations storyteller and Master Mariner, recounts three personal encounters from his childhood around Bella Bella. Hear about a close-range Sasquatch sighting witnessed by others, a frightening scr...

What if the Star People did not simply visit—but placed our ancestors at specific locations throughout Heiltsuk territory? In the first episode of Wild Wake Wednesday, Captain Jordan responds to our viewer survey with three connected mysteries: the Heiltsuk Star People origin account, Raven and the mysterious giant clamshell, and the haunted side of the Museum of Anthropology. Could the giant clam...

When I was young, my mother gave me one warning I never forgot: BE HOME BEFORE DARK. She told me that after sunset, mysterious Forest Fairies came out — supernatural beings that, according to her, rode on the backs of wolves. But what she told me could happen if they found someone outside after dark was considerably more frightening than the version I'm sharing today. Now that I am an Elder my...

An elderly Heiltsuk couple, rumoured to be witches, needed someone to row them to a sacred burial island—but everyone refused except my father. What happened after they made an offering to the ancestors left Dad believing his act of kindness had brought him a mysterious blessing of good fortune. Jordan Reid shares this true family story of Heiltsuk elders, witchcraft, ancestral beliefs, sacred pla...

When I was a young boy growing up in Bella Bella on the Central Coast of British Columbia, my mother gave me a warning I never forgot. She warned me about an enormous flying creature — something much larger than an eagle — that could come from the sky and carry a person away. Now, as a Heiltsuk Elder, I look back at that warning and ask a question I could never have imagined asking as a child: Wha...

In Episode 3 of Warnings Our Elders Gave Us , I share a warning passed down to me by my Heiltsuk aunt, one she believed could protect our family. She warned me never to leave personal things behind: strands of hair, cigarette butts, or anything closely connected to you. She believed there were people who practiced dark magic and could use these items to work harmful spells against others. She also...

In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, my father gave me a warning I never forgot: if you encounter strange beings in the woods, do not follow them. In this episode of Ghost Boat Adventures, I share a First Nations story passed down through my family about mysterious beings seen deep in the forest. Were they spirits, something physical, visitors from somewhere else, or something we still do not...

When I was a young boy, my mother worked in a hospital where she witnessed countless people during the final hours of their lives. Over time, she noticed something that would stay with her forever—a striking difference between those who found peace and those who left this world in fear. Like many children, I listened... but I didn't truly understand. Years later, after being struck by a car, I fou...

In this final episode, I share one of the most personal chapters in the story of Gwa Gwa , a Heiltsuk shaman whose life became part of our family's oral history. For generations, parts of this story remained untold. As elders passed away, much of that knowledge risked disappearing forever. This episode explores why Gwa Gwa never returned home, the history surrounding Goose Island, and why preservi...

Episode 2 of a Three-Part Series The story continues. After coming face to face with what he believes was a Sasquatch, our guest describes what happened next while harvesting traditional medicines in the forests of British Columbia. In this episode you'll hear about: • Strange tree knocking from multiple directions • Why he believes there was more than one Sasquatch • Massive tracks discovered...

Episode One of a Three-Part Collector’s Edition Series Some people preserve stories. Jordan Wilson is preserving a way of life. In this powerful first episode, Indigenous Elder Jordan Wilson speaks with Captain Jordan Reid about the knowledge that residential schools, disease, and colonization tried to break: traditional medicines, food gathering, survival skills, cultural teachings, and the spiri...

Trapped Forever on Treasure Island | Ask Raven Description 🪶 Ask Raven listens. And this time, Raven tells the legend of the pirate who ignored Davy Jones' final warning. Treasure Island promised unimaginable riches. But the greatest danger wasn't the gold. It was the temptation to take just one coin . One glance. One choice. One curse. Some treasures aren't meant to be found. Some le...

Captain Hook Said TURN BACK! 👁️ Ask Raven listens. And this time, the answer comes from the cursed waters of the Phantom Tide. Three legendary pirate captains race toward the mysterious Treasure Island in search of untold riches. Captain Jordan seeks adventure. Wolfy seeks treasure. But Captain Hook of the Sea Devil seeks only one thing... To stop them. As the ships approach the island, Hook deliv...

Why Greed Never Wins | Ask Raven Ask Raven listens. And this time, the lesson comes from a mountain of gold. Beyond the fog and moonlit seas, four great ships arrive at Treasure Island. Before them stands more wealth than kings, emperors, and pirates could spend in a thousand lifetimes. Gold beyond counting. Jewels beyond measure. Enough treasure to tempt even the wisest sailor. But as Captain Jor...

The Ghost Ship Wanted More Souls Ask Raven listens. The Big Bad Bot Wolf believed a ghost ship had stolen his crew. What he discovered was far worse. The bots had not been captured. They had chosen the Phantom Tide. As Raven watches from above, the mystery deepens. Why would machines abandon their captain and willingly sign a cursed ledger? What power does the Phantom Tide hold over those who step...

The Pirate Pigs thought they had escaped the Big Bad Bot Wolf. Instead, they boarded the Phantom Tide and witnessed the impossible. As pirate bots unknowingly sign the cursed ledger, ancient ghost sailors begin ascending into golden light. The curse that bound the crew for ages is finally breaking... and the Gates of Valhalla are opening.

🐦‍⬛ Ask Raven! The wise one listens and answers with song. Lost in the fog and hunted by the Big Bad Wolf, three desperate pirate pigs stumble upon a ghost ship unlike any other. Aboard the legendary Phantom Tide, Captain Jordan and his ghostly crew must decide whether these strange travelers deserve safe harbor—or something far more mysterious. This original Ask Raven adventure blends folklore,...

A lonely road beneath the moonlight. A screaming figure racing through the darkness. And terrified teenagers who realized too late… Crazy Hazel may never have truly died. Tonight Raven tells the chilling legend of the Dead Witch said to haunt Terra Nova after midnight — a ghostly figure feared for generations, still chasing unlucky souls through the fog and rain. Some legends fade into whispers. O...

A sailor entered an apartment deep inside the projects expecting an ordinary night… Instead, he found a hooded woman chanting strange words into the darkness while the room itself seemed to twist around him. The air changed. The walls felt alive. And then came the terrified warning: “She’s casting spells! RUN!” But years later, one detail still haunts the sailor most: Part of him almost wanted to...

A quiet afternoon. A simple question. And an answer that never left. In 1977, three young men drove through a park in Richmond, British Columbia and saw something that did not belong there. A woman dressed in black sat alone in the grass. Still. Calm. Waiting. She wore a pointed hat and held a large book in her lap, as if she had always been there… and always would be. When asked who she was waiti...

He held a spear… and touched it to my ribs. “Get up, kid.” Years after the crash, my body failed me. I couldn’t move. I couldn’t fight it. Then Donny came back. Not as I remembered him… but as something stronger. A warrior. A presence. He didn’t speak much. He didn’t need to. The spear touched my side… and something changed. Strength returned. Not slowly. Not naturally. But all at once. Some bonds...

The driver pushed faster and faster into the darkness… as though fleeing something only he could see. Passengers sensed the danger building. Then the truck broke free from the road. Three violent rolls toward the unknown… yet the outcome defied explanation. Some say instinct took over. Others believe something unseen intervened. Raven has long observed the Rule of Three — a pattern appearing again...