but how do you know that is real if you were not alive to see it or here about it

I live close by in Kennebunk. I read about the little boy being found in the paper, and At work we were discussing the curse, and whether the curse states 3 white men, or if it including women too… Don’t go in the water we still have 1 man to go!

The little boy was not white…2 more men to go.
History has proven it to be true. It happens every year except once in the 1940’s. People were forbidden to go in or on the river to try and break the curse.

im sorry but isnt this story a bit racist i mean only the Caucasions (white people) die my uncle was a person who lived near there and for sum reason whenever hes near he hears a crowd of people and when i went i heard voices sayin hes here i think im a desentent of this person who was killed

I think the Ghost Hunters…(T.A.P.S) should do an investigation on it.

^…not sure TAPS does rivers though, but cool idea.

I like this ghost story. Hey, Have you ever heard of Chloe’s Hallow. This is based on legend, though. A long time ago, a black slave woman named Chloe fell in love with a white man. She and he had an affair. People found out about his affair and hanged Chloe for it. People have said that if you go there you can hear the wind howling and some people have actually seen her hanging. This is in Artursan, Kansas like the Sally House.

omg evry one is saying it is not real IT IS my best friend ramend (the little boy u r all talking about just died about 4 weeks ago in the saco river

This is true. I used to live a mile from this river, and the story was well known to everyone who lived around it, but the story was different. Three white men had captured and killed the cheif’s daughter, and he set a curse on the river saying that every three years at least three white men will die.

i dont know i’ll try to find somthing on this

im back and not with much info many pepole have deid here and pepole are still dieing allof them white men or boys

i have more info a 41 year old man that was priononced missing waws found dead in the saco river tusday may 13 2008
by the name of keith O’brien he had been missig for naerly a month befor his body was found he was last seen on the rialroad brig on april 16 i got this off of sunjornal.com if any one from the saco river area would like to cament on this please do .

Hysteria,ghost do not exist and water deaths are acts of god and nature it can happen to any careless meatball.

JaMeS,
This is about a curse on the river, not ghosts.
A death in the Saco is most likely an accident, ‘careless meatball’ or not.
If you don’t believe in the paranormal, curses, or ghosts that fine…but it doesn’t mean they don’t exsist.

Yes, this story is true, about 3 or more people die every year, swimming, boating, in the “Saco River”. I hope someday people beleave in this story!

My brother grew up with a friend of his.And went to school with this friend. His friend was swimming in the saco river the other day. With his family and tried to swim across the saco.When the river most dangerous to swim. He was pulled under by the stronge current. And really drowned. They was swimming down by the damn. A BIG NO NO! I beleave in the curse of the Saco River and I feel it is true.Guardian.Angel37@y7mail.com

I go to the Saco every year for a canoe trip with a bunch of people and at least where we go (canal bridge to woodland acres) the rivers current isn’t fast at all. It can get a little stronger in parts, but its not dangerous. Booze can make it dangerous, but that’s it

I wish Ghosthunter would learn to spell or stop posting however….

The story has changed a bit over time. It has become an Urban Legend. I grew up next to the Saco River, as a child in the 80’s the story I was told was of an Indian Medicine Women who’s lover and child were killed by the early settlers. Out of much grief she placed a curse on the river that 3 people would die every year and then commited suicide by drowning herself in the river, so that her soul would remain there waiting to claim the white man and their childrens souls. This story scared the **** out of me as a child, I hated swimming in that river. I was afraid of what might lurk beneath. I had an over active imagination.

saco river has to be cursed because more people die on that river then ever. there was a 12 year old boy that was playing with some friends on some rocks and he fell in and died. it took searchers 3 days to recover him in the river..