The Haunting of Harbour Town in Sea Pines Resort

Hilton Head Island legend and lore has woven a tale of a ghost, a spirit, an apparition, call it what you will, that glides though the night. Some long time islanders who swear by the myth call her The Blue Lady. Her home was one of the original lighthouse keeper’s houses which was moved from the Leamington area of Palmetto Dunes. Charles Fraser purchased the two houses in 1967, moving them beneath the oaks in Harbour Town in Sea Pines, near where CQ’s now stands. Harbour Town was undergoing its first phases of construction then, and because it was relatively undeveloped, many of the roads remained unpaved. One such sand road led to the lighthouse keeper’s house which was charming by day and became a lover’s road at night.

On one occasion, a young couple home from Hilton Head Prep went to the old house looking for romance, but saw instead what appeared to be a lady, dressed in gossamer blue, illuminated radiantly, almost glowing. The young man relayed the vision to his parents, and a few weeks later four cynical and dubious adults drove to the site to disprove the rumor. They were only at the site a few moments before they too witnessed a ghostly blue glow, shimmering in one of the house's windows. They watched, astonished, as she floated over to the door and onto the front porch in full view of the awed spectators. One of them whispered, "A Blue Lady."

For a while the existence of the Blue Lady was not discussed, and became a closely guarded secret among the very few who swore by the reality of her. From then on, whenever the young man was home from school, he visited his “Lady and she never failed to appear until a few years later, when construction in the area neared completion. The houses were moved to their present location and she ceased to materialize. Yet, when he visited after that, he could still feel a cool draft, thought to be her presence. One moonlit night, he felt the presence again and, looking down on the brick of the courtyard between the houses, he discovered a silver wedding ring gleaming in the moon’s light. He picked it up, put it on his small finger and believes that to this day it was left as a goodbye keepsake by The Blue Lady.

Visit CQ's tonight. Maybe the Blue Lady will smile for you.