Comments on: Charles Island, Milford

By: John Mason 12:09 am

John Mason 12:09 am — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:22:59 +0000

My friend and I camped on the island when we were 19 years old at the time im now in my 30′s ..But I can tell you The day we went out it was very stormy ..we had a raft just incase of a riptide or for a safety mattar..we brought a tent and food with two coolers.We set up camp near the old fire place that still remains in the mid part of the island goin towards the back from..We were both soak in wet so we cut rope from the raft hung up sum of the wet clothes we had and made a small fire ,because of the foggy weather and rain nobody seen the smoke we wer lucky at that point cause you dont wanna pay the fine for being there.Anyway as it got ark and I mean dark we had flash lights and a lantern as well and out of nowhere we had a deer come so close to us that it scared the crap out of us so we fed him sum crakers we had then he took off.At about midnight the fire was dieing down so we just had the lantern we heard lots of weird noeses from the birds that are there nesting but lots of movement of small footsteps around in the woods could have been rats.cause of reports of giant rats on the island.The next mourn we woke up we had to think quick cause another storm rolled in and we had to walk the sandbar back to the beach in knee high water but the funny thing was there were no storms reported the day before in the forcast so I had to call my girlfriend to pick us up at the time…

By: peter scozzafava

peter scozzafava — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:05:19 +0000

has anyone ever tried using a metal detector on the island?

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:40:25 +0000

The “sandbar” is actually called a tombolo.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tombolo
A more complete history of Charles Island may be found at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Island
Too many people get caught in the incoming tide when going to Charles Island, and some get washed away and drown. Pay attention to the tides. If you start to walk out there about 90 minutes before LOW tide, that gives you a three hour window to walk out there, explore the island, and get back safely before the water covers the tombolo. Use this website to calculate the tides for the area: http://www.noreast.com/tides/indexb.cfm

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:50:13 +0000

I found the treasure a LONG time ago. You might as well stop wasting your time looking.

By: jorge f.

jorge f. — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:05:34 +0000

i lost my wallet at charles island…… i curse those whom search for it!!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:05:16 +0000

Thank you for the fond memories! We used to trek out onto the island to enjoy the peacefulness, look for signs of treasure, or to see if it was haunted. That was over 20 years ago, and this article brought it all back to me. Now my kids are in college and I tell them the stories. Is the stone archway still standing? I found that to be eerily cool.

By: Jr

Jr — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 01:35:16 +0000

I grew up about a mile from charles island and spent a lot of time there. having walked every inch of the island I can tell you, the treasure is there- somewhere.
you can feel it. I also did some research and believe it is not impossible but..

And of all the places I’ve camped out at night, Charles Island was by far the weirdest/creepiest. lots of huge rats out there at night. good for target practice.

By: Grace

Grace — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 02:40:23 +0000

My aunt and uncle have lived down the street from Silver Sands for over 10 years now (the private beach adjacent to Silver Sands is Fort Trumbull). I’ve walked out to the island a few times, and of course I’ve heard the stories of Captain Kidd. The woods and underbrush are kind of thick and filled with insects in the summer, so I’ve never ventured too far in. If you walk around to the back of the island, you can still see the remains of foundations and a chapel from a monks retreat that was once there. I’ve never experienced anything creepy, but it’s always interesting.

Random story- the first time I walked out there, we found a leatherback turtle that had washed up. The carapace had to be between 5-6 feet. I’m not sure if they often come into the Sound, but it was a cool sight (would have been ever better if it were alive but oh well..maybe the curse got it).

By: Christopher Hobe Morrison

Christopher Hobe Morrison — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:29:27 +0000

My family comes from Milford. The Augurs had a little house which is today still there but overshadowed by the Highway. We used to go there every year on what they called Decoration Day and put flowers on the gravesites. My grandparents Don and Catherine Augur are buried there side by side. My Aunt Marcia was married to Al Mallett (sorry if I spelled that wrong) who was in the yacht club. I have seen the jetty but have never been on the island.

If I were to go onto the island, and I hope to do so before I die, I would like to perform some ceremony to honor the spirits of the natives and any other spirits that happened to be there. It would also be a nice place to have your ashes scattered after your death.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:12:15 +0000

Upon investigation into this one this history of it is much more interesting. The spirits or things that are believed to haunt the island are more based off a historical settlement. Again as stated before it was because of an indian chief who was laid to rest on the island, along with many lives taken in defense of it. It used to be one of those hallowed grounds, and supposedly a house was attempted to be built on the land, and thats where things get weird. Apparently when a settler first tried to build on the land in the 1700′s, he tried to break ground. He struggled in doing so because of the foundation of the island itself, but also cause of the so called curse.

Housing has failed miserably to be build on the land, and those said to dig on the land will not live a pleasant life short after.. The “white man” who first tried to build on the land was bruttaly murdered, and butchered. I would not suggest disturbing any part of the island at all.

I had the pleasure of spending a decent amount of time on Charles Island, and truth be told, yeah it really isnt that bad. But when the sun goes down it gets a little more eerie, and understandable why it might be haunted. Tides are key, but I had taken a Jet Ski out to the island with a bunch of friends from. So we were able to leave at our will. But we didnt stay too late just because the dock was a bit away from us. We scaped the land out and theres some weird rock formations but other than that nothing to special, your mind tends to play tricks on you but regardless it was a eerie expierence, I intend on going back.