Congratulations to Our April 2025 Parapic Contest Winner!

Congratulations to Our April 2025 Parapic Contest Winner!

We’re thrilled to announce the winner of our April Parapic Contest – and this month’s winning photo is giving us chills!

Taken at Lighthouse Park, the image shows a strange, unexplained figure standing near the old swing sets. If you look closely, you’ll see what looks like a faint, misty outline of a person – right where countless ghost hunters and tour guests have felt something watching them for years.

Those swings have a haunted reputation of their own. Many guests on our tours have reported seeing them sway on windless nights or hearing giggles drifting through the darkness. It’s even more somber when you know the tragic story of the Pittee girls who died in an accident during the construction of the St. Augustine Lighthouse. Many believe their playful spirits still linger around the lighthouse grounds, and some say they’re responsible for the ghostly energy near the swings. This month’s winning photo looks strikingly similar to other snapshots guests have captured there over the years. Coincidence… or another sign the girls want to be seen?

Want your own shot at catching something from the other side? Join us for an Everdark Express tour – where you’ll explore St. Augustine’s most haunted sites aboard our Shadow Shuttle – or brave the shadows on a Dead Walk, our ghost walking tour through the city’s historic streets. Bring your camera… you never know what you might capture. If your photo is chosen for our next Parapic Contest, you could win great prizes and bragging rights as a true ghost hunter!

Congrats again to our winner, and thank you to everyone who submitted their photos. Keep your eyes open and your cameras ready – the spirits of St. Augustine are always waiting to say hello.