Strange New England

A Compendium of History, Folklore, and Evidence of the Unexplained

The 1955 Caribou UFO

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The 1955 Caribou UFO
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It’s late. Outside, in the deep darkness of a winter’s night in a landscape vast and empty, the temperature is dipping well below zero and the first quarter moon is…

“For the Moon Shone Bright” – The Purington Murders of 1806

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“For the Moon Shone Bright” – The Purington Murders of 1806
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[Please note – some of the descriptions in this article/episode are graphic. Use discretion with younger readers/listeners] You are lying in your bed on this hot July night. It has…

The Murder of Sarah Ware

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The Murder of Sarah Ware
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It is night. Darkness has fallen over the September night as the half moon rises and the stars begin to fill the sky over Penobscot Bay. Sometimes the night falls…

The Abiding Spirit of Father Moriarty

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The Abiding Spirit of Father Moriarty
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I know you don’t tell other people that you’ve had that experience, that one singular time when you were alone in your house and it happened: something inexplicable. Maybe it…

The Eternal Mourner of Cuttingsville

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The Eternal Mourner of Cuttingsville
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He has waited for entrance into the mausoleum for well over a hundred years – learn the real story behind the enternal mourner of Cuttingsville, Vermont.

The Last Flights

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The Last Flights
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Ten thousand warplanes flew from or over Maine during World War II. Over the course of the war, a total of 48 aircraft crashed in the state accounting for 143…

To Step Off the Map

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To Step Off the Map
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If you live in New England, sooner or later you’ll have this experience: you’ll find yourself driving down a road you’ve driven a hundred times before and you’ll notice something…

The Ghost of Catherine’s Hill

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The Ghost of Catherine’s Hill
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The cold wind blows across the empty fields. The trees have shed their rusted leaves and the moon plays hide and go seek with the thin and wispy clouds. It’s…