The Billdad – Maine’s Own Marsupial?
Boundary Pond is a small, unassuming body of water in the northeastern corner of Maine. It is almost touching Quebec, earning the pond it’s name sake. It has an outlet…
Will-o-the-Wisp: An Ancient Flame
In ancient times when the night was so much darker than it is today, stories were told that endure to this day. It’s easy for scholars to assume that, because…
We Did Not Always Make Merry at Christmas
It is that time of year again, and apart from the religious significance of the day, there is the secular aspect of days off, possible Christmas bonuses, money spent on…
The First Kid to See Star Wars…
There are moments in your life that shine like stars in the darkness and light your path and as you remember your past. Such memories are safely couched in the…
Lithobolia – The Stone-Throwing Demons of Great Island
Today, New Castle is a small town of 2.4 square miles at the mouth of the Piscataqua River in New Hampshire bordering the neighboring state of Maine. Today, only 968…
The Red-Headed Spectre of Route 44
No one knows his name. No one knows his motives. All that is known is where he lingers, what he looks like, how he haunts the living and the circumstances…
The Luckiest Man in Old New England – Timothy Dexter
Have you ever known an extremely lucky person, a character so unlikely to be successful due to a perceived lack of wit, money, talent, and education as to be the…
Tales of Gluskabe: The King of The Ghosts
This October, Strange New England will cover ghost stories in a special series of articles with a theme befitting Halloween (or The Day of the Dead, if you celebrate it).…