Was She Buried Alive? The Strange Tale of Mary Howe
How do we knew when a body is truly dead? Modern science shows us that the body dies slowly, not all at once as we used to suppose. It takes…
High Strangeness in Old New England – The Spectre Leaguers of Cape Ann
The great 19th century American poet, John Greenleaf Whittier, composed a strange poem entitled “The Garrison of Cape Ann” that tells one of the strangest tales ever to come from…
America’s First Ghost – The Machiasport Haunting
The three men made their way down the lonely trail that skirted the fields outside of Machiasport, Maine. These hills were wide open and bare, but the trees in the distance…
The Great Saltwater Gold Hoax of Lubec, Maine
Gold forms in the heart of dying stars and as a result of their explosions, or novas, it is spread throughout the cosmos as one of the heavier elements. All…
The Earliest-Born Human Ever Photographed – Waldoboro’s Conrad Heyer
We are visual creatures linked to the world through images, taking in most of our knowledge through our vision. The poets speak of the eyes as being the windows of…
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…