A Vermont Man’s Odd, Dual Purpose Coffin
A Frugal, Vermont Man Creates a Dual Purpose Coffin for use in Life and Death Lysander Barnes was a huge man. He towered six-foot plus in his stocking feet. “Lys” was somewhat of a carpenter. […]
The Brookfield Floating Bridge Near Williamstown, VT
Floating above the still waters of Sunset Lake lies an enchanted bridge that has charmed all who have laid eyes upon its mystical wooden planks. Born from the trees of Brookfield in 1820, this living […]
Haunted Hayrides and Forests in Vermont
It’s almost Halloween again and that means haunted hayrides, corn mazes and all that other fun stuff. About 12 years ago, I went on a haunted hayride in southern NH and it was fantastic. A […]
Do you Dare? Vermont’s Black Agnes – Sit on Her Lap and You Might Die!
Creepy Places of New England: Black Agnes (Green Mount Cemetery), Montpelier, VT Black Agnes, the cemetery statue that kills those who dare sit on “her” lap??? A copper statue located at Green Mount Cemetery in […]
Exhumation and Ritual: Woodstock’s Secret Vampire Panic
Beneath the idyllic façade of Woodstock, Vermont—with its pristine village green, historic homes, and postcard-perfect scenery—lies a darker history that few tourists ever discover. Here, in the early 19th century, respected citizens participated in rituals […]
A Haunted St. Albans Landmark? Ghosts of the Back Inn Time
Friendly resident ghosts are said to have made the St. Albans, VT., Back Inn Time (a local inn) their home. According to Pauline Cray, who owned Inn in 2012, there is Lora, the wife of […]
Willoughby Lake Monster and other Oddities
Willoughby Lake is a scenic body of water located in the northern Vermont town of Westmore, nestled between two mountains, Mt. Hor and Mt. Pisgah. In earlier years, the region was a well known and […]
Maggie Little, the Remarkable Pipe-Smoking Fisherwoman of Newport, VT
Most photographed person in Newport, VT, on Lake Memphremagog During the first thirty years of the twentieth century, fisherwoman Maggie Little was the most photographed person in Newport, VT, on Lake Memphremagog. She was most […]
Quirky Vermont History, People, Places and Things
Vermont history, people, places and things on the somewhat unusual and quirky side
Top Ten Reasons Why Burlington is NOT Vermont
Enjoy a tongue-in-cheek explanation as to why many old time Vermonters do not consider Burlington a part of Vermont.