Coast Files

In honor of National Florida Day, we are going to learn about Florida's Windover Bog Bodies!  Windover is one of the most important archaeological discoveries, where perfectly preserved remains of Indigenous people from over 7,000 years ago revealed insights into ancient life and burial practices.

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To wrap up a three episode arc all about Lake Superior, Meghan covers some local legends of ghosts, mythological creatures, and spectral ships that may call Lake Superior “home”.

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Once an icon sailing the Great Lakes, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald now rests on the bottom of Lake Superior, gone but not forgotten. Immortalized in Gordon Lightfoot's famous song, this ship still leaves many unanswered questions. In today's episode, we examine what happened on that fateful day in November.

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Lake Superior, the largest and deepest of the Great Lakes, holds an unsettling power that stirs a deep sense of mystery. Its vast, dark waters conceal countless shipwrecks and whispered stories of those lost to its chilling depths. The cold waters are notorious for their sudden, violent storms that can emerge without warning, leaving even the most experienced sailors vulnerable. There's a lingering sense that something ancient and dark stirs just below… So let's dive in.

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It's Christmas, it's finally here! We're excited, and to celebrate, we decided to get together and have more of an open discussion, with each of us bringing a topic to the table. We have Krampus; Christmas Traditions; and we'll be topping it off with some Christmas origin stories! We'll be back next week with more ocean mysteries and true crime. 

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Liquid gold... comes from the earth, sold in barrels, and is heavily monitored by a group that oversees the price, market ,and sale... No, not oil. Maple Syrup. The sticky sweet stuff is over 20 times more expensive than oil, and in 2012 the world would learn of the most expensive heist in Canadian history to this day. This is the story of The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist. 

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Known as Canada's Titanic, the RMS Empress of Ireland is a piece of history not often told. A tragic mistake in the early morning hours of May 29th, 1914, led to the loss of over 1000 passengers. In this episode, we learn what went wrong and who was lost during this disaster.

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On February 25, 2022 - Five men went on a routine diving job for their company Land and Marine Contracting Services for the Paria Fuel Trading Company in Trinidad and Tobago. Unbeknownst to them, this would be their last diving job and worst nightmare.

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In 1971 a family set off from the UK for the adventure of a lifetime in their sailboat Lucette, what they didn’t know was that their trip would lead them to fight for their survival in the open Pacific ocean floating in a small life boat. This is the story of the miraculous survival of the Robertson family.

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In January 1919, an unseasonably warm day had locals in Boston spending time outdoors. What they didn't know was the large molasses tank located in the north end of the city was reaching a breaking point and soon would explode, causing 2.3 million liters of the sticky substance to wreak havoc on the city. How could something like this happen, and how could molasses be so deadly?

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