The Hammerson Peters Podcast

The incredible story of a Canadian who believes he may have encountered a portal in time at Courtney Lake, BC, in the heart of the British Columbia Triangle.

 

0:00:00 – Apparitions

0:04:02 - The Moberly-Jourdain Incident

0:18:36 - The Phantom Surgery at Pennsylvania Hall

0:25:51 - Scenic Apparitions in Canada

0:31:05 - The Phantom Cattle Drive of Courtney Lake

 

Huge thank you to Sam Thibeault for sharing his amazing experience!

Among the richest sources of strange tales to come out of the Canadian fur trade are the writings of a 19th Century fur trader named George Nelson, who worked for three different fur trading syndicates in the wilderness of Wisconsin, Manitoba, Ontario, and Saskatchewan.

 

0:00:00 – Lac La Ronge

0:00:58 - The Shaking Tent

0:03:45 - The Spirits

0:06:09 - Conjuring for a NWC Gentleman

0:08:03 - Nelson’s Shaking Tent Experience

0:09:55 - The Shaking Tent Dream

0:12:05 - Pah-kak- The Skeleton Ghost

0:16:20 - Wendigo

0:18:41 - The Windigo of Lake Winnipeg

0:20:36 - The Wendigo Woman of Lac La Ronge

0:22:52 - Wendigo Dreams

0:23:44  - A Windigo Execution

 

Script, Music, Video, and Narration by Hammerson Peters

Executive Producer: Dan Chomistek

Cover and Thumbnail Art by August Swinson, Member of Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation in Ontario

Among the richest sources of strange tales to come out of the Canadian fur trade are the writings of a 19th Century fur trader named George Nelson, who worked for three different fur trading syndicates in the wilderness of Wisconsin, Manitoba, Ontario, and Saskatchewan.

 

0:00:00 - Transfer to Lake Winnipeg

0:03:36 - Lac du Bonnet

0:05:01 - The Banshee

0:18:17 - The Mysteries of Lake Winnipeg

0:11:27 - Big Dog Mountain

 

Script, Music, Video, and Narration by Hammerson Peters Executive Producer: Dan Chomistek Cover and Thumbnail Art by August Swinson, Member of Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation in Ontario

Among the richest sources of strange tales to come out of the Canadian fur trade are the writings of a 19th Century fur trader named George Nelson, who worked for three different fur trading syndicates in the wilderness of Wisconsin, Manitoba, Ontario, and Saskatchewan.

 

0:00:00 – Introduction

0:01:26 - George Nelson

0:04:29 - The Lady in White

0:08:05 - The Legend of Monsieur Lafremboise

0:10:16 - L’Enfant Perdu

0:11:30 - Yellow Lake

0:13:15 - Chubby’s Surgery

0:16:26 - Conjuring at Brunet’s Cabin

0:18:27 - Chubby’s Conjuring

0:22:01 – Thunderbirds

 

Script, Music, Video, and Narration by Hammerson Peters

Executive Producer: Dan Chomistek

Cover and Thumbnail Art by August Swinson, Member of Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation in Ontario

First Nations legend tells of an evil man-eating entity that haunts the northern forests.

 

0:00:00 – Introduction

0:02:20 – George Nelson’s Wendigo Stories

0:13:29 – Johan Georg Kohl’s Wendigo Stories

0:21:11 – The Wendigo Woman of Loon Lake

 

Huge thank you to my friend Tom for his excellent artwork! Please check out Tom's YouTube channel, 'An Abstract Look':

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfDygcDafxYZ0UHCRC0rLuA

There are certain strange folktales which appear in different cultural traditions all over the world. The strangest are those which describe the same mysterious phenomena which different traditions impute to different causes.

In the final installment of this 4-part series, we'll take a look at mysterious disappearances involving swamps and berry patches, and the varying explanations which different folkloric traditions have for them.

0:00:00 – Mysterious Disappearances Involving Swamps and Berry Patches

0:00:26 – Fairy Abductions

0:06:04 – Missing 411 Disappearances

There are certain strange folktales which appear in different cultural traditions all over the world. The strangest are those which describe the same mysterious phenomena which different traditions impute to different causes.

In Part 2 of this 4-part series, we'll explore the phenomenon of strange braids which appear overnight in the hair of horses and cattle, and some of the different explanations that have been given for them.

0:00:00 - Mysterious Nocturnal Braids

0:00:54 - Little People

0:04:44- Poltergeists

0:10:24 – Witchcraft

0:11:58 – Inhuman Spirits

You can find Part 3 by following the link below. Please replace the (dot) near the beginning with an actual period.

rumble (dot) com/vnsqos-a-strange-type-of-universal-folktale-34-undesirable-changes-in-babies.html

There are certain strange folktales which appear in different cultural traditions all over the world. The strangest are those which describe the same mysterious phenomena which different traditions impute to different causes.

In the first installment of this four-part series, we'll explore the uncanny similarities between Roman Catholic demonology and the Cree-Algonquin legend of the Wendigo.

0:00:00 - Universal Folktales

0:02:28 – Eventi

0:04:09 - Roman Catholic Demonology

0:06:44 - Demonic Possession

0:09:17 - The Three Signs of Demonic Possession

0:10:33 – The Legend of the Wendigo

0:11:40 – Speaking in Tongues

0:14:33 – Abnormal Physical Strength

0:18:21 – Secret Knowledge

In the early 1900s, two Metis brothers were found headless in a remote area in northwestern Canada called the Nahanni Valley after discovering what many suspected to be a gold bonanza somewhere in the northern wilderness. Their mysterious deaths were the first of many which would come to take place in the area, lending the Nahanni a gruesome nickname: Headless Valley.

If you'd like to get a copy of my 2018 book 'Legends of the Nahanni Valley' in paperback, e-book, or audiobook format, please check out the link below:

https://mysteriesofcanada.com/nwt/legends-of-the-nahanni-valley-book/

In the autumn of 1980, a mechanical genius from Vancouver Island informed his friends that he had been contacted by extraterrestrials who invited him on a trip through the Milky Way Galaxy. He disappeared suddenly and mysteriously on November 29th, 1980, during a severe thunderstorm.

0:00:00 - Canada's Mad Scientists0:01:57 - Granger Taylor: The Mechanical Genius of Vancouver Island0:04:39 - UFO Sighting at the Cowichan District Hospital0:06:18 - Building a Flying Saucer0:07:58 - Contacted by Extraterrestrials0:09:45 - The Vanishing of Granger Taylor0:12:30 - A Crater is Discovered

Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video and would like to help support this channel, please check out my book 'Mysteries of Canada: Volume II':

https://mysteriesofcanada.com/canada/mysteries-of-canada-volume-ii/