In the Adirondacks there is a lake that is haunted by a murdered woman. Even if you do not believe in ghosts, the story of how and why she was killed became fixated in the public mind for a long time and haunted people that way. We discuss the tragedy of Grace Brown.
The Slowly Dying-Forest Hill Cemetery sits outside of Albany and Troy, NY. This once grand plan of a final resting place has fallen to decay and time. Why did this wonder never get very far? And is there really a portal to hell in it? Website https://tinyurl.com/UnearthlyUpstate
The Erie Canal Museum in Syracuse, NY is housed in one of the remaining lock buildings on the canal. And it is haunted. Why the building was important and why the ghost haunt it make for an interesting conversation. History might be repeating itself and Syracuse goes through another major project. Also mention Vikings... Website https://tinyurl.com/UnearthlyUpstate
The Finger Lakes cover most of western and central NY. Many of the lakes have their own tales. Today we talk about two of the lakes that have lake monsters.
The hills around Steuben and Remsen New York are full of legends and tales. This is a true story of a horrific crime that is starting to become part of that area's folklore. This episode we talk about the Potato Hill Killer: Bernard Hatch.
The Knox Mansion has safe scares around Halloween. But it is haunted by a husband and wife team that created and marketed a kitchen staple the world over. Here is the story of Charles and Rose Knox Website https://tinyurl.com/UnearthlyUpstate
It was the dream of one man to help the less fortunate. The people that society wanted to forget about. His dream soon turned into a nightmare. Do the ghosts of the forgotten still haunt this place?
John H Starin was a politician, a commodore, and developed the first theme park in the United States. Even though he rubbed elbows with some of the most powerful at the time, he was still a small town upstate resident at heart.
Welcome to our premier episode! We discuss a New York town that seemed to disappear overnight. All that remains are some foundations and a cemetery. What happened to Happy Valley?
Matt and Mari continue their discussion about the paranormal, including talking about the big guy himself, Bigfoot.
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About Unearthly Upstate
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Unearthly Upstate looks at the tales and the legends of places and people of Upstate New York. We will tell you the folklore, but then explain the history. Sometimes the history is interesting,…
sometimes it’s non-existent, and sometimes it's more disturbing than the tales told.