{"product_id":"wicked-strange-your-guide-to-ghosts-monsters-oddities-and-urban-legends-from-new-england","title":"Wicked Strange: Your Guide to Ghosts, Monsters, Oddities, and Urban Legends from New England","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGo legend hunting with explorer of the unexplained Jeff Belanger, visiting haunted places, where monsters lurk, and other roadside oddities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‚ÄúLegends have always run deep in New England‚Äîthankfully, Jeff Belanger is here to uncover them and bring them to life. This collection of mysteries, secrets, and folklore from America‚Äôs birthplace is as illuminating as it is fascinating.‚Äù ‚ÄîJosh Gates, explorer, host of Discovery‚Äôs \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eExpedition Unknown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWicked Strange\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a journey and a celebration of all the things that make New England like no other place on earth. In a time when so much of the world is becoming homogenized‚Äîas big-box stores and chain restaurants move in and so many communities lose their identity‚Äîwe still have these legends. They belong to specific towns and streets. These are stories locals will share with you . . . if they trust you.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This travel guide takes readers on a journey to the strange and frequently unseen world that is often right under their noses. Covering numerous haunted places, environs where mysterious creatures have been spotted, areas where unusual events have happened, eccentric locals, and roadside oddities to explore, noted expert of the strange Jeff Belanger is your guide to all that‚Äôs local and strange. Haunted locations from all over New England are covered: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Haunting of Conimicut Lighthouse‚ÄîWarwick, Rhode Island \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Maine‚Äôs Sistine Chapel‚ÄîSouth Solon, Maine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Edith Wharton‚Äôs Haunted Mansion, The Mount‚ÄîLenox, Massachusetts \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Emily‚Äôs Haunted Bridge‚ÄîStowe, Vermont \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Sleeping Giant‚ÄîHamden, Connecticut \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Haunted Mt. Washington Hotel‚ÄîBretton Woods, New Hampshire \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e New England is also full of monsters and devils that lurk in the woods, lakes, and seas. Explored are some of the best known and most obscure, including Lake Champlain‚Äôs Champ; the Cumberland Vampire of Rhode Island; Gloucester‚Äôs Sea Serpent; the Black Dog of West Peak in Meriden, Connecticut; and the Flying Moose of Maine.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Also covered are unusual events, such as UFO sightings (Connecticut‚Äôs UFO crash at Bantam Lake \/ Betty and Barney Hill‚Äôs UFO experience), and roadside oddities, such as the World‚Äôs Tallest Filing Cabinet (Burlington, VT), Boston‚Äôs Big Steaming Tea Kettle, and the literal Fork in the Road of Westport, MA. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWicked Strange\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e takes you off the beaten path, revealing a hidden world right under your nose. Come journey through the towns, hamlets, and hills that hide the strangest of history. 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