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Lake Mendota’s Myths, From Sea Serpents to UFOs and More
From monstrous serpents named after trickster gods to the indigenous lore of dangerous water spirits and modern accounts of UFOs, Lake Mendota may well be the strangest of Madison, WI’s four lakes.
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Hypernormalisation and the Paranormal Media Trap
As society stagnates under forces too vast to control, anomalous phenomena hint at greater possibilities. However, culture turns these phenomena into spectacles via paranormal media, limiting worldviews and enabling what’s known as hypernormalisation. This threatens the horizon-expanding perspectives that such phenomena could otherwise provide.
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The Mineral Point Vampire: A Challenge to Credulity
In Mineral Point, WI, there are claims of a vampire, claims that said vampire is a hoax, and parts of the story that no one wants to claim. What’s real and what’s fiction in the small city isn’t easy to say.
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Introducing Driftless Times Media: A New Home for the Paranormally Minded and Intellectually Curious
Madison, Wis. – Today marks the launch of Driftless Times Media, a new online platform dedicated to exploring the strange and unusual with a focus on Wisconsin folklore and odd history. Founded by Walker Jaroch, a journalist and editor with nearly a decade of professional experience, Driftless Times Media aims to serve as a hub…