The Awful Returns to Richford

In the 1920's, a griffon-like creature appeared in the towns of Richford and Berkshire, Vermont. Just a few weeks ago, the Awful, as it is called, seems to have returned. A halloween prank? Some think so. Read the full account here

Malaysian Bigfoot Cast (Supposedly)

This footprint cast looks more reptilian than anthropoid to me. Some have even said it's been faked by attaching a cast of human heel to a cast of a crocodile footprint. In any case, someone from the U.S. wants to buy it for $50,000 from the Malaysian government.

A Summer Remembered

After almost fifty years, Ray Bradbury has finally written a sequel to his nostalgic classic, Dandelion Wine. For those readers who love the story of Douglas Spaulding and the summer of 1928 in Green Town, Illinois, Bradbury's continuation, Farewell Summer, will hopefully be a welcome return to that memorable time. Farewell Summer takes place in the autumn of 1928 picking up exactly where Dandelion Wine left off. I have not read the book yet. I am expecting something exceptional, however, because if there is any subject Bradbury handles better than summer, it is autumn.

Beneath the Water

Jessie Barrett informed me of these unusual underwater structures in Wisconsin. The complete story can be found at weirdus.com

"The southern end of Rock Lake near Aztalan State Park in Wisconsin is the site of an unexplainable series of rock formations that has baffled everyone who has seen them for centuries.

When European settlers first took up residence in the area, Native Americans told them of rock teepees located on the lake's floor. In 1900, their existence was verified when local duck hunters caught site of the massive monoliths from their boat. Entirely submerged, the structures are 30 feet high and 100 feet long, and are conical in shape.

Explanations for the underwater stone pyramids vary. Some say that they are simply natural glacial formations, while others say that they are manmade, and were constructed by an ancient civilization before the area was flooded with water. Proponents of this theory point to the archeological evidence found nearby in Aztalan State Park, where the Mississippian Indians constructed pyramidal mounds over 1,000 years ago."