Vacationland

Mary Cowan, the Borgia of Maine, murdered four children and two husbands before she was finally arrested. Listen to the bonkers tale of this Maine killer.  Sources and transcripts for each episode are available at PineTreePodcasts.com, click on Vacationland at the top of the page.  Music is by lurker. Check him out at lurker.bandcamp.com And follow the podcast @VacationlandPod on Twitter and Instagram

TW: This episode does contain mentions of suicide.  This episode has it all, history, true crime, and one very smart part. It's Wood Island Lighthouse in Saco Bay.  All sources are listed on PineTreePodcasts.com and click on Vacationland at the top of the page.  Music is by lurker at lurker.bandcamp.com And follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram @VacationlandPod  

It began appearing on maps centuries ago, this week's episode is the lost city of Norumbega. All sources are listed on PineTreePodcasts.com and click on Vacationland at the top of the page.  Music is by Lurker. Check him out at lurker.bandcamp.com.  And follow the podcast @VacationlandPod on Twitter and Instagram.  *This episode has been reposted from its original date December 11, 2020

Happy New Year! This week I'm covering the life, legacy, and tragic death of Samantha Smith.  All sources and transcripts for each episode can be found at PineTreePodcasts.com and click on Vacationland at the top of the page.  Music is by lurker. Check him out at lurker.bandcamp.com And follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram @VacationlandPod

It's Christmas and I have a holiday tale for you. Learn about WWII POW camps in Maine and the way one family celebrated the holiday with the nazis, but, if you're anything like me, prepare to get wicked salty about it.  Transcripts and sources are available at PineTreePodcasts.com and click on Vacationland at the top of the page.  Music is by lurker. Check out more of his work at lurker.bandcamp.com And follow the podcast @VactionlandPod on Twitter and Instagram.  Happy Holidays! 

Sarah Ware, 52, resident of Bucksport, Maine, goes missing for two weeks in 1898 before her body is found in a clearing near her home. The case remains open.  Sources and transcripts are available on PineTreePodcasts.com and click on Vacationland at the top of the page.  Music is by lurker at lurker.bandcamp.com And follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram @VacationlandPod

You've heard it mentioned a couple times now, the Maine School for the Feeble-Mined, the Pownal State school, etc. This week we take a closer look at the institution and all its forms from 1908 to 1996.  Transcript and sources are available at PineTreePodcasts.com, click on Vacationland at the top of the page.  Music is by lurker. Check him out at lurker.bandcamp.com And follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram @VacationlandPod There will be no new episode next week, but I'll be back on December 4th.

Susan Collins may have said that she doesn't think systematic racism exists in Maine, but she is very wrong. Delve into the history of this peaceful, interracial fishing village and steps taken to erase them.  You can find all sources and transcripts of each episode on PineTreePodcasts.com and click on Vacationland at the top of the page.  Music is by lurker at lurker.bandcamp.com. And follow Vacationland on Twitter and Instagram @VacationlandPod

It's episode 3 and we're covering the appearance of Wessie on the banks of Prosumpscot River in Westbrook.  You can find all sources and transcripts of each episode on PineTreePodcasts.com and click on Vacationland at the top of the page.  Music is by lurker at lurker.bandcamp.com. And follow Vacationland on twitter and Instagram @VacationlandPod

Hear the tale of two Halloween murders committed seventy-six years apart; murdered Pauline Young in Rockland and murderer Andrea Balcer in Winthrop. Happy Halloween!     Transcripts and sources are available at PineTreePodcasts.com, click on Vacationland at the top of the page.  Follow the pod on Twitter and Instagram @VacationlandPod Music is by Lurker. lurker.bandcamp.com

It's the first episode of Vacationland. Hear about the terrible wreck of the Nottingham Galley off the coast of York, Maine.  Visit PineTreePodcasts.com, click on Vacationland at the top of the page, for sources and transcripts.  Music is by Lurker. https://lurker.bandcamp.com