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Ten Days. Five Shows. Four Cities. One Mothman. No Regrets.  Join Richard and his featured guest Susan Lambert for all the behind-the-scenes stories of the first leg of the RHPB “Light In The Dark Tour”.  When did Richard freak-out?  When did Susan freak-out?  Which shows went the best?  What's a Fuzzy Duck?  And what's the deal with all those French fries?  Find out all this and more -- PLUS -- when will the tour resume and will it come to a city near you? Links:   Support RHPB on Patreon here! https://patreon.com/RichardHatem?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink  Get RHPB merch here! https://richardhatem-shop.fourthwall.com/ CHECK OUT THE PLACES RICHARD & SUSAN VISITED BELOW! The Bourbon on Main Restaurant in Frankfort, KY http://www.bourbononmain.com/  The Main Street Diner in Frankfort, KY  https://www.facebook.com/MainStreetDinerLLC/  The Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, KY  https://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/   Fat Patty's in Morehead, KY  https://fatpattys.com/  The Coffee Tree Bookstore & Fuzzy Duck in Morehead, KY  https://www.coffeetreebooks.com/ The Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant, WV https://www.mothmanmuseum.com/  The Colony Restaurant in Gallipolis, OH  https://visitgallia.com/the-colony/   We met author Bryna Butler! Check out her books here: https://brynabutler.com/  We met actor and author Joey Madia -- check him out here: https://www.facebook.com/joeymadiacreative/  Bill & Jacqueline Kousoulas have written “Bridging The Tragedy”, a fascinating book about post-traumatic growth in the aftermath of Point Pleasant's Silver Bridge collapse: https://www.facebook.com/bill.kousoulas.7 

Send us a textIt's a bucket list weekend. JD Hutchins is onsite with the squad all the way from Fresno, CA. It's a great adventure starting with JD's flight getting screwed up, rush tattoos for the Beaveman and JD, a comedy show where the Beaveman performs, then an overnight drive to Ohio, about 30 minutes from Point Pleasant WV. Do we have more recordings? No. The squad consisting of a very high Nolan Johncock and Steven "the Sitcom" Ortiz attempt to podcast while interviewing JD, Swan, and Beaveman. But guess what? It didn't record. No worries, it was terrible. Join us for a little chat while we wait in line to get into the famed Mothman Museum. The festival was amazing. We hope everyone can experience it someday. Point Pleasant, WV Attractionshttps://www.mothmanmuseum.com/https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/137476550219718/browns-corner/https://www.mothmanfestival.com/Support the show

Jeff Wamsley of Mothman Museum and Mothman Festival talks about the famous cryptid of his town, and, yes, Lovecraft will come up.https://www.mothmanmuseum.com/Visit our Tee Spring site to get our logo on anything you could want. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lovecraftpod.creator-spring.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Questions and comments can be directed to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mark@lovecraftpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠david@lovecraftpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠richard@lovecraftpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Hosted by Richard Wilson, David Guffy, Sam Orndorff & Mark Griffin.In association with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lovecraftpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and the Logan County Speculative Fiction Group, with help from the Logan County Public Library.Edited by Richard Wilson.Music is Provenience by Loydicus. Listen to his other work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/loydicus?fbclid=IwAR2AkcRBiWImuUBTA9hjYdtY1s__SvxXfhcoFZANulBjbwIDN7PL6XdHDnQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Recorded live through Zoom. You can watch the recording on the Logan County Speculative Fiction Group Facebook page.Indrid Cold will return.

Steve Ward has been fascinated by the unexplained for over half a century. There were two major events that inspired his interest in the unexplained.Growing up in Michigan, the March 1966 UFO flap occurred virtually in his backyard. The following November a winged humanoid chased two couples down a lonely country road near Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The legend of the Mothman was born.Steve would be chasing the Mothman the rest of his life. Influenced primarily by John Keel and Jacques Vallee, his views on UFOs became unconventional and moved more toward a more paranormal explanation.Steve's main area of research is, what some call "high strangeness" or "window areas" (as Keel dubbed them) where disparate types of paranormal phenomena all seem to occur in the same location, and he believes that studying these paranormally active locations may be the key to understanding what the origin behind these manifestations may be.He has his own podcast called The High Strangeness Factor on the Paranormal UK Radio Network, and is a correspondent on Mack Maloney's Military X-Files, which can be found on that same network. Website: http://www.paukradio.com/Steve currently lives in Point Pleasant, West Virginia & works at The Mothman Museum. He is also writing a book as yet untitled that deals with the underlying patterns that connect different types of Paranormal Phenomena throughout history.Steve returns to Talking Weird to chat about a wide assortment of high strangeness: From the Mothman and the "silent contactees" of Keelian UFO lore, through "hungry ghosts", to the paranormal aspects of the Loch Ness Monster!Do not miss this insightful and fascinating conversation about the outer realms of the anomalous. Steve is always an amazing guest!

We welcome Susy Bastille and Steve Ward, two members of The High Strangeness Factor. Susy is also known as the Pukwudgie Whisperer and today shares her knowledge regarding these mysterious creatures that are reported in New England and other parts of North America. Susy explains her family connection to the Pukwudgies and some of the reported sightings she has logged. Steve Ward, an information jockey at The Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, also shares his thoughts, knowledge, and eyewitness accounts of the Mothman. In John A. Keel's The Mothman Prophecies, the book also talks of Little People, Is it possible that there is a connection with Pukwudgies, the Mothman, and other cryptids? https://linktr.ee/highstrangenessfactorhttps://linktr.ee/susybastille Freaky Merch! We are super excited to announce that you can now purchase Let's Get Freaky merch! Hoodies, t-shirts, mugs, stickers and lots more! Check it out! http://tee.pub/lic/aQprv54kktw If you have any paranormal or wild experiences to share and would like to be a guest on the show, please get in touch! Email us at letsgetfreakypodcast@mail.com or message us on social media. Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, YouTube, @tcletsgetfreakypodcast https://linktr.ee/letsgetfreaky

Welcome to the daily304 – your window into Wonderful, Almost Heaven, West Virginia.   Today is Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024  West Virginia's recent drought reveals an interesting geological formation in the Elk River…build your own Flatwoods Monster with a new plastic brick building set for hobbyists…and experience the magic of the Mansion by Candlelight during a special two-day event at Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park…on today's daily304. #1 – From GAZETTE-MAIL – For years, there has been speculation about the unique pattern visible in the rocks in the Elk River beneath the bridge at the traffic light in Webster Springs.  Normally underwater, the stone structures have become more noticeable because of recent drought conditions. The rock, which resembles the layout of a stone street, is a geological formation known as tessellated pavement, according to a West Virginia University geology professor. It is the result of tensional cracks that form in rock under applied stress. The unusual pattern offers a glimpse into the forces that shaped our mountains and rivers millions of years ago. Read more: https://www.wvgazettemail.com/outdoors/a-geological-phenomenon-in-the-elk-river-in-webster-county-is-hiding-in-plain-sight/article_f418c50e-79eb-11ef-853a-57c656662b49.html   #2 – From WBOY-TV – If you're hungry for more brick building after putting together your Mothman set, two more West Virginia cryptids—the Flatwoods Monster and Bigfoot—are now available for purchase from Wisconsin-based Northwoods Bricks The Flatwoods Monster in two sizes: An eight-inch tall, 319-piece set and a much smaller three-inch, 60-piece set that can easily fit on the desk of any cryptid lover. Mothman fans can now also build a smaller five-inch version of the larger Mothman set that released in December. The Bigfoot set is another five-inch set that features poseable arms and legs. The collection is available on the Northwoods Bricks website. You can also find some sets at local businesses in the area like Cryptid Mountain Miniature Golf in Morgantown, the Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant, and the Flatwoods Monster Museum in Sutton. Read more: https://www.wboy.com/only-on-wboy-com/build-your-own-flatwoods-monster-with-this-new-plastic-brick-set/   #3 – From LOOTPRESS–  Experience the magic of the past this fall at Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park during the Mansion by Candlelight event on October 11-12. For two unforgettable nights, guests will be transported back over 200 years to a time when Harman and Margaret Blennerhassett hosted grand 18th-century parties at their stately island mansion. Guests have the option of adding on Harvest Supper tickets for an exclusive dining experience.  Docents dressed in period attire will welcome you to the island illuminated by hundreds of candles and lanterns. Explore the mansion while you listen to live 18th-century music, watch traditional dances and join in lively games. For more information about Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park, visit wvstateparks.com. Read more: https://www.lootpress.com/step-back-in-time-at-the-mansion-by-candlelight-event-at-blennerhassett-island-historical-state-park/   Find these stories and more at wv.gov/daily304. The daily304 curated news and information is brought to you by the West Virginia Department of Commerce: Sharing the wealth, beauty and opportunity in West Virginia with the world. Follow the daily304 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @daily304. Or find us online at wv.gov and just click the daily304 logo.  That's all for now. Take care. Be safe. Get outside and enjoy all the opportunity West Virginia has to offer.

Welcome to the daily304 – your window into Wonderful, Almost Heaven, West Virginia.   Today is Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. With its mild temps and colorful leaves, fall is perfect weather for motorcycle riding -- and Pocahontas County has the perfect roads for your two-wheeled adventure…Watch out! Here come the men in black as the annual Mothman Festival returns to Point Pleasant…and learn how West Virginia is establishing itself as a national leader in digital identity solutions…on today's daily304. #1 – From POCAHONTAS COUNTY –  When the late summer sun shines over the rolling hills and dense forests of West Virginia, it's time to check the fluids and tire pressure and set off on an unforgettable motorcycle adventure.  Pristine landscapes and winding, twisty roads make Pocahontas County an unparalleled experience for motorcyclists seeking both relaxation and/or excitement.  Among the most iconic routes is the Highland Scenic Highway, with breathtaking views of the Allegheny Mountains. As you roll along, you'll be treated to panoramic vistas, lush valleys and the serene beauty of the Monongahela National Forest. For a more challenging ride, try Route 66 from the historic logging railroad town of Cass to the base of Snowshoe Mountain Resort. This route features a mix of swooping, tight and swift turns taking you from Pocahontas County's past to the present.  Check out the Pocahontas County Convention and Visitor's Bureau online for more scenic rides and must-visit sites in nature's playground! Read more: https://pocahontascountywv.com/late-summer-early-autumn-motorcycling/   #2 – From WOWK-TV – It's almost time once again for the event that draws thousands of people to Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The Mothman Festival takes place Sept. 21-22 along Main Street near the Mothman Museum. The annual festival commemorates the 1966 sighting of the Mothman in the TNT area of Point Pleasant. The Mothman Festival will feature a variety of attractions, events and entertainment, including the Mothman Hayride through the TNT area, cosplay opportunities, photo ops with the iconic Mothman Statue, TNT bus tours (which are already sold out for this year), and a virtual Mothman 5K.  Check out Mothman Festival on Facebook for the schedule. Read more: https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/mason-county-wv/mothman-festival-brings-entertainers-paranormal-speakers-to-point-pleasant/   #3 – From WV DED – The West Virginia Digital Identity Tech Hub is dedicated to establishing West Virginia as a national leader in digital identity solutions while driving economic growth, fostering innovation, and enhancing the quality of life for residents through secure and equitable digital identity technologies. Phillip Merritt, Vice President and COO of Lakota Software Solutions, and co-founder Aaron Wilson left their jobs at NASA to pursue careers in the growing field of biometric identification in their home state of West Virginia.  They founded Lakota to create state-of-the-art technical solutions in the expanding biometrics industry right here in the Mountain State. Last year, Lakota partnered with TMC Technologies, another West Virginia-based company, to win a large contract to build a biometric system for the Somalia government. Watch the interview on Innovators & Entrepreneurs. Watch now: https://westvirginia.gov/techhub/   Find these stories and more at wv.gov/daily304. The daily304 curated news and information is brought to you by the West Virginia Department of Commerce: Sharing the wealth, beauty and opportunity in West Virginia with the world. Follow the daily304 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @daily304. Or find us online at wv.gov and just click the daily304 logo.  That's all for now. Take care. Be safe. Get outside and enjoy all the opportunity West Virginia has to offer.  

Welcome to the daily304 – your window into Wonderful, Almost Heaven, West Virginia.   Today is Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. WV small businesses, here's your chance to connect to supplier opportunities at an expo hosted by MAMC and Advantage Valley…federal and state grant programs help landowners protect the Chesapeake Bay Watershed…and … is Mothman real? You be the judge!…on today's daily304. #1 – From REGISTER-HERALD – The Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center and Advantage Valley will present an Industrial Supplier Expo Sept. 26 from 9 a.m. to noon at Valley Park in Hurricane.  The expo will connect West Virginia small businesses to supplier opportunities with large industries while providing an opportunity for large companies to shorten their supply chains by sourcing goods and services locally. The event is free but registration is required. Visit MAMC online to sign up. Learn more: https://www.register-herald.com/news/state_region/free-expo-to-connect-w-va-small-businesses-to-supplier-opportunities-with-large-companies/article_2f630c88-5a60-11ef-96e7-63c17565aad5.html   #2 – From CBF.ORG – Up in the mountains where West Virginia's Lost River begins, the water trickling though Wilding Woolly Farm is virtually pristine. Owners Hope and Bev Yankey are committed to keeping it that way so native brook trout might one day thrive downstream. The conservation-minded couple turned to Trout Unlimited and its Potomac Headwaters Home Rivers Initiative for help.  Brook trout's sensitivity to water temperature and conditions make them an excellent indicator of stream health. That's why the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement made restoring brook trout a goal of the federal-state effort to clean up the Bay and its tributaries.  The work can be expensive and complicated. Fortunately, an array of federal and state grant programs exists to help cover the costs and provide technical expertise to landowners, like the Yankeys, who want to protect valuable natural resources on their property. The goal is “to regenerate and let the land come back. The farm provided a living and now it's time to give back,” Hope Yankey said.  Read more: https://www.cbf.org/blogs/save-the-bay/2024/08/keeping-west-virginias-water-wild-wooly-and-wonderful.html   #3 – From TODAY – It's a busy time to be Jeff Wamsley, the owner and creator of the world's only Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.  Most recently, the mythic Mothman creature has received its very own “Unsolved Mysteries” episode on Netflix. But the Mothman was well known long before the popular Netflix reboot came to be. Thanks to “The Mothman Prophecies” movie in 2002 starring Richard Gere and Laura Linney, the phenomenon is now part of pop culture, Wamsley says.  Wamsley, who is also the author of “Mothman: Behind the Red Eyes” and co-author of “Mothman: The Facts behind the Legend” shares the Mothman's eerie origin story, which dates back to November 1966 when the Silver Bridge collapsed. Is Mothman real? Get the scoop from the Today show. And make plans to attend the annual Mothman Festival, set for Sept. 21-22 in Point Pleasant! Read more: https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/mothman-legend-west-virginia-monster-rcna163428   Find these stories and more at wv.gov/daily304. The daily304 curated news and information is brought to you by the West Virginia Department of Commerce: Sharing the wealth, beauty and opportunity in West Virginia with the world. Follow the daily304 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @daily304. Or find us online at wv.gov and just click the daily304 logo.  That's all for now. Take care. Be safe. Get outside and enjoy all the opportunity West Virginia has to offer.  

SUSY BASTILLE, STEVE WARD and JACI and BILL KOUSOULAS will be discussing their Mothman/cryptid research in advance of this year's Mothman Festival.  We will delve into Native folklore and the topography of Mason County.   Jaci and Bill will be discussing Post Traumatic Growth of which they pioneered in their insightful "Bridging the Tragedy."  The TNT Area, Keel, the Mothman Museum and the numerous mounds will also be featured in our discussions.  Don't miss the best festival in the Valley and state. https://www.amazon.com/Bridging-Tragedy-Silver-Linings-Mysterious/dp/B0CGKK5KTC/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3CS3N4L3MKY66&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.8GW7G6IXOb5t6N1ZGkDGQRiCUY8BYjwuWapq6wEJTjM.Ed1_cpryeSF21SCq2vMT4wIuFSlZ6cdukYYcHUy4LpE&dib_tag=se&keywords=bill+kousoulas+bridging+the+tragedy&qid=1723912997&sprefix=bridging+the+trage%2Caps%2C85&sr=8-2

This week is a very special as we are joined by Lisa of Cryptid Comforts to discuss the internet's boyfriend, The Mothman! This unlikely hunk has fluttered his way into our collective hearts and this week we try to find out why. Can't get enough Mothman? Neither can we which is why you should check out The Cryptid Crate for a very special Cryitid Crate Jr.! Or visit The Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant West Virginia. Still hungry for more Mothman?! Then head to Point Pleasant the weekend of September 21st and 22nd for The Annual Mothman Festival! Sources: Anglis, Jaclyn. “The Legend of the Mothman Was a Joke in West Virginia - until 46 People Died.” All That's Interesting, All That's Interesting, 12 Mar. 2024, allthatsinteresting.com/mothman. Douglas, Eric. “Mothman Legacy Has Ties to Ancient Folklore.” West Virginia Public Broadcasting, 10 Nov. 2020, wvpublic.org/mothman-legacy-has-ties-to-ancient-folklore/. “Garuda.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 2 May 2024, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garuda. Halls, Kelly Milner, and Rick Spears. Cryptid Creatures: A Field Guide. Little Bigfoot, an Imprint of Sasquatch Books, 2019. June 7, 2021 |  Gwen Mallow |        Comments. “An Ode to a Hometown Creature: Mothman of Point Pleasant, West Virginia.” Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, folklife.si.edu/magazine/mothman-point-pleasant-west-virginia. Accessed 12 May 2024. lachaus2@uwm.edu. “History Student Tells the Story of the Mothman.” Letters & Science, 4 Dec. 2023, uwm.edu/letters-science/in-focus-2021/history-student-tells-the-story-of-the-mothman/. “Mothman Festival®.” MOTHMAN FESTIVAl®, www.mothmanfestival.com/. Accessed 12 May 2024. “Mothmanmuseum.Com.” Mothmanmuseum.Com, www.mothmanmuseum.com/. Accessed 12 May 2024. “The Mystery of Mothman, the Red-Eyed Monster of Point Pleasant.” BostonGlobe.Com, 3 Nov. 2022, apps.bostonglobe.com/special-projects/2022/10/road-trip-america/mothman-point-pleasant-west-virginia. Ocker, J. W. The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters. Quirk Books, 2022. Offutt, Jason. Chasing American Monsters: 251 Creatures, Cryptids, and Hairy Beasts. Llewellyn Publications, 2019. #mothman #cryptid

mothman returns SUSY BASTILLE, STEVE WARD and JACI and BILL KOUSOULAS will be discussing their Mothman/cryptid research in advance of this year's Mothman Festival.  We will delve into Native folklore and the topography of Mason County.   Jaci and Bill will be discussing Post Traumatic Growth of which they pioneered in their insightful "Bridging the Tragedy."  The TNT Area, Keel, the Mothman Museum and the numerous mounds will also be featured in our discussions.  Don't miss the best festival in the Valley and state. https://www.amazon.com/Bridging-Tragedy-Silver-Linings-Mysterious/dp/B0CGKK5KTC/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3CS3N4L3MKY66&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.8GW7G6IXOb5t6N1ZGkDGQRiCUY8BYjwuWapq6wEJTjM.Ed1_cpryeSF21SCq2vMT4wIuFSlZ6cdukYYcHUy4LpE&dib_tag=se&keywords=bill+kousoulas+bridging+the+tragedy&qid=1723912997&sprefix=bridging+the+trage%2Caps%2C85&sr=8-2

Welcome to the daily304 – your window into Wonderful, Almost Heaven, West Virginia.   Today is Sunday Aug. 4, 2024. Students at the WV School of Osteopathic Medicine kick off the semester with a day of community service…Point Pleasant is the focus of a popular online travel show's latest episode…and capture your WV travels with a photo from an Almost Heaven swing showcasing some of the state's iconic landmarks…on today's daily304. #1 – From THE REAL WV –  “Medical school is more than a medical education,” says Dr. Jim Nemitz, President of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg. “It's also about learning to become community leaders.”  WVSOM takes that mantra seriously, by offering a capstone service activity at the end of the first week of school for incoming students. As part of orientation and coming on the heels of their first classes, students spend their first Saturday in medical school doing community service projects across the Greenbrier Valley.  Volunteers from WVSOM visited 16 different sites to offer their skills in service. Host sites included Clifton Presbyterian Church, State Fair of West Virginia, Child Youth & Advocacy Center, Greenbrier County Public Library, Greenbrier Humane Society, and the Williamsburg Community Building. At least one staff or faculty member accompanied a group of students at each location, performing work such as organizing books, landscaping, dog-walking, light construction, and painting.  Students track their volunteer hours all year long as part of their future placement in a residency. They participate in a national program called T.O.U.C.H. (Translating Osteopathic Understanding Into Community Health), which places value on community service as part of medical education.  Read more: https://therealwv.com/2024/07/29/medical-students-start-their-education-with-a-day-of-service/   #2 – From WV NEWS –  A popular online travel show recently filmed two episodes in Point Pleasant, which are set to premiere this week on YouTube. Brian McLaughlin's series “Road Chippin” airs on his YouTube channel The Chip Monk Show. In the series, he visits locations from the “Fallout” video game franchise dressed like a living bobblehead in a Boy Scout's uniform, which is a reference to “Fallout.” The filmmaker arrived in Point Pleasant last October to begin filming, but realized the need to devote two episodes to Point Pleasant after visiting The Mothman Museum. He had become determined to cover all of the city's history, going back to The Battle of Point Pleasant. Other locations in the state that McLaughlin visits in his show's second season, and also featured in “Fallout 76,” are The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, and the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston. “It is an incredibly beautiful and diverse state,” McLaughlin said. Read more: https://www.wvnews.com/rivercities/gallipolis/news/youtube-travel-show-to-feature-stops-in-point-pleasant-west-virginia/article_a8d21540-4b7f-11ef-8a1a-4f1d5ef0f1f0.html   #3 – From WV STATE PARKS – In Almost Heaven, breathtaking views abound. To guide you to some of the state's most photogenic spots, WV Tourism has pinpointed locations with stunning landscapes paired with handmade wooden swings, creating perfect photo opportunities. Here are just a few of them: At Cacapon Resort State Park, the swing at the Cacapon Mountain Overlook offers a backdrop of endless mountains.  Within the state's newest state park, Summersville Lake, you'll find an #AlmostHeaven swing offering beautiful lake views. Located at the end of the ADA-accessible Jody Hulka Trail, the swing at Tomlinson Run State Park is a great spot for your next #AlmostHeaven selfie. Check out wvtourism.com to find the full list of Almost Heaven swings. And don't forget to share your photos using #AlmostHeaven to showcase your adventures! Read more: https://wvstateparks.com/discover-the-almostheaven-swings-at-west-virginia-state-parks/   Find these stories and more at wv.gov/daily304. The daily304 curated news and information is brought to you by the West Virginia Department of Commerce: Sharing the wealth, beauty and opportunity in West Virginia with the world. Follow the daily304 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @daily304. Or find us online at wv.gov and just click the daily304 logo.  That's all for now. Take care. Be safe. Get outside and enjoy all the opportunity West Virginia has to offer.  

Welcome to the daily304 – your window into Wonderful, Almost Heaven, West Virginia.   Today is Sunday Aug. 4, 2024   TEASER (also use for daily web post) Students at the WV School of Osteopathic Medicine kick off the semester with a day of community service…Point Pleasant is the focus of a popular online travel show's latest episode…and capture your WV travels with a photo from an Almost Heaven swing showcasing some of the state's iconic landmarks…on today's daily304. #1 – From THE REAL WV –  “Medical school is more than a medical education,” says Dr. Jim Nemitz, President of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg. “It's also about learning to become community leaders.”  WVSOM takes that mantra seriously, by offering a capstone service activity at the end of the first week of school for incoming students. As part of orientation and coming on the heels of their first classes, students spend their first Saturday in medical school doing community service projects across the Greenbrier Valley.  Volunteers from WVSOM visited 16 different sites to offer their skills in service. Host sites included Clifton Presbyterian Church, State Fair of West Virginia, Child Youth & Advocacy Center, Greenbrier County Public Library, Greenbrier Humane Society, and the Williamsburg Community Building. At least one staff or faculty member accompanied a group of students at each location, performing work such as organizing books, landscaping, dog-walking, light construction, and painting.  Students track their volunteer hours all year long as part of their future placement in a residency. They participate in a national program called T.O.U.C.H. (Translating Osteopathic Understanding Into Community Health), which places value on community service as part of medical education.  Read more: https://therealwv.com/2024/07/29/medical-students-start-their-education-with-a-day-of-service/   #2 – From WV NEWS –  A popular online travel show recently filmed two episodes in Point Pleasant, which are set to premiere this week on YouTube. Brian McLaughlin's series “Road Chippin” airs on his YouTube channel The Chip Monk Show. In the series, he visits locations from the “Fallout” video game franchise dressed like a living bobblehead in a Boy Scout's uniform, which is a reference to “Fallout.” The filmmaker arrived in Point Pleasant last October to begin filming, but realized the need to devote two episodes to Point Pleasant after visiting The Mothman Museum. He had become determined to cover all of the city's history, going back to The Battle of Point Pleasant. Other locations in the state that McLaughlin visits in his show's second season, and also featured in “Fallout 76,” are The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, and the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston. “It is an incredibly beautiful and diverse state,” McLaughlin said. Read more: https://www.wvnews.com/rivercities/gallipolis/news/youtube-travel-show-to-feature-stops-in-point-pleasant-west-virginia/article_a8d21540-4b7f-11ef-8a1a-4f1d5ef0f1f0.html   #3 – From WV STATE PARKS – In Almost Heaven, breathtaking views abound. To guide you to some of the state's most photogenic spots, WV Tourism has pinpointed locations with stunning landscapes paired with handmade wooden swings, creating perfect photo opportunities. Here are just a few of them: At Cacapon Resort State Park, the swing at the Cacapon Mountain Overlook offers a backdrop of endless mountains.  Within the state's newest state park, Summersville Lake, you'll find an #AlmostHeaven swing offering beautiful lake views. Located at the end of the ADA-accessible Jody Hulka Trail, the swing at Tomlinson Run State Park is a great spot for your next #AlmostHeaven selfie. Check out wvtourism.com to find the full list of Almost Heaven swings. And don't forget to share your photos using #AlmostHeaven to showcase your adventures! Read more: https://wvstateparks.com/discover-the-almostheaven-swings-at-west-virginia-state-parks/   Find these stories and more at wv.gov/daily304. The daily304 curated news and information is brought to you by the West Virginia Department of Commerce: Sharing the wealth, beauty and opportunity in West Virginia with the world. Follow the daily304 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @daily304. Or find us online at wv.gov and just click the daily304 logo.  That's all for now. Take care. Be safe. Get outside and enjoy all the opportunity West Virginia has to offer  

 Greetings from the void, bug lovers! Today's episode is a bit different in flavor... Michael and Jonathan met up this month for a dual family vacation and they are in search of the mythical Mothman! Join them as the delve into the world of cryptozoology and ask the question, why aren't there more insect cryptids? Check out the show notes to hear from John Acorn, entomology luminary, on this exact topic. Then, listen as they recount the tale of Mothman, who or what was he? Why were people in Point Pleasant, WV seeing him and what does he mean to a couple of entomologists with podcast gear? All this and more in this paranormal Arthro-Pod!*One word of warning! At the end of our discussion on Mothman, there is a strange issue with the audio that warps our voices. This was not intentional on our part. Perhaps we had disgruntled him and he took it out on our podcast gear!*The first indication we were in Mothman territory.Walking to the Mothman Museum, we encountered a Man in Black."Welcome to the museum"View inside the main room of the Mothman Museum.The museum has an impressive number of newspaper clippings about the Mothman sightings. I'm honestly surprised about how much coverage it got at the time.Paraphernalia from the Mothman Prophesies movie.Your intrepid hosts.Sticker graffiti we saw outside of the Mothman Museum. Goatman is a fair distance away from his home range in Prince George County, Maryland.This mayfly we saw on a window outside of the Mothman Museum was the only insect involved in this episode.Show notesJohn Acorn on entomology and cryptozoologyThe fandom wiki focused on "cryptids"Darwin's hawkmothQuestions? Comments? Follow the show on Twitter @Arthro_PodshowFollow the hosts on Twitter @bugmanjon, @JodyBugsmeUNL, and @MSkvarla36 and Bluesky @NapoleonicEntoGet the show through Apple Podcast, Spotify, or your favorite podcatching app!If you can spare a moment, we appreciate when you subscribe to the show on those apps or when you take time to leave a review!Subscribe to our feed on Feedburner!  

Steve Ward has been fascinated by the unexplained for over half a century. There were two major events that inspired his interest in the unexplained.Growing up in Michigan, the March 1966 UFO flap occurred virtually in his backyard. The following November a winged humanoid chased two couples down a lonely country road near Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The legend of the Mothman was born.Steve would be chasing the Mothman the rest of his life. Influenced primarily by John Keel and Jacques Vallee, his views on UFOs became unconventional and moved more toward a more paranormal explanation.Steve's main area of research is, what some call "high strangeness" or "window areas" (as Keel dubbed them) where disparate types of paranormal phenomena all seem to occur in the same location, and he believes that studying these paranormally active locations may be the key to understanding what the origin behind these manifestations may be.He has his own podcast called The High Strangeness Factor on the Paranormal UK Radio Network, and is a correspondent on Mack Maloney's Military X-Files, which can be found on that same network. Website: http://www.paukradio.com/Steve currently lives in Point Pleasant, West Virginia & works at The Mothman Museum. He is also writing a book as yet untitled that deals with the underlying patterns that connect different types of Paranormal Phenomena throughout history.Steve returns to Talking Weird to chat with Dean about the "Summer of the Saucers", that season of the first modern UFO wave. Kicked off (at least in the press) by Kenneth Arnold's sighting of nine strange craft flying in formation near Mount Rainier, Washington, on June 24, 1947. This famous sighting was then compounded with saucer report after saucer report, including multiple influential UFO incidents from Maury Island to Roswell.Dean will also be chatting about his recent visit to Maury Island for the 77th anniversary of its UFO incident. Like Kenneth Arnold's sighting, the event at Maury Island was heavily publicized by Raymond A. Palmer. And via Palmer's publications, it spawned multiple facets of modern UFO lore: From UFO crashes, through government coverups, to the mysterious Men in Black!Do not miss this insightful and fascinating conversation about history's most significant UFO wave.

Hello vault dwellers and bug lovers! On today's episode of Arthro-Pod, the gang dips their toes into the cultural zeitgeist to talk about the video game/television show "Fallout" and more specifically about the horrible mutated arthropods that exist in that universe. Tune in to hear about the biology of giant "radroaches", feel the sting of the "stingwing", and maybe befriend your own mothman. It's a lot of fun to look at the entomological basis and designs of these critters and hash out which of them are the best from our buggy perspective. Show notes-These notes will be most helpful since we are talking about some visual material in this episode! Look below for some pics of each monster we discuss. RadroachesRadroach from Fallout 4. Via Fallout Wiki.Radroaches as seen in Fallout: New Vegas. Via Fallout Wiki.Radroaches as seen in the Fallout television series (Season 1, episode 5: The Past). Via the Fallout Wiki.BloatflyBloatfly as seen in Fallout 3. Via the Fallout Wiki.Bloatfly as seen in Fallout 4. Via the Fallout Wiki.Bloatfly as seen in Fallout 76. Via the Fallout Wiki.AntsGiant ant as seen in Fallout 2. Via the Fallout Wiki.Giant ant workers as seen in Fallout 3. Via the Fallout Wiki.Giant ant queen as seen in Fallout 3. Via the Fallout Wiki.Giant fire ants in action, as seen in the Fallout 3 quest "Those!". Via the Fallout Wiki.Giant ants as seen in Fallout 76. Notice how the design has changed between games. Via the Fallout Wiki.RadscorpionRadscorption as seen in Fallout (1). Via the Fallout Wiki.Radscorpion and albino radscorpion as seen in Fallout 3. Via the Fallout Wiki.Radscorpions as seen in Fallout 4. Via the Fallout Wiki.Various radscorpions as seen in Fallout 76. Via the Fallout Wiki.BloodbugExamples of bloodbugs as seen in Fallout 4. Via the Fallout Wiki.Bloodbug as seen in Fallout 76. Via the Fallout Wiki.StingwingStingwings as seen in Fallout 4. Via the Fallout Wiki.Details of a stingwing tail. Note how it is a stinger instead of clasping organs as in normal scorpionflies. Via the Fallout Wiki.Stingwing nests, with a yellow honey-like substance. This is not based on real scorpionflies whatsoever. Via the Fallout Wiki.Stingwings in Fallout 76. The design seems to have suffered quite a bit. Via the Fallout Wiki.MirelurkA mirelurk, as seen in Fallout 3. This design is kind of a bipedal crab thing. Via the Fallout Wiki.A mirelurk king, as seen in Fallout 3. This design is more fishman than bipedal crab. Via the Fallout Wiki.A mirelurk as seen in Fallout 4. This design is more crab centaur. Via the Fallout Wiki.A mirelurk hunter as seen in Fallout 4. Obviously based on a mantis shrimp, this is somehow the same species as the more crab-like mirelurks. Via the Fallout Wiki.A mirelurk king as seen in Fallout 4. Another fishman design for the king. Via the Fallout Wiki.Giant hermit crabA giant hermit crab, as seen in Fallout 4: Far Harbor.  One of the most realistic designs we've encountered. Via the Fallout Wiki. HoneybeastA honey beast, as seen in Fallout 76. This is a pretty disappointing design considering the other arthropod-based creatures across the series. Via the Fallout Wiki.Cave cricketA cave cricket, as seen in in Fallout 76. Via the Fallout Wiki.MothmanClassic mothman in Fallout 76. Spot on design. Via the Fallout Wiki.Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, as envisioned in Fallout 76. Via the Fallout Wiki.Various mothman designs. The wing patterns appear to be inspired by real moth species. Via the Fallout Wiki."I am the night". Via the Fallout Wiki. Questions? Comments? Follow the show on Twitter @Arthro_PodshowFollow the hosts on Twitter @bugmanjon, @JodyBugsmeUNL, and @MSkvarla36 and Bluesky @NapoleonicEntoGet the show through Apple Podcast, Spotify, or your favorite podcatching app!If you can spare a moment, we appreciate when you subscribe to the show on those apps or when you take time to leave a review!Subscribe to our feed on Feedburner!  

Steve Ward has been fascinated by the unexplained for over half a century. There were two major events that inspired his interest in the unexplained.Growing up in Michigan, the March 1966 UFO flap occurred virtually in his backyard. The following November a winged humanoid chased two couples down a lonely country road near Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The legend of the Mothman was born.Steve would be chasing the Mothman the rest of his life. Influenced primarily by John Keel and Jacques Vallee, his views on UFOs became unconventional and moved more toward a more paranormal explanation.Steve's main area of research is, what some call "high strangeness" or "window areas" (as Keel dubbed them) where disparate types of paranormal phenomena all seem to occur in the same location, and he believes that studying these paranormally active locations may be the key to understanding what the origin behind these manifestations may be.He has his own podcast called The High Strangeness Factor on the Paranormal UK Radio Network, and is a correspondent on Mack Maloney's Military X-Files, which can be found on that same network. Website: http://www.paukradio.com/Steve currently lives in Point Pleasant, West Virginia & works at The Mothman Museum. He is also writing a book as yet untitled that deals with the underlying patterns that connect different types of Paranormal Phenomena throughout history.Steve returns to Talking Weird to chat about one of the stranger aspects of the UFO phenomenon: The so-called "silent contactees", as first written about by John Keel; and the trickster-type nature of the entities that these people seem to be in contact with you.Do not miss this insightful, fascinating, and at times creepy conversation, with one of the most insightful thinkers in the Fortean field today!

On a cold November night back in 1966, four teenagers would have an experience that would resonate around the world. A night time drive to the local TNT area would culminate in a terrifying chase that left them frightened out of their wits and shock all of the residents of Point Pleasant. What happened next over the next 13 months in the small town in West Virgina would become known to all lovers of the strange and unsual as both the Mothman and the Men In Black cemented their places in the minds of the fortean. Joining me to discuss this fascinating case and much more is the marvellous Steve Ward. Steve's show can be found here: Steve's book is here: The Mothman Museum is here: Our Patreon is now live, with bonus content, early release of the regular show, articles and monthly prizes for everyone who signs up! Join here now for the flat fee of $4 a month which is a bargain! Don't forget, you can now show your support with our Merchandise shop on Redbubble! Check it out here! You can join us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as well. You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel! Email us at mysteriesandmonsters@gmail.com with any feedback, guest suggestions or if you'd like to appear.            All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys.            Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines, you can find them here: Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun Outro - Into The Night Mysteries and Monsters is a part of the Straight Up Strange Network. #Mothman #PointPleasant #SteveWard #JohnKeel #TheMothmanProphecies #HighStrangeness #LindaScarberry #RogerScarberry #WestVirgina #TNTArea #SilverBridge #JeffWamsley #UFOs #ColinWilson #AlanGodfrey #Poltergeist #MenInBlack #Conspiracies #Mysteries #Cryptid #Alien #Weird #MothmanMuseum #MothmanFestival #ChadLewis #ZeliaEdgar #NickRedfern 

Welcome to the daily304 – your window into Wonderful, Almost Heaven, West Virginia.   Today is Saturday, Jan. 6  Construction trades apprenticeships offer good pay and benefits. The Huntington Museum of Art tops a list of best museums in the state. And check out some great burger joints in Almost Heaven…on today's daily304. #1 – From METRO NEWS – Apprenticeship programs are growing in West Virginia. West Virginia Affiliated Construction Trades Director Justin Williams said their members move the dirt, build the bridges, mine the coal, repair the trucks, energize circuits, and build the hospitals that care for our families and they are training future workers. The organization manages apprenticeship programs that have starting wages of $20 to $23 per hour, with some opportunities at the journeyman level to make $40 per hour plus benefits and retirement. Williams said West Virginia is quickly becoming “ground zero” for a wide range of employment opportunities, from electric school bus manufacturing to aviation, aerospace, and, of course, the trades that build and maintain the facilities. The training programs are available to residents, or residents of neighboring counties in other states, who are 18 years old, have a high school diploma or equivalent, have a driver's license, and can pass a drug test. Read more: https://wvmetronews.com/2023/12/25/interest-in-apprenticeship-programs-on-the-rise-statewide/    #2 – From WOWK-TV – The Mountain State is blessed with a rich culture of history, art and folklore, and many aspects of this have been memorialized in museums around the state. With so many options, which Mountain State museum is the best of the best? West Virginia Living Magazine has released its 2023 “Best of WV” lists.  Topping the list is the Huntington Museum of Art, with its 10 exhibition spaces, interactive art and education galleries, auditorium, coral reef aquarium and more. The museum also has two miles of hiking trails and the state's only tropical and subtropical plant conservatory. The runners-up were the West Virginia State Museum located in the Culture Center of the State Capitol Complex, and the Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant. Read more: https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/where-are-the-top-museums-in-west-virginia/   #3 – From PHILLY BITE –  West Virginia is known for some of the country's tastiest burgers. Noted for  prioritizing fresh produce and quality ingredients, the restaurants on this list offer some delicious craft beers to accompany their meals. Their menu boasts numerous burger creations made with 100 percent certified Angus beef. Hat tip to Fat Patty's in Huntington, Sam's Uptown Cafe in Charleston, Tubby's Cafe in Clarksburg, Blue Moon Cafe in Shepherdstown, among others. Check out Philly Bite for more great burger joints in Almost Heaven! Read more: https://www.phillybite.com/index.php/travel/65-eat/9407-best-burgers-in-west-virginia   Find these stories and more at wv.gov/daily304. The daily304 curated news and information is brought to you by the West Virginia Department of Commerce: Sharing the wealth, beauty and opportunity in West Virginia with the world. Follow the daily304 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @daily304. Or find us online at wv.gov and just click the daily304 logo.  That's all for now. Take care. Be safe. Get outside and enjoy all the opportunity West Virginia has to offer.

Please hit Subscribe/Follow and level a 5-star revue Click here to save on High-End Clothing. Click here to donate to the show. Click here to go to The Mothman Museum.     In West Virginian folklore, the Mothman is a humanoid creature reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area from November 15, 1966, to December 15, 1967. The first newspaper report was published in the Point Pleasant Register, dated November 16, 1966, titled "Couples See Man-Sized Bird ... Creature ... Something".  The national press soon picked up the reports and helped spread the story across the United States. The source of the legend is believed to have originated from sightings of out-of-migration sandhill cranes or herons. The creature was introduced to a wider audience by Gray Barker in 1970, and was later popularized by John Keel in his 1975 book The Mothman Prophecies, claiming that there were paranormal events related to the sightings, and a connection to the collapse of the Silver Bridge. The book was later adapted into a 2002 film, starring Richard Gere.[ History On November 15, 1966, two young couples from Point Pleasant—Roger and Linda Scarberry, and Steve and Mary Mallette—told police they had seen a large black creature whose eyes "glowed red", standing at the side of the road near "the TNT area", the site of a former World War II munitions plant. Linda Scarberry described it as a "slender, muscular man" about seven feet tall with white wings, and said that she was unable to discern its face due to the hypnotic effect of its eyes. Distressed, the witnesses drove away at high speed, and said that the creature flew after their car, making a screeching sound. It pursued them as far as Point Pleasant city limits. During the next few days, other people reported similar sightings, after local newspapers reported it. Two volunteer firemen who saw it said it was a "large bird with red eyes". Mason County Sheriff George Johnson commented that he believed the sightings were due to an unusually large heron he termed a "shitepoke". Contractor Newell Partridge told Johnson that when he aimed a flashlight at a creature in a nearby field, its eyes glowed "like bicycle reflectors". Additionally, he blamed buzzing noises from his television set and the disappearance of his German Shepherd dog on the creature. Wildlife biologist Robert L. Smith at West Virginia University told reporters that descriptions and sightings all fit the sandhill crane, a large American crane almost as tall as a man with a seven-foot wingspan featuring circles of reddish coloring around the eyes. The bird may have wandered out of its migration route, and therefore was unrecognized at first because it was not native to this region. Due to the popularity of the Batman TV series at the time, the fictional superhero Batman and his rogues gallery were prominently featured in the public eye. While the villain Killer Moth did not appear in the show, the comic book influence of both him and Batman is believed by some to have influenced the coinage of the name "Mothman" in the local newspapers. Following the December 15, 1967 collapse of the Silver Bridge and the death of 46 people, the incident gave rise to the legend and connected the Mothman sightings to the bridge collapse. According to Georgian newspaper Svobodnaya Gruziya, Russian UFOlogists claim that Mothman sightings in Moscow foreshadowed the 1999 Russian apartment bombings. The Mothman Prophecies (2002) is a major motion picture, loosely based on the 1975 book of the same name by John Keel. In 2016, WCHS-TV published a photo purported to be of Mothman taken by an anonymous man while driving on Route 2 in Mason County. Science writer Sharon A. Hill proposed that the photo showed "a bird, perhaps an owl, carrying a frog or snake away" and wrote that "there is zero reason to suspect it is the Mothman as described in legend. There are too many far more reasonable explanations."

Jaci and Bill Kousoulas, PhD are the authors of "Bridging the Tragedy" a book based upon the 1967 Silver Bridge Disaster in Point Pleasant, WV, Mothman, and post-traumatic growth, a phenomenon that often occurs after tragedy.Book available here: https://www.amazon.com/Bridging-Trage...Bill's interest in the paranormal began in the late seventies with the original Project UFO television series. In 2003, he was introduced to THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES movie, and it changed his life. Jaci is a retired USPS Postmaster and a current business owner/operator. She specializes in research, data analytics, and “connecting the dots” between intuition, perception, and reality.Since 2016, Bill & Jaci have visited Point Pleasant regularly, where they have become friends with several area residents, including Mothman Museum owner Jeff Wamsley and the late Carolin Harris, co-founder of the Mothman Festival. Bill holds a doctorate in psychology, with a focus on post-traumatic growth, the good things that come from bad experiences.The couple visit with Talking Weird on the week of the 56th anniversary of the Silver Bridge collapse, a tragedy often seen as the denouement of the Ohio River Valley's Mothman flap.So get ready for an insightful and moving conversation about Mothman, the Silver Bridge collapse, and the post-traumatic growth of many of the locals who were impacted by the events.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4602609/advertisement

EPISODE 99 | A Bridge Too Far: The Mothman Visits Point Pleasant The strange events of 1966-1967 in and around Point Pleasant, West Virginia gave rise to one of America's most enduring legends - the Mothman. It made the headlines and also the careers of Gray Barker and John Keel. But it was more than just a large winged creature. There were visits from the Men in Black, UFOs aplenty, poltergeists and other high weirdness.  Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or three via our page on Buy Me a Coffee. #ConspiracyClearinghouse #sharingiscaring #donations #support #buymeacoffee You can also SUBSCRIBE to this podcast. Review us here or on IMDb! SECTIONS 02:52 - I'm a Believer - A pair of couples see something; cranes, owls and shitepokes; Mary Hyre  writes it up, Mothman is named 07:00 - Cold Sweat - Woodrow Derenberger meets Indrid Cold, Newell Partridge has his TV watching interrupted (plus his dog Bandit goes missing), three women see a demon, Mary Hyre has an odd visitor, Donna Kenmore and Norma Ashley see a pendulum, later Kenmore is also kidnapped 15:30 - Paperback Writers - Gary Barker and John Keel arrive, with ideas of their own; they get more info about Indrid Cold and friends, a nudist trip to Lanulos 23:04 - Strange Days - The TNT area becomes party central, the town swells in population, local oddballs William and Martha Bateman invent TV for angels 25:42 - The Men in Black are everywhere, so are UFOs, so is Mothman; the sense of doom builds 29:28 - 13 Steps Lead Down - The Silver Bridge collapses, Mothman Math 35:43 - Knock on Wood - Mothman as the Freiberg Shrieker and Black Bird of Chernobyl, Mothman hits the road 40:25 - Where History Meets Mystery - the Mothman Museum, the Mothman Statue, the Mothcam, the Mothman car wash, the Mothman Festival and more; Keel really got a Mothman boost Music by Fanette Ronjat More Info The Notorious M.I.B. episode A View to Vril episode (Valiant Thor bit at 21:29) The Mothman Wiki The Mothman Cometh on the Skeptoid Podcast Mothman on Cryptid Wiki Folk Tale Turned Urban Legend: Mothman (Pt 1) The True Story Behind The Legendary Mothman Said To Terrorize West Virginia on All That's Interesting The true origin of the Mothman legend article by Justin Mills Misignwa Legend of Mothman Thunderbird Cryptid: Bird with a 70ft Wingspan The Untold Truth of Mothman on Grunge Three facts about West Virginia's Mothman legend few know on West Virginia Explorer Local Lore: Woodrow Derenberger and the Legend of Indrid Cold on The Daily Yonder Indrid Cold on Cryptid Wiki Indrid Cold aka The Smiling Man on Villains Wiki The True Story Behind the Mothman of West Virginia on US Ghost Adventures 10 Fascinating Things You May Not Know about the Mothman The Silver Bridge And The Men In Black! on Rip Jagger's Dojo When the Silver Bridge Came Crashing Down in Popular Mechanics Mothman: The Hidden Truth paper Mothman: A West Virginia Folklore on Ohio State's The Psychology of Extraordinary Beliefs What Is the Mothman and Why Are We so Obsessesed? on The Nerdist 10 Horrifying Facts About The Legend of the Mothman: The Harbinger Of Doom From The 1960s on Groovy History Legend of the Mothman-Point Pleasant Sightings video of CryptidSpot A Contactee Canon: Gray Barker's Saucerian Books paper by Gabriel Mckee Men in Black: The Secret Terror Among Us by Gray Barker on Amazon John Keel's Mothman Casebook Convincing Stories of People Who Claim They Saw the Mothman in Real Life The Freiberg Shrieker The Black Bird of Chernobyl on Paranormal Catalog The Black Bird Of Chernobyl: True Story Of The Chernobyl Mothman on Morbid Kuriosity The Legend of the Mothman: Agent of Destruction or Harbinger of Doom? on Curious Historian  Mothman Math: Dates, Disasters, and Deaths Mothman: Evil Incarnate by Loren Coleman on Amazon List of deaths related to the Mothman Mothman Lives website Mothman Museum Mothcam stream Mothman Festival 2024 The Mothman cometh? I went searching for Point Pleasant's prophet of doom and all I got was a T-shirt The Real Story of The Mothman Prophecies on IGN Behold the Mothman on SYFY Based on a True-Life Story, but Was That Story for Real? in the Los Angeles Times Truth vs fiction in the Mothman Prophecies movie on Chasing the Frog The Enduring Legacy of The Mothman Prophecies on Den of Geek Mothman: Behind the Red Eyes by Jeff Wamsley on Amazon Follow us on social: Facebook Twitter Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of a 2022 Gold Quill Award, 2022 Gold MarCom Award, 2021 AVA Digital Award Gold, 2021 Silver Davey Award, 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence, and on numerous top 10 podcast lists.  PRAGUE TIMES - A city is more than just a location - it's a kaleidoscope of history, places, people and trends. This podcast looks at Prague, in the center of Europe, from a number of perspectives, including what it is now, what is has been and where it's going. It's Prague THEN, Prague NOW, Prague LATER

In this episode Kevin reviews his recent visit to the town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia where Mothman was originally sighted. Kev also covers a review of the very cool Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. And in part two of the show, Bill covers an account from the early 1970s from a Beekeeper in Western Pennsylvania. And some great listener mail from many of you so please join us! Thank you for listening!www.bigfootterrorinthewoods.comProduced by: "Bigfoot Terror in the Woods L.L.C."This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4656375/advertisement

In this episode Kevin reviews his recent visit to the town of Point Pleasant West Virginia where Mothman was originally sighted. Kev also covers a review of the very cool Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant West Virginia. And in part two of the show, Bill covers an account from the early 1970s from a Beekeeper in Western Pennsylvania. And some great listener mail from many of you so please join us! Thank you for listening! www.bigfootterrorinthewoods.com Produced by: "Bigfoot Terror in the Woods L.L.C."

Welcome to the daily304 – your window into Wonderful, Almost Heaven, West Virginia.   Today is Sunday, Oct. 29   Bridge Valley officials tout the success of its dual enrollment program. The WV School of Osteopathic Medicine establishes a program at Fairmont State. And learn about famous art that was inspired by the Mothman legend…on today's daily304. #1 – From METRO NEWS – Bridge Valley Community and Technical College in South Charleston is making some positive strides for a few new efforts to increase and retain enrollment, as well as transform the overall student experience. The dual enrollment program the college has launched this year allows high school students to take a Bridge Valley course while still in high school if there is a teacher at that high school who has a certification allowing them to be an adjunct to Bridge Valley. Bridge Valley President Casey Sacks said there are a total of 34 high school students taking advantage of the dual enrollment in some form or another and from various districts.  Sacks said they have been doing work on process mapping around the recruitment and admission teams, as well as a reorganization of student affairs.  “I think a lot of this work has been what has driven some of our enrollment increase, because it has led us to a better job of communicating with people who are interested in the college, so it's something that we all recognize that we're going to continue doing moving forward,” Sacks said. Read more: https://wvmetronews.com/2023/10/09/bridge-valley-seeing-success-with-new-dual-enrollment-program-efforts-to-standardize-student-experience/    #2 – From METRO NEWS — The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine is establishing the Pre-Osteopathic Medicine Program at Fairmont State and Frostburg State universities. The programs are designed to provide a firm foundation for students interested in osteopathic medicine, including the skills and credentials needed to gain admission and ultimately success in osteopathic medicine school, according to WVSOM President James Nemitz. “These are pipeline programs to educate students about what osteopathic medicine is and to provide them with a pathway to help them be successful at achieving acceptance at medical school,” Nemitz said. The WVSOM campus is located in Lewisburg and was founded as the Greenbrier College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1972. Through the Statewide Campus, WVSOM maintains locations throughout the state used by students in the final two years to complete clinical rotations. The institution is nationally recognized for the number of DOs that graduate from WVSOM and work in rural settings. “We're an attractive institution, especially for students who come from rural areas,” Nemitz said. “And we're experts in training those students to be rural medical providers.” Read more: https://wvmetronews.com/2023/10/22/osteopathic-school-of-medicine-inks-deals-with-fairmont-state-frostburg-state/   #3 – From WBOY-TV Clarksburg – The Legend of Mothman has inspired tons of West Virginians and artists, and items from beers to baseball uniforms have been created using the cryptid's image. Mothman is best known for its presence at the Silver Bridge in Point Pleasant in 1967, right before the bridge collapsed, killing 46 people.  The legend was widely unknown and forgotten even by the residents of Point Pleasant until John Keel, a prominent journalist and UFOlogist, immortalized the tale in “The Mothman Prophecies” book in 1975. One of the best-known visual art pieces associated with Mothman, the painting “Mothman” by comic book artist Frank Frazetta, was created around 1980.  And of course, one of the most recognizable and famous Mothman-inspired artworks is the Bob Roach Mothman Statue in Point Pleasant. The stainless steel figure was created in 2003 and has become a main attraction for the town and a must-see during the Mothman Festival every year. Learn more about the legend -- and the artwork it has inspired -- at the Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant.  Read more: https://www.wboy.com/news/west-virginia/the-3-most-famous-artworks-inspired-by-west-virginias-mothman-cryptid/   Find these stories and more at wv.gov/daily304. The daily304 curated news and information is brought to you by the West Virginia Department of Commerce: Sharing the wealth, beauty and opportunity in West Virginia with the world. Follow the daily304 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @daily304. Or find us online at wv.gov and just click the daily304 logo.  That's all for now. Take care. Be safe. Get outside and enjoy all the opportunity West Virginia has to offer.  

Grab some marshmallows, chocolate, and graham crackers and pull up a seat around the campfire for the first cryptozoology episode! This episode covers the cryptid, Mothman, and the cultural phenomenon in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The Fieldnotes and Folklore team is growing! Welcome editor, Dominic Bower!Mothman Museum: https://www.mothmanmuseum.com/Mothman Festival: https://www.mothmanfestival.com/Monstrum PBS Special: https://www.pbs.org/video/mothman-americas-notorious-winged-monster-ivhuou/Mothcam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pHJPMt1xAsWant to email the show? Send your questions, comments, and ideas to FieldnotesAndFolklore@gmail.comSocial media:- Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/fieldnotesandfolklore/- Instagram: @FieldnotesAndFolklore- TikTok: @FieldnotesAndFolkloreWant to support the show and get exclusive content? Join the Patreon! Go to https://patreon.com/fieldnotesandfolkloreSupport the show

Episode#165The video version contain special content Jeff Wamsley is not only the owner of the World's Only Mothman Museum, he is also a researcher and author who has heard and recorded accounts first hand from original witnesses, many of whom are now gone. In this outtake from the Thursday night LIVE we hear about the legend and the aftermath that created the phenomena.You can catch the full version here:https://youtube.com/live/qgJPgOd4GRU?feature=shareThis show brought to you by our super chatters!Thank you guys for the support.Theresa: Theresa's Haunted History of the Tri-StateAdam GoodDewey EdwardsJames BoggsSpooky AppalachiaTravis Aurednik (Deep End Antiques)Geoffery SteeleChris CootsRuss BaileyAda CoxNancy WhiteScott Holbrook

Steve Ward has been fascinated by the unexplained for over half a century. There were two major events that inspired his interest in the unexplained. Growing up in Michigan, the March 1966 UFO flap occurred virtually in his backyard. The following November a winged humanoid chased two couples down a lonely country road near Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The legend of the Mothman was born. Steve would be chasing the Mothman the rest of his life. Influenced primarily by John Keel and Jacques Vallee, his views on UFOs became unconventional and moved more toward a more paranormal explanation. Steve's main area of research is, what some call "high strangeness" or "window areas" (as Keel dubbed them) where disparate types of paranormal phenomena all seem to occur in the same location, and he believes that studying these paranormally active locations may be the key to understanding what the origin behind these manifestations may be. He has his own podcast called The High Strangeness Factor on the Paranormal UK Radio Network, and is a correspondent on Mack Maloney's Military X-Files, which can be found on that same network. He currently lives in Point Pleasant, West Virginia & works at The Mothman Museum. He is also writing a book as yet untitled that deals with the underlying patterns that connect different types of Paranormal Phenomena throughout history.Click that play button, and let's unravel the mysteries of the UNTOLD! Remember to like, share, and subscribe to our channel to stay updated on all the latest discoveries and adventures. See you there!Join Barnaby Jones each Monday on the Untold Radio Network Live at 12pm Central – 10am Pacific and 1pm Eastern. Come and Join the live discussion next week. Please subscribe.We have ten different Professional Podcasts on all the things you like. New favorite shows drop each day only on the UNTOLD RADIO NETWORKTo find out more about Barnaby Jones and his team, (Cryptids, Anomalies, and the Paranormal Society) visit their website www.WisconsinCAPS.comThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4602609/advertisement

Steve Ward has been fascinated by the unexplained for over half a century. There were two major events that inspired his interest in the unexplained.Growing up in Michigan, the March 1966 UFO flap occurred virtually in his backyard. The following November a winged humanoid chased two couples down a lonely country road near Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The legend of the Mothman was born.Steve would be chasing the Mothman the rest of his life. Influenced primarily by John Keel and Jacques Vallee, his views on UFOs became unconventional and moved more toward a more paranormal explanation.Steve's main area of research is, what some call "high strangeness" or "window areas" (as Keel dubbed them) where disparate types of paranormal phenomena all seem to occur in the same location, and he believes that studying these paranormally active locations may be the key to understanding what the origin behind these manifestations may be.He has his own podcast called The High Strangeness Factor on the Paranormal UK Radio Network, and is a correspondent on Mack Maloney's Military X-Files, which can be found on that same network. Website: http://www.paukradio.com/Steve currently lives in Point Pleasant, West Virginia & works at The Mothman Museum. He is also writing a book as yet untitled that deals with the underlying patterns that connect different types of Paranormal Phenomena throughout history.Steve returns to Talking Weird to give us a taste of his upcoming presentation at next weekend's Mothman Festival, in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. (Details about the fest at: https://www.mothmanfestival.com/ )He shares his considerable knowledge of the great Fortean writer and researcher John A. Keel. It was Keel's seminal book THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES which introduced awareness of the Mothman to the paranormal and UFO communities.Do not miss this insightful and fascinating conversation with one of the most insightful thinkers in the Fortean field today!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4602609/advertisement

Tonight's guest is Jeff Wamsley (http://mothmanlives.com/) and we are going to be talking about one of America's most popular mythical creatures—Mothman. Jeff has written books, founded the world's only Mothman Museum, and puts on the annual Mothman Festival, right there in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. We'll discuss origins, witness testimony, and an array of theories that have given the Mothman lore its legendary set of wings. We'll do some grab bag before, and plenty of time for extras afterward, so enjoy the ride! Watch the full episode on Rumble: https://rumble.com/v3dbeyc-a-night-at-the-mothman-museum-ft-jeff-wamsley-83023.html Support Our Proud Sponsors: Blue Monster Prep: An Online Superstore for Emergency Preparedness Gear (Storable Food, Water, Filters, Radios, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, and so much more). Use code 'FRANKLY' for Free Shipping on every purchase you make @ https://bluemonsterprep.com/ SUPPORT the Show and New Media: Sponsor through QFTV: https://www.quitefrankly.tv/sponsor SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/quitefrankly One-Time Gift: http://www.paypal.me/QuiteFranklyLive Official QF Merch: https://bit.ly/3tOgRsV Sign up for the Free Mailing List: https://bit.ly/3frUdOj Send Crypto: BTC: 1EafWUDPHY6y6HQNBjZ4kLWzQJFnE5k9PK LTC: LRs6my7scMxpTD5j7i8WkgBgxpbjXABYXX ETH: 0x80cd26f708815003F11Bd99310a47069320641fC FULL Episodes On Demand: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/301gcES iTunes: http://apple.co/2dMURMq Amazon: https://amzn.to/3afgEXZ SoundCloud: http://bit.ly/2dTMD13 Google Play: https://bit.ly/2SMi1SF Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2tI5THI BitChute: https://bit.ly/2vNSMFq Rumble: https://bit.ly/31h2HUg Watch Live On: QuiteFrankly.tv (Powered by Foxhole) DLive: https://bit.ly/2In9ipw Rokfin: https://bit.ly/3rjrh4q Twitch: https://bit.ly/2TGAeB6 YouTube: https://bit.ly/2exPzj4 CloutHub: https://bit.ly/37uzr0o Theta: https://bit.ly/3v62oIw Rumble: https://bit.ly/31h2HUg How Else to Find Us: Official WebSite: http://www.QuiteFrankly.tv Official Forum: https://bit.ly/3SToJFJ Official Telegram: https://t.me/quitefranklytv GUILDED Hangout: https://bit.ly/3SmpV4G Twitter: @PoliticalOrgy Gab: @QuiteFrankly Truth Social: @QuiteFrankly GETTR: @QuiteFrankly

Mothman researchers JACI and BILL KOUSOULAS, STEVE WARD and BRIAN SEECH are our guest tonight to discuss the latest on all things Mothman.  Of course, we will be discussing their new edition of their enthralling "Bridging the Tragedy:  Silver Linings in the Mysterious Ohio River Valley."  Steve can give us the inside scoop on the latest from the Mothman Museum and Festival.  Brian is an expert on the greater Ohio Valley paranormal events.  We will be delving into Keel's writings and other Valley cryptids and high strangeness.  We can also get into other locales associated with the legends like the TNT area.  

Mothman researchers JACI and BILL KOUSOULAS, STEVE WARD and BRIAN SEECH are our guest tonight to discuss the latest on all things Mothman.  Of course, we will be discussing their new edition of their enthralling "Bridging the Tragedy:  Silver Linings in the Mysterious Ohio River Valley."  Steve can give us the inside scoop on the latest from the Mothman Museum and Festival.  Brian is an expert on the greater Ohio Valley paranormal events.  We will be delving into Keel's writings and other Valley cryptids and high strangeness.  We can also get into other locales associated with the legends like the TNT area.  

What Makes You Wonderful and Dave Lavender with the West Virginia Film Office get into all the film festivals you can get into this season. There's something for everyone and we get the details on what you'll experience.    Lurch Fest   Lurch Fest at Barbour County Historical Museum, 13 Museum St., Philippi, WV, honors late TV and film star Ted Cassidy, known for playing Lurch on the Addams Family. Event on Aug. 4-5 features Ted Cassidy trivia, 30+ vendors selling "Lurch Merch," food, art, live music, craft beer, ax throwing, and a costume contest. Special guest: Sean Cassidy. More info at https://www.barbourcountyhistoricalmuseum.org/.   Appalachian Film Fest  The Appalachian Film Festival returns Aug. 18-20 at the Foundry Theater, Huntington City Hall. Categories include student, music video, shorts, and feature-length films celebrating the Appalachian region. Saturday features the award-winning film "King Coal" and a Q&A with filmmaker Elaine Sheldon and actor Michael Cerveris. "Best in Fest" winner receives $500 and a Blenko Glass Appy. Screenwriting brunch with Mickey Fisher on Sunday at Bahnhof WVrsthaus and Biergarten. For more info, visit https://filmfreeway.com/AppalachianFilmFestival and find AFF on Facebook. Email directors at info@foundrytheater.org.   Huntington Music and Arts Festival - 72-Hour Film Challenge The 72-Hour Film Challenge is set for 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 28 at the Foundry Theater in Huntington. Short films (5 to 7 minutes long) created within 72 hours in early August will be showcased, with prizes for the top filmmakers. The challenge is part of the 13th annual Huntington Music and Arts Festival, running from Aug. 28 to Sept. 2. For inquiries, contact hmaf72hour@gmail.com, and learn more about HMAF at https://www.hmafestival.com/home.   House of Clouds Premiere The West Virginia International Film Festival presents the world premiere of the documentary 'HOUSE IN THE CLOUDS: The Artistic Life of Robert Singleton' on The Clay Center main stage at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 17. The film portrays the remarkable life of an American artist who has resided on a remote West Virginia hilltop since 1978. Get tickets at 304-561-3570 or https://secure.theclaycenter.org/9971. For more information, visit houseintheclouds.movie, and contact director Doug Imbrogno at douglaseye@gmail.com. The screening will be preceded by a 6 p.m. reception in the Clay Center art gallery featuring one of Singleton's paintings, followed by a Q-and-A with the artist on stage.   Mothman Festival  The Mothman Festival takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 16-17 in downtown Point Pleasant, WV. Hosted by The Mothman Museum, the event commemorates the 1966 Mothman sighting, giving rise to the infamous red-eyed winged legend. The festival features cryptid films, paranormal speakers, special guests from TV shows, and cryptid vendors. Visitors can explore the TNT area (where Mothman was sighted) and more. For additional details, visit https://www.mothmanfestival.com/.   Mtn Craft Film Festival  The Mtn Craft Film Festival will be held on Friday, Sept. 29, and Saturday, Sept. 30 at the Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center in Clarksburg (444 W Pike St.). The festival, curated by Clarksburg-based production company Mtn Craft, will showcase four WV films: "Brawlers" and "King Coal" on Friday, and "Impossible Town" and "O'Pioneer" on Saturday. Each screening will be followed by a Q&A panel with the filmmakers. The event also includes an art gallery, VR film experience, and various short films in different genres. Passes can be purchased online or by calling the Robinson Grand Ticketing Center at (855)-773-6283. Prices: Full Festival (2-Day) Pass - $40; Single Day Pass - $25. Get tickets at https://tickets.therobinsongrand.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=191.   Appalachian Queer Film Festival  The Appalachian Queer Film Festival (AQFF) will take place from Friday to Sunday, Oct. 6-8 at the Foundry Theater in Huntington (800 5th Ave). Founded in 2014 by Jon Mattews and Tim Mann, the AQFF aims to bring Queer and Trans films from around the world to Appalachia and support LGBTQ+ filmmakers in the region. The festival features acclaimed films like "Kokomo City," which premiered at SXSW. Attendees can look forward to special guests, Q&As, awards, panels, and an after-party. For inquiries, email festival organizers at aqffwv@gmail.com. Festival passes and tickets are available at https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/026eff75-acef-4a82-9d23-85ec41c2f521.   Premiere of “Redhead”  The horror film "Redhead," by the filmmaking duo Sam and Johnna Hodge (creators of "Twelve Pole"), premieres at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 30 at Pullman Square's Marquee Cinema. Starring Johnna Hodge as the widow Autumn Blacksmith seeking revenge, the film features Tri-State celebrities, including Barboursville mayor Chris Tatum. The Red Carpet event starts at 6:30 p.m. For more information, visit the Redhead Movie FB page. Don't miss this splatterfest!   Vandalia TV  Vandalia TV, curated by Nate Cesco, is a streaming channel hosting over a dozen creative outlets, including Shine On WV, Brainwrap Productions, Mtn Craft Productions, and more. It serves as a gateway to the thriving West Virginia film scene, encouraging viewers to watch local films and connect with filmmakers from across the state. The platform aims to elevate indie film alongside music, visual arts, and storytelling that West Virginia is renowned for. Experience WV film through their streaming service at https://www.vandaliatv.com/, supported by the collaborative efforts of filmmakers and artists in the community.   West Virginia International Film Fest - Floralee Hank Cohen Cinema Established in 1985, the Charleston-based West Virginia International Film Festival (WVIFF) has steadily expanded its impact. Presently, the WVIFF runs the Floraless Hank Cohen Cinema, showcasing award-winning indie films from the local community and around the world with regular weekly screenings. Attend "Movies That Matter Mondays" to support regional non-profits and causes. Additionally, you can rent the cinema for private screenings. To learn more about the West Virginia International Film Festival and explore volunteer opportunities, visit https://www.wviff.org/.  

Welcome to the daily304 – your window into Wonderful, Almost Heaven, West Virginia.   Today is Sunday, July 30  West Virginia has some of the cheapest in-state college tuition, according to a new study…the quirky town of Point Pleasant continues to attract cryptid fans…and Wheeling welcomes its new indoor football team, the WV Miners…on today's daily304. #1 – From STACKER – Good news for your wallets, college students and parents: West Virginia is ranked as one of the top states with the cheapest in-state colleges. Stacker.com lists the Mountain State as No. 11 in the nation among states with the cheapest college tuition.  Among four-year schools, the average in-state tuition and fees is $8,940, while tuition and fees at two-year schools is $4,530. Institutions in West Virginia such as West Virginia University and West Virginia State offer tuition assistance to National Guard members through the West Virginia Educational Encouragement Program. These schools cost on average just under $9,000 for students in-state and $24,000 for out-of-state attendees. Read more: https://stacker.com/education/states-cheapest-state-public-colleges #2 – From BEST LIFE –  Looking for places to visit that are just a little offbeat? You're in luck. West Virginia has quite a few of these unique towns, including Point Pleasant. For lovers of paranormal activity, this little West Virginia town on the Ohio River has some quirky personality. “There was a Mothman panic in Point Pleasant in 1966 based on sightings of red-eyed, winged creatures," explains Xamis Wolters. “Today, the town is home to the Mothman Museum, as well as the annual Mothman Festival.” For something more subdued, the quaint main street of Point Pleasant looks like an early 20th-century postcard, complete with mom-and-pop shops, friendly restaurants, and even a vintage movie theater. Visit www.wvtourism.com for help in planning your Almost Heaven road trip. Read more: https://bestlifeonline.com/quirkiest-small-towns-us-news/ #3 – From WTRF-TV Wheeling – The new West Virginia indoor football team has an official team name and logo. The American Indoor Football league announced that the West Virginia Miners will compete in Wheeling. The team's name and colors, a variation of Old Gold and Blue, pay homage to the state's official colors and the region's rich mining history, which represents the resilient nature of the local community. Owners Josh Resignalo and Chris Duffy expressed their enthusiasm for the launch of the West Virginia Miners. “We are thrilled to bring professional indoor football back to Wheeling and share our passion for the sport with the community,” Resignalo said. Duffy added, “The West Virginia Miners will strive to create a memorable experience for fans, and we look forward to building a successful and lasting franchise in Wheeling.” Read more: https://www.wtrf.com/wheeling/west-virginia-has-a-new-indoor-football-team-whats-the-name/?utm_source=t.co&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=referral   Find these stories and more at wv.gov/daily304. The daily304 curated news and information is brought to you by the West Virginia Department of Commerce: Sharing the wealth, beauty and opportunity in West Virginia with the world. Follow the daily304 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @daily304. Or find us online at wv.gov and just click the daily304 logo.  That's all for now. Take care. Be safe. Get outside and enjoy all the opportunity West Virginia has to offer.

For this livestream we are joined by Steve Ward. Steve has been researching Mothman for 50 years! He was in The Mothman Legacy by Small Town Monsters. Works at The Mothman Museum and gives tours of the TNT area.Checkout Steve's Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/paranormal-uk-radio-network_2If you have a story you'd like to send to us use the following form https://forms.gle/WBSBgRkna5RJLXAo6or email us at SpookyAppalachia@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we have a story that was sent to us by The Mothman Museum, of you guessed it, a Mothman sighting! Thursday the 2nd Nov. 2006, my son and I were heading to Ravenswood (not too far from Point Pleasant).It was just before 5 PM and it was starting to become dusk. On my side of the road, I saw an extremely tall human-like figure literally jump/float straight up from the ground to the top of the trees. There are no houses near there, just trees and some empty land behind. I felt no fear, just a feeling of “Wow, what the hell was that thing?” I mentioned it to my son a couple of minuteslater when we neared town but did not tell him exactly where I had seen it. He told me he had seen it as well, but we both had stayed silent because of some other weird things that had been happening lately at our home...we were spooked enough as it was.I had not stopped to turn around because I was in a hurry to get somewhere before a certain time. On our way home, maybe 75-100 ft further down the road from the original site, both my son and I saw the figure again. He was moving upward in the branches of the trees. Yesterday (Friday Nov 3 2006) right before dark, my son saw it again, outside near a small patch of woods. My son noted red eyes during this second sighting.After some research, I knew what we had seen was Mothman!Big thanks to The Mothman Museum for sending this over and allowing us to use the story!Remember if you have a creepy story you'd like to see featured you can email us at webmaster@spookyappalchia.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steve Ward has been fascinated by the unexplained for over half a century. There were two major events that inspired his interest in the unexplained.Growing up in Michigan, the March 1966 UFO flap occurred virtually in his backyard. The following November a winged humanoid chased two couples down a lonely country road near Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The legend of the Mothman was born.Steve would be chasing the Mothman the rest of his life. Influenced primarily by John Keel and Jacques Vallee, his views on UFOs became unconventional and moved more toward a more paranormal explanation.Steve's main area of research is, what some call "high strangeness" or "window areas" (as Keel dubbed them) where disparate types of paranormal phenomena all seem to occur in the same location, and he believes that studying these paranormally active locations may be the key to understanding what the origin behind these manifestations may be.He has his own podcast called The High Strangeness Factor on the Paranormal UK Radio Network, and is a correspondent on Mack Maloney's Military X-Files, which can be found on that same network. Website: http://www.paukradio.com/Steve currently lives in Point Pleasant, West Virginia & works at The Mothman Museum. He is also writing a book as yet untitled that deals with the underlying patterns that connect different types of Paranormal Phenomena throughout history.Steve visits with your host Dr. Dean Bertram to chat about some of the planet's strangest stories. From Mothman to The Shaver Mystery, this episode ventures into some of the weirder corners of what we call "reality"!So do not miss this insightful and fascinating conversation with one of the most insightful thinkers in the Fortean field today!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4602609/advertisement

Steve Ward has been fascinated by the unexplained for over half a century. There were two major events that inspired his interest in the unexplained.    Growing up in Michigan, the March 1966 UFO flap occurred virtually in his backyard.    The following November a winged humanoid chased two couples down a lonely country road near Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The legend of the Mothman was born.   Steve would be chasing the Mothman the rest of his life. Influenced primarily by John Keel and Jacques Vallee, his views on UFOs became unconventional and moved more toward a more paranormal explanation.      Steve's main area of research is, what some call "high strangeness" or "window areas" (as Keel dubbed them) where disparate types of paranormal phenomena all seem to occur in the same location, and he believes that studying these paranormally active locations may be the key to understanding what the origin behind these manifestations may be.   He has his own podcast called The High Strangeness Factor on the Paranormal UK Radio Network, and is a correspondent on Mack Maloney's Military X-Files, which can be found on that same network. He currently lives in Point Pleasant, West Virginia & works at The Mothman Museum.    He is also writing a book as yet untitled that deals with the underlying patterns that connect different types of Paranormal Phenomena throughout history.

This week, we have a story that was sent to us by a member of our community who may have had an encounter with one of the men in black while working at The Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. When the Mothman Museum was in its original location in the early 2000s, myself, an employee and my grandfather had a strange encounter. A Young guy, Mid 20's, wearing sunglasses, a black suit, tie and shoes entered the museum and began asking questions about the Point Pleasant Mothman and UFO sightings while referencing the movie "The Cell" . As the questions continued I began to get more and more creeped out until I finally called for our other employee who was working in the back. The guy eventually began to wrap up his strange interrogation of us when my grandfather entered the museum, but before our visitor left the museum he asked if we had "Any complimentary tobacco products or Licorice?". We explained to him, no we did not, and he left. Once he was out of the museum my grandfather asked if any of us had noticed how strange his shoes were. My grandfather described them as "having thick soles, 2 1/2 to 3 inches thick". The person who sent me this story mentioned that they get all kinds of odd visitors. I've seen a lot of weird things myself when I've gone in. They mentioned that this experience has always stuck out to them. Especially the part where they asked for complimentary tobacco products or Licorice. It's like the guy didn't know what year it was.Big thanks to the anonymous Mothman Museum employee who sent this story in. Those were definitely some off behaviors mentioned. I myself have seen some strange things from people while at the museum, but nothing like that! Remember if you have a creepy story you'd like to see featured you can email us at webmaster@spookyappalchia.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This midweek is the audio equivalent of vacation slides, but funny. Don recounts his semi legend tripping vacation and the the town that apparently doesn't exist, Centralia. It's a trip into the real life Silent Hill that didn't actually happen, plus a visit to the Mothman Museum and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Welcome to the daily304 – your window into Wonderful, Almost Heaven, West Virginia.   Today is Friday, March 10  Music, more music and Mothman--what a combo! Reserve your tickets now for Mountain Music Festival in the New River Gorge and Mountain State in Charleston…and how much do you know about Mothman? Here are three facts that might surprise you…on today's daily304.  #1 – From ACE ADVENTURE RESORT – Get your tickets now for Mountain Music Festival, June 1-3 at ACE Adventure Resort in the beautiful New River Gorge. The exciting lineup includes Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, The Infamous Stringdusters, Sierra Hull and many more. Mountaintop camping is available and the water park will be open for you to cool off from all that dancing! Learn more: https://mountainmusicfestwv.com/   #2 – From MountainStage – Be a part of the live audience as Mountain Stage records a fresh episode for NPR Music with host Kathy Mattea. The March 19 show takes place at the Culture Center Theater at the State Capitol Complex. The lineup includes Darlingside, Alton, Royal Wood and more! Reserve your spot today! Learn more: https://mountainstage.org/event/darlingside/ #3 – From WV Explorer – America's quintessential Atomic Age monster, Mothman continues to attract attention in the Ohio Valley, so much so that more than 25,000 visitors attended the annual Mothman Festival in 2022, and far more are expected at the three-day 2023 event in September. As much as people might know or suspect about the legendary beast, which made its first recorded appearance in 1966, three critical details about its alleged history and habitation are not always considered, says Denny Bellamy, director of the Mason County Convention and Visitors Bureau. For instance, did you know the first Mothman sighting occurred in Clendenin? Reports of a flying humanoid came first along the Elk River near the Elk River Trail. “I don't know why it migrated [to Point Pleasant], but I suppose it had something to do with the ordnance factory. Something must have been going on there, and something must still be going on,” Bellamy said. Read on for more interesting facts about Mothman, and plan a trip to the Mothman Museum to learn more. Read more: https://wvexplorer.com/2023/02/28/three-facts-mothman-point-pleasant-west-virginia/   Find these stories and more at wv.gov/daily304. The daily304 curated news and information is brought to you by the West Virginia Department of Commerce: Sharing the wealth, beauty and opportunity in West Virginia with the world. Follow the daily304 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @daily304. Or find us online at wv.gov and just click the daily304 logo.  That's all for now. Take care. Be safe. Get outside and enjoy all the opportunity West Virginia has to offer.

Welcome to the daily304 – your window into Wonderful, Almost Heaven, West Virginia.   Today is Sunday, Feb. 19   Plan a trip to some spooky destinations in Almost Heaven…the arts and culture industry contribute $1.3 billion -- #YesWV…and the WVDNR reminds hunters and trappers about closing dates coming up…on today's daily304.    #1 – From WBOY-TV – Spooky places aren't just for Halloween. As you make vacation plans for the coming month, consider some of these haunted and offbeat destinations in Almost Heaven West Virginia. The stone gothic building that houses Moundsville Penitentiary looms over downtown Moundsville. Once a prison, it is now open for tours and offers special haunted tours as well as overnight paranormal investigations. Or how about the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum? The mental hospital in Weston closed in the 1990s, but visitors still report creepy happenings there. Museum goers will want to check out the Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant and the Flatwoods Monster Museum in Sutton -- both commemorate the mysterious cryptids that have been sighted in West Virginia for 50 years or more. Then there's the quirky Archive of the Afterlife in Cameron, which features a variety of oddities including cursed dolls and a Depression-era embalming table. To learn more about spooky places in West Virginia, visit wvtourism.com and order your free copy of the 2023 Vacation Guide.  Read more: https://www.wboy.com/only-on-wboy-com/paranormal-w-va/these-are-the-best-spooky-places-to-visit-according-to-wv-tourism/  #2 – From THE REGISTER-HERALD – Listen to the voices of the West Virginia artists! From storytellers, dancers and musicians to photographers, painters, and writers, artists have something to say every day. Arts Day at the West Virginia State Legislature on March 2 is a day for the arts community to showcase their contributions to the West Virginia creative economy. The goal is to raise awareness among our policy leaders on how important it is to invest in the arts for every West Virginian. Research from 2020 shows that arts and cultural economic activity nationwide contributed 4.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), or $876.7 billion. In West Virginia, arts and cultural production added $1.3 billion to the state's economy, with over 13,000 jobs. Continued financial support for our West Virginia artists and arts organizations is critical to keep the arts alive and well.  Read more: https://www.register-herald.com/opinion/artistic-voices-raise-the-creative-economy-in-west-virginia/article_571e38b4-a66c-11ed-bff7-5b757dff850e.html  #3 – From WVDNR – The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources reminds hunters and trappers that the state's various furbearer trapping and small game hunting seasons will end in February and March. Hunting and trapping seasons for red and gray fox, bobcat and raccoon will close on Feb. 28. Trapping seasons for coyote, otter, mink and muskrat will also close on Feb. 28. The trapping season for beaver will remain open until March 31. Beaver trappers are reminded that during the month of March, traps must be placed in the water. Trappers should be aware that it is illegal to set traps or leave traps after noon on the last day of the respective season. To learn more about small game hunting and trapping in West Virginia or to purchase a license, visit WVdnr.gov. Read more: https://wvdnr.gov/wvdnr-reminds-hunters-trappers-about-furbearer-season-dates/  Find these stories and more at wv.gov/daily304. The daily304 curated news and information is brought to you by the West Virginia Department of Commerce: Sharing the wealth, beauty and opportunity in West Virginia with the world. Follow the daily304 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @daily304. Or find us online at wv.gov and just click the daily304 logo.  That's all for now. Take care. Be safe. Get outside and enjoy all the opportunity West Virginia has to offer.

They are the authors of the recently published "Bridging the Tragedy."  It touches on the Mothman legacy, but it focuses on the various types of trauma the people of Point Pleasant, WV experienced in the aftermath of the Silver Bridge collapse.  They interviewed a few people who had connections to that Dec. 15, 1967 event.   Jaci and Bill realized that they grew out of such a traumatic event.  Many became community leaders and did many things to benefit the community.  Some faith based traits are implied.  Instead of people turning to destructive lifestyles to deal with trauma, Jaci and Bill's interviewees demonstrate that one can be resiliant in the aftermath of a disaster.  It's a fascinating read.    They debuted their book at this year's Mothman Festival, where they were also presenters.   Here is the Mothman Museum's website:   https://www.mothmanmuseum.com/ Here is the Festival's website:  https://www.mothmanfestival.com/   This year was the largest fest ever, and it is the best festival in the Ohio Valley.  They are part of a paranormal group in the Chicago area.  They have a follow up book they just started, and it concerns more delving into trauma and its connection to the paranormal. Book Link: https://www.amazon.com/Bridging-Trage... If you enjoy the content on the channel, please support us by subscribing: Thank you All

Tonight, is a special night because we are going to be discussing a topic that floats in and out of mainstream media and has completely surrounded a small American town. It has also engrossed the world into the realms of cryptozoology. No, we are not talking about bigfoot this time; tonight, Para family we will be discussing the dark harbinger of imminent disaster that inhabits an abandoned World War II TNT factory. It is synonymous with the Silver Bridge collapse on December 15th, 1967, where many people of this area believe that these sightings gave people the precognitions of this terrible event. With its glowing red eyes focused on us we will be discussing The Mothman.Mothman Museum: https://www.mothmanmuseum.com/ Books to read:Mothman Behind the Red Eyes Mothman Facts Behind the Legend The Mothman Prophecies Check out our website: https://paraunitypodcast.wixsite.com/paraunityYou can find us on Instagram and FacebookInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/paraunitypodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/paraunitypodcastThanks again to all of you for tuning in. If you listen to us on apple podcasts please remember to leave us 5 stars or a review. It helps us to get the word out about the show and we want to hear your feedback to help make the show better. If you are an android listener you can follow us on Spotify, Pandora, I heart radio, Google podcasts, so you never miss an episode. Remember if you like the show, tell a friend.Music: "Music Box" by The Underscore Orkestra"Check Your Math" by DJ Spooky

The greatest John Keel fanboy is invited to share his knowledge on the greatest Keel knockoff: Gray Barker! As a resident of Point Pleasant, and information jockey at the Mothman Museum, Steve Ward is all too familiar with Keel, old school ufology, high strangeness, and even the secret of Mothman's shiny heiny! However, for this interview I have decided to challenge Steve's comfort zone and discuss Gray Barker, a known Keel critic, trickster and myth-maker, yet also a personality Steve had the pleasure of meeting in person. But along the way we get distracted with Jim Moseley's hoaxing shenanigans, Albert Bender's erotic fantasies, even Trevor Constable's pursuit of flying amoebas! It does not take us long to realize that Barker had his finger in a lot of pies, and that the most interesting thing about retro ufology: are the people themselves. ====================== Huge THANK YOU!!! to Steve Ward for being the nicest guy I had the chance to speak with, yet also a beacon of vast knowledge and history! It was a pleasure documenting this conversation which sent my mind down multiple rabbit holes❤️ Follow him on Facebook HERE Check Steve out on Mack Maloney's Military X-Files or on Paranormal UK Radio Network Get yourself a copy of Steve's book "High Strangeness" on Amazon And if you wish to see Steve in person, plan a trip over to the Mothman Museum, be sure to ask him about the secret of the Mothman! ====================== Send us suggestions and comments to tracingowlspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @tracingowls or Twitter @TracingOwls Check our Linktree: linktr.ee/tracingowls Intro sampled from "Something strange lurks in the shadows" by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez) Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com

Hello, Campers and welcome to Spooky Season!! We catch up on all our favorite spooky tv and movies, and then Meghan takes us to one of the Virginias (turns out it's West) for the Mothman Museum.

Join the Boozy Bitches on the last leg of their Haunted Road Trip.  The final stops on the trip include a tour of the Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant, WV, and quick stopovers in Asheville, NC and Savannah, GA.  The BBs discuss the origin of the Mothman  and its connections to the Silver Bridge tragedy, as well as how the story has endured through the years.  They also visit the home of one of their favorite adult libations,  Ghost Coast Distillery.  For more info, visit our website>>>   https://boozybanterwithfriends.comOr connect with us on Instagram>>>    https://www.instagram.com/boozybanterwithfriends/    Visit the Mothman Museum>>>   https://www.mothmanmuseum.comThe Mothman Festival 2022>>>   https://www.mothmanfestival.comGhost Coast Distillery>>>   https://ghostcoastdistillery.com

Bigfoot may be the most well known cryptid...but Mothman can fly!Steve Ward has been fascinated by the unexplained for over half a century. There were two major events that inspired his interest in the unexplained: Growing up in Michigan, the March 1966 UFO flap occurred virtually in his backyard. And the following November a winged humanoid chased two couples down a lonely country road near Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The legend of the Mothman was born. Steve would be chasing the Mothman the rest of his life. Influenced primarily by John Keel and Jacques Vallee, his views on UFOs became unconventional and moved more toward a more paranormal explanation. He has his own podcast called The High Strangeness Factor on the Paranormal UK Radio Network, and is a correspondent on Mack Maloney's Military X-Files, which can be found on that same network. He currently lives in Point Pleasant, West Virginia & works at The Mothman Museum. Please support by SUBSCRIBING, liking and sharing your thoughts! Alien Coffee Bean 20% discount code: MYSTERY20https://aliencoffeebean.comLINK TREE: https://linktr.ee/CoffeeandUFOsPlease consider supporting the channel by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/paranormalpopHumanitarian Aid for Ukraine:https://www.npr.org/2022/02/25/1082992947/ukraine-support-helpThank you!#paranormal #mothman

The Paranormal UK Radio Show returns with a new co-host alongside Irene.Irene and Andy welcome High Strangeness Factor's' host Steve Ward back to the show to discuss the amazingly mysterious 'Mothman' and related phenomena, now from the perspective of someone who not only lives in Point Pleasant but also works at the Mothman Museum!

West Virginia, wow. From Mothman to Bat Boy and everything in between. Take a trip along the Appalachian Mountains and get a taste of some of the bizarre and curious stories that haunt the state. Aliens, ghosts, monsters and a Swiss village. Curator 135 has never been to West Virginia but it's certainly on his bucket-list now. Learn about Screaming Jenny, Dangerfield Newby, The Snarly Yow, The Braxton County Monster, The Grafton Monster, Lost World Caverns, Lake Shawnee Abandoned Amusement Park, Helvetia Swiss Village, The Mystery Hole, The Mothman Museum and Gift Shop, The Weeping Woman Statue, Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum and more.  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/curator135)