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Moab’s Haunted Road: Racing the River Witch on Kane Springs
Moab’s River Witch haunts Kane Springs Road, challenging the brave to race her spirit on dark, winding nights. Locals recall eerie tales of a vengeful ghost racing between cattle guards,…
Frisco, Utah: The Untold Story of the West’s Most Notorious Ghost Town
Once a wild silver mining town, Frisco, Utah, was infamous for its nightly violence and lawless streets. Known as the “toughest mining town in the West,” its fortunes changed after…
The “Monster” of Bear Lake
Have you ever heard of Utah’s hidden lake monsters? Beyond the tourist buzz of Bear Lake, whispers of a mysterious creature have persisted for generations. Dive into the untold stories,…
Exploring the Myth and Reality of Butch Cassidy in Moab
Butch Cassidy is likely Utah’s most celebrated outlaw, and is sometimes referred to as the “Robin Hood of The West.” Cassidy, whose birth name was Robert LeRoy Parker, was born…
Utah’s Dutch Community Celebrates King’s Day
King’s Day celebration will take place on Saturday, April 27, at Millcreek Common. The event is an opportunity for the community to celebrate Dutch culture with a bike parade, Dutch…
Death Pays a Visit in Logan, Utah
I spent the last two years collecting folklore in the Cache Valley area, Logan mostly. I have collected thirty-five new sightings and tales of the folkloric and anomalous. Here are…
July 2023 Activities and Events
There are plenty of things to do in Utah in July besides fireworks and parades. Check out the wildflowers at Albioin Basin, go to a concert in Murray, or explore…
Jay’s Journal, Fake or True? Utah Teenager Experimenting with Drugs and Satanism Commits Suicide
Jay’s Journal, written by “Anonymous,” and “edited” by Dr. Beatrice Sparks, is a book published in 1978, about a Utah County teenager who experimented with drugs and Satanism. Eventually, he…
The Scariest Place in Utah
Paranormal investigators and ghost hunters have said they saw strange things at St. Anne’s and that it is the scariest place in Utah.
Paranormal Conference in Vernal, Utah Attracts Believers from all over the World
From Sasquatch to giants, UFOs, skin-walkers, ghost hunts and more, the annual PhenomeCon paranormal conference serves up an intriguing slate of topics and adventures.
Utah’s Top Five Strange Creature Encounters
Top five strangest sightings in Utah. We present to you the Top Five most Interesting “Monster/Creature” encounters in Utah.
Utah Events and Activities July 2022
Here is a short list of fun events and activities taking place in Utah during July 2022 that you must attend.
The Great Cache Valley Ghost Tour
After some consideration and the backing of Utah State University’s Folklore Program, I have decided to create a ghost tour/walk for Logan, and WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Mysteries of the Great Salt Lake
The Great Salt Lake is one of the most unique places on the planet. As the largest saltwater lake in the western hemisphere, and seven times saltier than the ocean,…
The Last of The Hobos and Utah Phantom Train
the “Last of The Hobos!” They began to tell me about some of their travels and adventures. Somehow, ghosts and folklore came up during our discussion and they told me…
Danny Stewart — The truth is out there…but where?
Danny believes that folklore, myth, and science should be more linked together instead of staying at odds with each other. In his passion for cryptozoology, they, in fact, are complimentary.