Unearthly Upstate

Summary: A scruffy terrier mix dog walked into the Albany, New York Post Office and soon became the unofficial mascot of the Railway Post Office and the United States Postal Service.  He kept the mail bags safe and traveled far and wide; across the United States and the world. His legacy is lived beyond his questionable death. Sources for the show: “The Argus. Volume (Albany

Summary: There is a case for an eyewitness account with all the makings for a good Gremlin story. We have five individuals while flying, who experienced an unexplained mechanical failure in mid-air and lost their aircraft which ended up in a body of water, 70 miles away. An experience so significant it forced the individuals in question to do something none of them had ever done be

Summary: There is an old legend of a fearsome creature that flies through the forests of the Adirondacks. This primordial being was created at Lake Sacandaga after a brutal murder or had it always been there?  We discuss the Iroquois legend of the Flying Head Link to the photo of the owl showing the threat display. Sources for the show: Native Languages. “A Seneca Tale.” A

Unearthly Upstate will be returning with a new show that will discuss historical true crime.  Stay tuned.

We talk about three creatures that came from lakes: The Gorton Turtle, the Silver Lake Serpent, and "Georgie" the Lake George Monster. Nothing really scary, but some good tall tales.Blogger (where the works cited are listed)https://unearthlyupstate.blogspot.com/ Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/UnearthlyUpstate/ Twitterhttps://twitter.com/UnearthlyU?lang=en Patreonhttps://www.patre

David L. Brainard and Frederick F. Kislingbury both signed up to explore the Artic Circle on the ill fated Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. The outcome for each of them was very different. *warning* talk of cannibalism.Blogger (where the works cited are listed)https://unearthlyupstate.blogspot.com/ Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/UnearthlyUpstate/ Twitterhttps://twitter.com/Unearthly

Fulton, NY was the home and resting place of a science fiction author that may have been forgotten, but his ideas have lived on in many modern sci-fi, comics, and anime stories. Bloggerhttps://unearthlyupstate.blogspot.com/ Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/UnearthlyUpstate/ Twitterhttps://twitter.com/UnearthlyU?lang=en Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UnearthlyUpstateTumblrhttps://ww

Between Binghamton and Owego there is a stretch of road known as The Devil's Elbow. A woman in white is supposed to scare travelers there. Is that true? This part of the road has had it's share of tragedies. Maybe it's not a lady in white? Maybe someone else?Bloggerhttps://unearthlyupstate.blogspot.com/ Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/UnearthlyUpstate/ Twitterhttps://twitter.com/U

Buehler and McGlory were two known criminals from Rochester, NY. One night they decided to rob a drug store on a whim. Then they led the police on a 150 mile chase firing their guns along the way. A few months later, the story ended for one of them.Bloggerhttps://unearthlyupstate.blogspot.com/ Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/UnearthlyUpstate/ Twitterhttps://twitter.com/UnearthlyU?

Skip this episode if you want. We had issues getting a regular episode together. So instead we talk about some of the hikes we took in New York and some of the interesting finds along those trails.Bloggerhttps://unearthlyupstate.blogspot.com/ Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/UnearthlyUpstate/ Twitterhttps://twitter.com/UnearthlyU?lang=en Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UnearthlyUpst