All posts tagged "folklore"
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10.2KArts and LeisureThe Boston Anticks Barge Into Rich People’s Homes at Christmas and Mummer
Toward the end of the 18th century, the Boston Anticks used to burst into mansions at Christmastime and stage silly plays before...
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35.3K1Business and LaborHow the French-Canadian Textile Worker Came to New England
The story of a French-Canadian textile worker named Phillippe Lemay is the story of thousands of Quebecois farmers who came to New...
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24.9K8Arts and LeisureBabe Ruth Throws a Piano Into a Pond: The Truth Behind the Legend
Babe Ruth once got drunk while in Sudbury, Mass., and threw a piano into Willis Pond to show off his strength. That,...
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14.1K2Arts and LeisureBefore Big Foot, The Mysterious Gyascutus of Vermont
Some claim the Gyascutus was first discovered in Vermont, where the animal is also known as a Wampahoofus. Others say it originated...
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23.6K10Science and NatureChamp, the Lake Champlain Lake Monster
Champ, North America’s answer to the Loch Ness monster, has long been a legend around Lake Champlain. He (or she) has spawned...
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12.5KConnecticutWhat They Say in New England About Summer: Epigrams and Folk Wisdom
The summer season inspires far fewer sayings in New England than spring, fall or winter, probably because it’s so short and so...
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