The Advocate-08/18/2005 Down through the ages, the figure of the vampire has exercised a great power over the human imagination. Whether th...

There was a time, less than two centuries ago, when if you claimed that a stone fell from the sky, you could expect that at some point someo...

On Sunday evening I emailed this week’s installment of my new column for The Advocate Weekly , a print companion to this blog, a piece on od...

The roads which criss-cross southern Vermont and eastern New York are replete with stories of strange encounters. Tunic Road has its accou...

The history of Berkshire County’s involvement in the Revolutionary War is a rich one, full of noteworthy participation in some of the most i...

Bash Bish Falls According to legend, Bash Bish Falls, in the extreme southwest corner of Berkshire County, draws its name from the Indian w...

Among the most extraordinary and curious places in Berkshire County, as far as I'm concerned, is October Mountain State Forest. The nam...

Clapp Park, circa 1945 I've been collecting and tracking down strange tales and bits of lore long enough to have noticed that in searchi...

[A version of this article appeared in The Advocate Weekly] In the past I have penned pieces on ghosts, psychics, and strange happenings in...

Court House, Manchester, Vermont- Photo Courtesy of Jared Benedict When one thinks of spring, one tends to think of spring cleaning, setting...

http://www.iberkshires.com/story.php?story_id=15903 Bizarre Berkshires: tales spooky and otherwise By Joe Durwin The Advocate Weekly- Octobe...