This region is full of biblically epic sounding sites, many of which don't appear on any standard map. Spots like Devil's Pulpit, No...

Thursday, March 02 When Joseph Merrick, local farmer and innkeeper, purchased a tract of land in west Pittsfield in 1800, he had no expectat...

http://www.berkshireeagle.com/headlines/ci_3548821 Demagall hunt was too slow Murder suspect to be questioned in two unsolved county stabbin...

According to polls over the last few years, about three quarters of Americans believe in some form of paranormal experience, with more than ...

The considerable body of local legend attributed to the area’s pre-colonial native inhabitants presents an interesting puzzle for any Berksh...

The Advocate Weekly Thursday, December 29 By Joe Durwin As may be apparent, I like mysteries. Many of the local enigmas I've covered in...

Fernbrook- early 20th century (courtesy of Gray Locke > Lenox, Massachusetts is well known for the many mansions built there by wealthy ...

Last week I wrote on the subject of "The Thing," a generic label given to describe any of a number of elusive and unidentified pan...

Local papers called it “The Thing” – but this was no science fiction monster out of a John Carpenter remake. It was a flesh-and-blood anima...

We all have weird days. Sometimes - perhaps more often than not - these days cluster together and we find ourselves looking back at a whole ...

In the news-speak of earlier days, the term "wild man" was used fairly frequently, and often quite vaguely. I come across it regul...

Advocate Weekly In an honor of the approaching Halloween holiday, I have decided to dedicate two installments of "These Mysterious Hill...

The three week period that began on June 24, 1947 was a curious time in the history of our country. Whether literal or metaphoric, there wa...