Listen Here In this episode, we’ll look at the story of some enterprising young men who back in 1939 built an underwater helmet breathing contraption and brought it to Rock Stream to explore below the waves of Seneca Lake. Next, we’ll go back to 1947 for the tale of an albino trout that was pulledContinue reading “E14 Peek-a-boo Diving Corporation, Seneca White Trout and the Legend of Locomotive 13”
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E12 July UFO Reports, Seneca Pseudocide and Lake Serpent Lore
Listen Here In this episode, we’ll into two UFO reports from the last week of July around the southern tip of Seneca Lake. Video footage was shot of an orb over Burdett on the 25th, and on the 29th, the Schuyler County Sheriff’s Department dispatched deputy to investigate anomalous light(s) moving from Watkins Glen and towards Reading. Next up are aContinue reading “E12 July UFO Reports, Seneca Pseudocide and Lake Serpent Lore”
Two July 2025 Reports: UFO Video Over Burdett, Sheriffs Follow Lights Near Watkins Glen
A pair of notable UFO sightings took place during the last week of July 2025 near Seneca Lake. The first sighting of a color- and shape-changing orb was recorded by a witness in Burdett on Friday the 25th at 10:14pm, while the second sighting prompted a call to the Schuyler County Sheriff’s Department, who apparentlyContinue reading “Two July 2025 Reports: UFO Video Over Burdett, Sheriffs Follow Lights Near Watkins Glen”
E11 Bolton’s Bizarre Baptisms, Burnt Hill UFO Chase and Creekside Bigfoot
Listen Here In this episode, we explore the extraordinary life of Dresden, NY native Bolton Coit Brown. An accomplished artist, painter, lithographer and mountaineer of the late 1800s and early 1900s, Bolton spent his childhood exploring the woods and streams near Seneca Lake. Did his strange youthful rituals in the waters of Seneca Lake inspireContinue reading “E11 Bolton’s Bizarre Baptisms, Burnt Hill UFO Chase and Creekside Bigfoot”
E09 Alien Black Cats, UFO Splashdown Revisited and Alpine Portal Time Warp
Listen Here On July 9th, 2025, a resident of Rochester, New York captured footage of a large cat, believed by state DEC officials to be a cougar, on their doorbell camera, with the video going viral and putting the city in the media spotlight. The Seneca Lake area also has reports of large cats inContinue reading “E09 Alien Black Cats, UFO Splashdown Revisited and Alpine Portal Time Warp”
E02: Lake Serpents, Lake Lights and Giants?
Listen here First, we’ve got the all-time champion of Seneca Lake Monster stories, the 1900 encounter with the steamboat Otetiani that I call The Steamer-Serpent Showdown. Then, we’ve got what I consider the top contender for the second-best Seneca Lake Monster story ever: The Blacksmith and the Giant Eel. Next, we’re off to the yearContinue reading “E02: Lake Serpents, Lake Lights and Giants?”
Seneca Lake Mysteries Podcast E01: Hidden Treasure, Mystery Manuscript, Giant Whirlpools, Missing Faces and more
E01 Hidden Treasure, Mystery Manuscript, Giant Whirlpools, Missing Faces and more In this episode, I introduce the new podcast and cover some intriguing and wild stories including a search for hidden gold, giant whirlpools, bizarre creatures by the railroad tracks, April Fool’s Day terror on the water, a missing piece from a forgotten manuscript andContinue reading “Seneca Lake Mysteries Podcast E01: Hidden Treasure, Mystery Manuscript, Giant Whirlpools, Missing Faces and more”