April 2, 1977, the day before Palm Sunday, was not supposed to include a major weather event. However, a supercell that touched down in Kalamazoo and wrecked havoc all the way to Bath, MI, changed that for many people. Hear the stories from survivors and of the victims on the 47th anniversary of this horrific day, the "last" F4 tornado to hit Michigan.

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In this episode I dig deeper into the roots of the Hastings, Bennett and Gladding families. Also discussed are tips (and warnings) for your own research. 

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She's baaaack!  Join us as I read more of the stories we discussed in episode 8!  WARNING: The dates I give are a mess and so is the audio but that tracks!

Sources: Newspapers.com, Ancestry.com

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In this episode we take a closer look at the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.  Topics discussed: the interior of the ship, different ways to describe the shape of the Upper Peninsula, and if Lake Superior does give up her dead.
Please do not use this photo without seeking permission from Where They Stood podcast.
Transmission between Captain Cooper and the United States Coast Guard on November 10, 1975: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyaEDWf_dG8

Caitlin Doughty, The Lake That Never Gives Up Her Dead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0Lg9HygEJc

Partial list of sources. Please contact Where They Stood for all of the sources.

https://orionmagazine.org/article/edmund-fitzgerald-shipwreck-lake-superior/
https://www.mybirthdayfacts.com/number-one-song.htm
https://www.eekwi.org/great-lakes/lakes/lake-superior#:~:text=It%20is%20the%20deepest%20(1%2C335,F%20(4%C2%B0C).
https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/watertrails/lswt/more.html#:~:text=Except%20for%20shallow%20bays%20and,average%2C%20less%20than%20two%20hours.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/life/green-sheet/2023/05/03/what-to-know-about-the-edmund-fitzgerald-whose-wreck-inspired-song/70174467007/
https://www.jdpower.com/boats/shopping-guides/ship-abbreviations-common-prefixes-and-their-meanings#:~:text=SS%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Default%20Prefix,sail%20and%20oar%20propelled%20watercraft
https://www.ksat.com/travel/2019/08/05/why-soo-locks-are-so-important-to-us-economy-unlocking-value-of-engineering-gem/#:~:text=Built%20in%201855%2C%20the%20Soo,Ocean%20(and%20vice%20versa).
https://www.michigan.org/article/trip-idea/things-you-may-not-know-about-soo-locks
https://www.thoughtco.com/ships-champagne-and-superstition-1774054
https://ssedmundfitzgerald.org/fitz-timeline
https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/2017/09/here_are_the_12_things_people.html
https://shipwreckmuseum.com/the-launch-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald-june-8-1958/
https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/education/geology/digging/taconite.html#:~:text=The%20taconite%20pellets%20are%20

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Let's play a little game, Dear Listeners.  I tell you about some native, famous men from Michigan and you try to guess who they are!  Intriguing stories, trivia, and perhaps too many Star Wars references.  Oof.  Also, no looking at the sources until after you listen!!!  

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A story about a man, stuck in the Colorado Mountains, with only one hope, using SOS to signal for help.  But this story, while fascinating, is not what it seems.  Learn more about the secret that just wouldn't keep and how familial DNA broke an unsolved case wide open.

https://permies.com/t/136145/Wearing-wool-summer#:~:text=The%20obvious%20question%20was%3A%20'Wasn,summer%20and%20warm%20in%20winter.

Morbid Knowledge 

https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/cadillac-mi-population

Deep In The Heart Of Texas

Song by Moe Bandy

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 09 Jan 1982 UPI “Survival, Motorist’s SOS Catches Eye of Passenger In Jet”

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alan-lee-phillips-life-prison-dna-1982-killings-annette-schnee-bobbie-jo-oberholtzer-colorado/

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/alan-lee-phillips-dies-murdered-annette-schnee-barbara-bobbi-jo-oberholtzer-colorado-near-breckenridge-cold-case/

https://lawandcrime.com/crime/alan-lee-phillips-convicted-of-murdering-annette-schnee-bobbi-jo-oberholtzer/

https://www.oxygen.com/buried-in-the-backyard/crime-news/bobbie-jo-oberholtzer-annette-schnee-murder-alan-phillips

https://lawandcrime.com/crime/colorado-man-now-70-years-old-arrested-in-murders-of-two-women-the-cases-had-been-cold-since-1982/

Unsolved Mysterious, May 1991

Unsolved Mysteriousfandom.com

Man Rescued in Colorado Mountain Pass Is Accused in 1982 Murders

By Maria Cramer

May 27, 2021

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/27/us/phillips-colorado-sos-murder.html

https://www.colorado.com/articles/real-south-park-colorado

sound effect from Pixabay.com

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Here are a few stories to get you in the Halloween mood!

Music by ALEKSEY CHISTILIN, "Alice In Dark Wonderland" via Pixabay.com

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Okay, I wasn't really haunted...or was I?  This is the story of Sleep Demons and Sleep Paralysis with some creepy Beaver Island tales thrown in the mix. Happy Halloween!

Song and Sound effects: courtesy of Pixaby.com
Episode Art: the picture of JFK that I personally took on my trip to Beaver Island in 1997 (picture is taken from the video I made that day)

Sources: 
https://www.healthline.com/health/hypnagogia

https://www.buzzfeed.com/danieldalton/wake-up-wake-up-wake-up

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/parasomnias/sleep-paralysis#:~:text=Sleep%20paralysis%20is%20a%20temporary,and%20certain%20mental%20health%20conditions.

https://www.bibco.com/beaver-island-and-tours-2/island-history/

Violent Ends Podcast Episode 75

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver_Island_Head_Light

https://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=205

https://99wfmk.com/lighthouse-ladies/

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/parasomnias/sleep-demon

https://www.detroitparanormalexpeditions.com/beaverisland

https://www.clickondetroit.com/features/2023/10/09/detroit-ghost-hunters-reveal-their-scariest-paranormal-experiences-best-evidence/

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