It’s our first attempt at a podcast! Join Steve and Ray as they talk about unidentified flying objects in the skies over Connecticut.
Ray Bendici
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That’s right—this blog was voted the Top Connecticut Travel Blog for 2012! Who knew, right? Thanks to everyone who took the time to vote for Damned Connecticut, and we’ll do our best …
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Hikes and WalksLegends
Damned Hike: Lover’s Leap State Park, New Milford
by Ray Bendiciby Ray BendiciDamned Conn-ection: The name of the 160-acre state park is based on a dark legend involving the double suicide of a starcrossed lovers—Lillinoah, a Native American princess and an undentified white man, …
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Abandoned PlacesHikes and Walks
Damned Hike: Mine Hill Preserve, Roxbury
by Ray Bendiciby Ray BendiciDamned Conn-ection: Mine Hill Preserve in Roxbury offers abandoned mine shafts, forges, blast furnaces, and other mining-related structures aplenty. Ghosts of CT Industrial Past! Oh, and bats!Noteworthy features/moments: This is a cool …
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Hikes and WalksLegendsWeird Places
Damned Hike: Old Leatherman’s Cave, Watertown
by Ray Bendiciby Ray BendiciDamned Conn-ection: As indicated by the title, our friend The Old Leatherman actually stayed in this cave every 34 days, although with the uphill hike to reach it, this spot certainly doesn’t …
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Damned Conn-ection: West Rock Ridge State Park is home of the Judge’s Cave, which got its name for being the temporary hideout for two English magistrates who fled Great Britain after a …
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The author of A Field Guide to Demons, Vampires, Fallen Angels and Other Subversive Spirits takes the time to answer a few questions about the latest edition of her book and the …
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HauntingsInterviewsLegendsPodcasts
Damned Interview: Courtney McInvale
by Ray Bendiciby Ray BendiciCourtney McInvale, author of “Haunted Mystic,” talks about growing up in a haunted house, writing her new book and the legend of the Pig Man!
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InterviewsPodcastsThe Damned BlogWitchcraft Trials
Damned Interview: Cynthia Wolfe Boynton, author “Connecticut Witch Trials”
by Ray Bendiciby Ray BendiciLocal author Cynthia Wolfe Boynton talks about her latest book “Connecticut Witch Trials: The First Panic in the New World.”
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Historian and author Dan W. DeLuca is the leading expert on The Old Leather Man. He recently took the time to answer some questions about everyone’s favorite legendary leather-clad wanderer.
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Dan Wilms, who grew up in the supposedly haunted John York House in Stonington, recently took the time to answer some questions about his experiences there.
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In conjunction with the DVD and Blu-Ray release of The Haunting In Connecticut, film producer, writer and director Daniel Farrands discusses the new DVD as well as his experiences (including a few …
