Weird Northern New York Author:Cheri Revai From Cheri Revai--author of the best selling Haunted Northern New York series--Weird Northern New York chronicles strange occurrences in the North Country. Ghost stories are and always have been "weird," by the very definition of the word, so a few new ones are included in this book. But there's so much more that's truly weird than just ghosts... more » to talk about. There was the stone fetus and the oldest person alive; earthquakes, devastating wind sheers, and even a year without summer; hangings, murders and amazing feats of accomplishment. There have been secret societies, blood libel, and mob mentality; tiny dinosaur-like beings, and giant river creatures. There was the vortex at Thompson Park, which caused several people to vanish and reappear elsewhere; a man who went deep into the woods of Essex County, chained himself to trees with padlocks and threw away the keys; and a record breaking forty-two point buck...« less