EP 37: THE PIGMAN OF VERMONT!

Anddddd were back with another new episode of Campfire Adventures! Have any of you ever been to Vermont? Well as you know before we embarked on this road trip I had never been to the East Coast of America before. So when I thought of Vermont I thought of beautiful trees and maple syrup, but little did I know there was also a cryptid that would call this state home. In the forest of Northfield Vermont there resides a creature with the body of man and the head of a pig! Some say the birth of this crytid followed the disappearance of a teen named Sam Harris on the Eve of Halloween night in 1951! Others say it's just a spirit or myth made up by local people. But, if you search the forest and caves of the local area, you may come across the bones of The Pigman's latest victim. Tune in now and enjoy this short, but sweet episode.

Northfield, Vermont on a map

Another illustration of The Pigman of Vermont

The sign for the Devil’s Washbowl (The Pigman’s Hangout Spot)

American Horror Story’s Piggy Man

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SOURCE MATERIALS:

For the story:

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2. CreekVT. (n.d.). Devil's Washbowl. Creek VT. Retrieved November 17, 2021, from https://creekvt.com/riverguide/devilswashbowl/

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For the Image:

1. AmericanHorrorStory.Fandom. (n.d.). Piggy Man. American Horror Story Wiki. Retrieved November 17, 2021, from https://americanhorrorstory.fandom.com/wiki/Piggy_Man

2. Keck, N., Evancie, A., & Brown, L. (2020, September 4). Brave Little State's 3rd Annual Brief History Of Vermont Road Names. Vermont Public Radio. Retrieved November 17, 2021, from https://www.vpr.org/programs/2020-09-04/brave-little-states-3rd-annual-brief-history-of-vermont-road-names

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4. Best Places. (n.d.). Northfield, Vermont. Sperling's Best Places. Retrieved November 17, 2021, from https://www.bestplaces.net/city/vermont/northfield

5. Darn Tough Vermont. (2019, October 30). Northfield Pigman Lives. Darn Tough Vermont. Retrieved November 17, 2021, from https://darntough.com/blogs/the-alternate-stitch/northfield-pigman