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THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED - Near Clear Lake, Iowa. It was here, in the early morning hours of February 3rd, 1959, where rock legends Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson (along with pilot Roger Peterson) perished in a tragic plane crash that shocked and saddened the nation and a generation. Known as “The Day the Music Died” - after its melancholy reference in singer Don McLean’s 1971 song of innocence lost, “American Pie” - this rock-n-roll tragedy is still remembered by fans to this day. Photos by Michael Huntington - September, 2019. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #HuntingtonAdventure #BuddyHolly #RitchieValens #JPRichardson #TheBigBopper #RogerPeterson #TheDayTheMusicDied #AmericanPie #DonMcLean #BuddyHollyPlaneCrash #BuddyHollyMemorial #BuddyHollyMarker #RockNRollPlaneCrash #WinterDancePartyTour #SurfBallroom #RoadsideAttraction #SurfBallroomMuseum #MasonCityAirport #clearlakeiowacarshow (at Clear Lake, Iowa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8HsZcgFQHH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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THE SKY WHERE MANTELL FELL - Franklin, Kentucky. On the afternoon of January 7th, 1948, students and teachers standing in front of the Lake Spring Community School - located here at Steele Road and Lake Spring Road - looked in this direction and observed a single-prop airplane spiral out of the sky, explode into pieces in mid-air, and fall in a fiery crash onto the Phillips Farm on Witt Road, just beyond the center tree line. The plane was an F-51D Mustang piloted by Franklin-born Captain Thomas F. Mantell, Jr. (C Flight, 165th Fighter Squadron Kentucky Air National Guard) and had just had a high-altitude engagement with a large, silvery Unidentified Flying Object that was tracked traversing the Kentucky skies. Although the unexplained accident was a likely result of misidentification and a lack of oxygen, the deadly “Mantell Encounter” still remains a true mystery and a famous case in the annals of UFO history and lore. Not far from this spot, a historical monument commemorating the event stands as a tribute to Captain Mantell. Mantell spent only two days of his life in Franklin - the day of his birth and the day of his encounter with The Unknown. Photo by Michael Huntington - May, 2015. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #HuntingtonFamily #HuntingtonAdventures #UFOTravel #ThomasFMantell #MantellUFOEncounter #1948MantellCrash #UFO #UFOs #UFOHistory #FamousUFOCase #UFOMarker #LakeSpringBaptistChurch #LakeSpringSchoolFranklinKentucky #FranklinKentucky (at Franklin, Kentucky) https://www.instagram.com/p/BukWClvlkqK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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BIG MUDDY MONSTER ENCOUNTER, 1988 - Murphysboro, Illinois. On the evening of June 9, 1988, Bob Reiman was called to his Murphysboro salvage yard by his night watchman, Charlie Straub, who claimed that a trespassing someone - or something - was heard to be moving amongst the bushes behind the yard. After arriving, Reiman and Straub took their flashlights and began to investigate the property’s perimeter. They soon encountered the strange visage of a creature called “The Big Muddy Monster,” or “The Murphysboro Mud Monster” (reportedly last seen in the area in 1973-75), snarling its way through the brush. It stood over 8 feet-tall, weighed 400+ lbs., and was a white-furred “Bigfoot” with glowing red eyes. And it smelled horrible. In fear, the men fled to the yard’s metal shop building, where they were soon joined by Joyce Juerge and Cheryl Reiman. Disbelief soon turned to terror as something large began to forcefully pound on the shop’s metal walls from the outside. Luckily, the fearsome assault soon ended and the mysterious assailant retreated back into the dark night. In the following days, local media lauded the “Return of the Big Muddy Monster” and showed photos of the Bigfoot-sized prints found along the tracks near the yard. Photo by Michael Huntington - July, 2022. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #HuntingtonFamily #HuntingtonAdventures #MurphysboroMudMonster #MudMonster #BigMuddyMonster #Mongo #BigMuddyMonster1988 #ReimanEncounter #Bigfoot #IllinoisBigfoot #AlbinoBigfoot #Cryptid #StrangeIllinois #BigMuddyRiver #MurphysboroIllinois (at Murphysboro, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgc7m6bM78Q/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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MICAH HANKS ON UFOS - Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Erudite and articulate Researcher, Author, Podcaster, Lecturer, Explorer and Debrief Media honcho Micah Hanks delivers his keynote lecture “UAP: Past, Present, and Future Potentials” at the 1st Midwest Conference on the Unknown: Strange Tales held in Cape Girardeau, Missouri in August, 2022. Micah’s insightful offering was a thorough review of Flying Saucer/UFO/UAP history, personalities, events and movements from our airship past to the tic-tac politics of our present day. A brilliant, gracious and fun fellow who knows these strange subjects very well. Photo by Michael Huntington - August 6, 2022. @Huntington_Strange_Travels @Micah_Hanks @MichaelHuntington #StrangeTravels #HuntingtonAdventures #Cryptids #Paranormal #Paratravel #ThePhenomenon #Disclosure #UrbanLegend #Folklore #Haunted #UFOs #UAP #Bigfoot #MicahHanks #DebriefMedia #MidwestConferenceOnTheUnknown #StrangeTales #UnXMedia #DruryConferenceCenterCapeGirardeau #CapeGirardeau #CapeGirardeauMissouri (at Drury Plaza Hotel Cape Girardeau Conference Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl1q-JSuyvc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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SPOOKY HAUNTED UPPER BIG LAKE - Charleston, Missouri. A few miles north of Charleston, The Upper Big Lake (a former bend in the Mississippi River before the river changed course centuries ago) is an allegedly haunted area where unaccounted-for voices are supposedly heard and misty apparitions are said to be seen. It is definitely spooky (and we did hear something strange) - but the vibe here in this leechy, swampy area is more “Stand By Me” than haunted abode. Nighttime blackness may tell a frighteningly different tale. Photo by Michael Huntington - June, 2022. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #Paratravel #HuntingtonFamily #HuntingtonAdventures #StrangePlaces #Paranormal #Haunted #Ghosts #GhostHunting #HauntedArea #HauntedLake #HauntedSwamp #HauntedUpperBigLake #UpperBigLake #HauntedMissouri #HauntedBootheel #HauntedCharlestonMissouri #CharlestonMissouri (at Charleston, Missouri) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeoXMivOEoT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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THE GRAVE OF RICHARD SHARPE SHAVER, FATHER OF ALIEN MYSTERIES - Yellville, Arkansas. Layton Cemetery. Richard Sharpe Shaver (1907-1975) was an American science fiction writer, artist, cultural influencer, paranormal/UFO personality and “alien contactee” (and likely schizophrenic). Oh, and a historical “rock whisperer.” Shaver’s 40s-era “Shaver Mystery” stories in popular pulp-mag “Amazing Stories” - with tales of receiving messages from advanced civilized beings from hidden realms, the Deros - set the the sci-fi/alien visitor template for the culture in the years leading up to the Flying Saucer Age. Shaver, later in life, then focused on finding secret ancient alien visual narrative clues hidden in our Earth rocks - he shared his astonishing interpretations/finding in his famous “rock books.” Devoted fans sometimes travel to this area from afar seeking such Shaver rocks. Photo by Michael Huntington - April, 2022. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #HuntingtonFamily #HuntingtonAdventures #ParanormalTravel #UFOs #InnerEarth #ShaverMystery #ShaverMysteryClub #RichardSharpeShaver #Deros #AmazingStories #RayPalmer #Subgenius #LaytonCemetery #YellvilleArkansas (at Yellville, Arkansas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdbgzyNl38s/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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THE OHIO-MISSISSIPPI RIVER CONFLUENCE - Cairo, Illinois. The very spot at the southern tip of Illinois where the Ohio River (left side) and the Mississippi River (right side) meet. Fort (Camp) Defiance once stood on these park grounds, as this position was of strategic importance during the Civil War period. Kentucky, Illinois and Missouri are visible from this location. The boys got a kick out of being able to put their hands into two rivers at the same time. Photo by Michael Huntington - June, 2022. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #HuntingtonFamily #HuntingtonAdventures #HuntingtonBoys #OhioMississippiConfluence #FortDefianceStatePark #AmericanCivilWar #FortDefiance #CampDefiance #CairoIllinois (at Fort Defiance State Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfKEaadlEZq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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THE LOST BOAT AT WONDER PARK - Arnold, Missouri. The Huntingtons took I hike yesterday to look for a lost, abandoned river boat along the shores of the Meramec River near Arnold which I saw on Google Earth. The boys now say they are Urbexers. Ollie did a great job, Diane fell and hurt her arm. She was a trooper, though, as were they all. Beautiful day! Photos by Michael Huntington - April, 2023. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #HuntingtonFamily #HuntingtonAdventures #HuntingtonBoys #UnusualFamilyOutings #Urbex #MeramacRiver #WonderPark #ArnoldMissouri (at Arnold, Missouri) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq6lTHNMyRO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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STRANGE TRAVELS HQ 2023 - Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Michael Huntington - 2023. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #HuntingtonFamily #HuntingtonAdventures #HuntingtonBoys #UnusualFamilyOutings #AviationMuseums #SpaceMuseums #XPlanes #UFOs #UFOTravel #FamousUFOSpots #UFOHistory #UAP #Paratravel #Cryptids #Cryptotourism #Bigfoot #Mothman #HauntedTravels #Ghosts #Haunted #UrbanLegends #Folklore #Paranormal #RoadsideAttractions #SetJetting #FilmLocations #NativeMounds #FuturoHouse (at Cape Girardeau, Missouri) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoS3ctNvfta/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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HUNTINGTON BOYS AND DAD - Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Robbie, Michael and Sammie Huntington show off their new t-shirts that wife Diane Huntington bought for them to demonstrate their weird personalities and senses of humor. Photo by Diane Huntington - 2023. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #HuntingtonFamily #HuntingtonAdventures #HuntingtonBoys #UnusualFamilyOutings #AviationMuseums #SpaceMuseums #XPlanes #UFOs #UFOTravel #FamousUFOSpots #UFOHistory #UAP #Paratravel #Cryptids #Cryptotourism #Bigfoot #Mothman #HauntedTravels #Ghosts #Haunted #UrbanLegends #Folklore #Paranormal #RoadsideAttractions #SetJetting #FilmLocations #NativeMounds #FuturoHouse - Follow Our Adventures now on INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, and TUMBLR! (at Cape Girardeau, Missouri) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cne-M1cOf55/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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THE MANTELL ENCOUNTER CRASH SITE - The historic marker in Franklin, Kentucky commemorating National Guardsman Captain Thomas F. Mantell, Jr. (C Flight, 165th Fighter Squadron Kentucky Air National Guard) who died when his F-51D Mustang crashed while chasing a UFO on January 7, 1948. The crash site is nearby. Mantell died in the same town as his birth. Photo by Michael Huntington - May, 2015. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #HuntingtonFamily #HuntingtonAdventures #UFOTravel #ThomasFMantell #MantellUFOEncounter #1948MantellCrash #UFO #UFOs #UFOHistory #FamousUFOCase #UFOMarker #FranklinKentucky (at Franklin, Kentucky) https://www.instagram.com/p/BTPafxzgzfH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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THOMAS FRANCIS MANTELL JR. GRAVESITE - Zachary Taylor National Cemetery - Louisville, Kentucky. The final resting place of National Guardsman Captain Thomas F. Mantell, Jr. who died when his plane crashed in Franklin, Kentucky after chasing a UFO on January 7, 1948. Photo by Michael Huntington - September, 2016. #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #HuntingtonFamily #HuntingtonAdventures #MantellUFOEncounter #1948MantellCrash #FamousUFOCase #ThomasFMantellGrave #ZacharyTaylorNationalCemetery #LouisvilleKentucky (at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery) https://www.instagram.com/p/BKhkznIB8g1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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UFO PEOPLE - Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Somewhere in the Skies host Ryan Sprague visits with Strange Traveler and fellow UFO researcher Michael Huntington at the 1st Midwest Conference on the Unknown: Strange Tales held in UFO COUNTRY: Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Photo by Michael Huntington - August, 2022. @Huntington_Strange_Travels @RyanSprague51 @SomewhereSkiesPod #StrangeTravels #HuntingtonAdventures #Paranormal #ThePhenomenon #Disclosure #UFOs #UAP #RyanSprague #SomewhereInTheSkies #MidwestConferenceOnTheUnknown #StrangeTales #UnXMedia #DruryConferenceCenterCapeGirardeau #CapeGirardeau #CapeGirardeauMissouri (at Cape Girardeau, Missouri) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmzeYMzuCu2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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LIMINAL SUPERMAN PHONE BOOTH - Metropolis, Illinois. Look! Up in the sky! A liminal view - looking up - from the bottom of the inside of the Superman Phone Booth outside of the Super Museum at Superman Square in downtown Metropolis. Photo by Michael Huntington - October, 2022. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #MichaelHuntington #StrangeTravels #HuntingtonFamily #HuntingtonAdventures #HuntingtonBoys #Roadside #RoadsideAttraction #Liminal #LiminalSpace #Superman #SupermanStatue #SupermanPhoneBooth #LiminalSuperman #SuperMuseum #SupermanSquare #MetropolisIllinois (at Superman Square, Metropolis, IL) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkeHkkdph20/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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AVIAN ART DECO AT THE CITY MUSEUM - Cool artistry of the bizarre and creepy owl kind found at the always interesting City Museum of St. Louis. Photo by Michael Huntington - July, 2022. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #MichaelHuntington #StrangeTravels #HuntingtonFamily #HuntingtonAdventures #HuntingtonBoys #CityMuseum #StLouisCityMuseum #StLouisMissouri (at City Museum, St Louis, MO) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkbAnd8MVmD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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STRANGER KID - Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Robbie Huntington looking strangely cool as he checks out things at the first Midwest Conference on the Unknown held in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Robbie is no stranger to weird subjects as he has traveled to dozens of phenomenological locations around the country and attended several UFO, Cryptid and Paranormal Conferences over the years. At the 2022 MCU event, Robbie manned a busy vendor table where he produced artwork and conducted card readings. Impressive. Photo by Michael Huntington - August, 2022. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #HuntingtonFamily #HuntingtonAdventures #RobbieHuntington #HuntingtonBoys #MidwestConferenceontheUnknown #MCU2022 #StrangeTales #UFOs #UAP #Paranormal #Cryptids #Ghosts #Haunted #Anomalies #Phenomenon #CapeGirardeauMissouri (at Drury Plaza Hotel Cape Girardeau Conference Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CivdmIdpB_3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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