Caldwell’s Mystery Sky Thread
One of New Jersey’s most baffling mysteries came in the form of a silvery “thread” that was suspended for several...
A-Bombs Away Off A.C.
By Donald E. Bender The 1950s were an era of unbridled nuclear proliferation. Fears of a potential nuclear war between...
Cat’s Eyes of St. Joseph’s Church, Jersey City
Something strange has been going on at St. Joseph’s Church on Pavonia Avenue in Jersey City for the past 100...
Nazis and KKK Bund Together for the “American Fuhrer”
Camp Nordland, Andover, NJ. Today it's hard to imagine that the following sentence could be describing an actual rally that once...
Devil’s Tower
An ominous looking edifice stands in the town of Alpine that has come to be known as Devil's Tower. It’s...
Hunting for the Buried Treasure of Captain Kidd
It was cold and rainy on the morning of May 23, 1701 in London, England; perfect weather for an execution....
ReMEMBERing Napoleon in NJ
This week marks the 200th anniversary of the May 5, 1821 death of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. While many folks...
A Bridge Abridged in Hoboken
Artist’s rendering of the West New York Bridge from Scientific American, June 25, 1921. Today, one backyard along 12th Street...
Tuckerton Tower and the Mysterious Monoliths of Mystic Isles
Imagine you’re driving through the crisscrossing streets of the Jersey Shore town Mystic Island, which is not actually an island...
Weird Travels on Essex Road, Tinton Falls/Neptune
There is a strange and lonely road that runs through Tinton Falls and Neptune called Essex Road. Like many of...