Episode 22…Meeting the Pukwudgies in Indiana

After conducting pukwudgie research for almost 15 years, Christopher Balzano finally makes it to Mounds State Park in Indiana.

He and Natalie Crist make their way to the Crossroads of America to trip one of the more infamous locations of the mythical creature and again find more than just an old story. The have their own experience involving fireflies, wild deer, and a mysterious figure darting around the woods.

They also are able to record one of the first genuine sightings of the creature from Jim Campbell, a park ranger and security officer at the state park.

Explore all of the episodes having to do with the 2017 Summer Legend Trip:

Travel Log…100 Steps Cemetery in Indiana

Episode 22…Meeting the Pukwudgies in Indiana

Episode 23…100 Step Cemetery in Indiana

Episode 15…Cool for the Summer

Episode 17…Trips, Triangles, and North Carolina Folklore

Episode 18…Whispers and Screams from Shiloh

Episode 19…Tripping Carolina in My Mind

Travel Log…The Devil’s Tramping Ground

Episode 20…There’s Something in Room 223

Episode 21…but Who Is Haunting Lydia

Travel Log…The Lady of Shiloh Cemetery in Sanford, Florida

When the Trippers Hit Carolina

Check out Christopher Balzano’s books, including the newly released Haunted Ocala National Forest

Feel free to call our new phone number during our live shows to get involved, share a legend you’ve heard, or to just ask a question at (813) 418-6822.

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16 responses to “Episode 22…Meeting the Pukwudgies in Indiana”

  1. […] has evolved over the years from a winter getaway for Amish and Mennonites in areas such as Indiana and Pennsylvania to a permanent settlement which has impacted the complexion of the community since after the Second […]

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  2. […] worn out to read. This is the spot where Hinkley and Anne Shockley are laid to rest. They came from Milan, Indiana, in the 1800s in a failed attempt to heal Anne’s tuberculosis, and the community known as Shockley […]

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  3. […] to Cloverland Cemetery as part of our Summer 2017 road trip. We were in Indiana mainly to visit the Pukwudgie haven in Mound State Park in Anderson and visit with her family. In fact, we had just had one of the most profound […]

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    Liz

    In the early 80’s, I was walking through a small woods to go home. I was walking fast, it was getting dark, and my hair was pulled hard, it jerked me backwards! I looked back and no one was there, and no branches were remotely close, not to mention my hair was pretty short! I always thought it was a ghost/demon, but this year I heard about the pukwudgie of Indiana and thought it probably was that.

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  5. […] forced people to rethink this mythological creature. Standing between two and three feet tall, the Pukwudgie looks much like our modern idea of a troll. His features mirror those of the Native American in the […]

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  6. […] our trip to Mounds State Park where we had experienced a rash of these insects which led us to a Pukwudgie encounter, we had become aware of connections to the paranormal and to folklore.  When we had stepped into […]

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  7. […] ground. They move on to the great state of Indiana, including the 100 Step Cemetery in Brazil and Mounds State Park to track down some Pukwudgie […]

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  13. […] activity and odd dreams, and a deeper investigation reveals the house was built on an ancient Indian burial ground. The family is forced to leave the house or somehow expel the spirit or purify the land, which […]

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Check out Christopher Balzano’s books, including the newly released Haunted Southwest Florida.

Feel free to call our new phone number during our live shows to get involved, share a legend you’ve heard, or to just ask a question at (813) 418-6822.

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