Category: Local Legends
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The Legend of Doctor Dork
The greatest gamer in the Entona Valley. When the great storm of 1999 hit, arcade expert Teddy Skinner missing, and never was found. The only trace of his existence was a guide to a video game he had been meticulously compiling, and even that left behind a puzzle: did Doctor Dork make it to the…
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Samson’s Summer Camp
Story Submitted by Brittany Durham of Dario’s Digs, Summer ’22 This story goes back to the early 1950’s. Way up in the hills of West Virginia lived the Sampson family. They owned and operated a summer camp. Every year a camper would go missing. It was believed that they wondered off and got lost. But…
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Slag
Story Submitted by “NickyP” of the Fighting Fulci’s, Summer ’22 Slag is his name for short. Don’t look at him, don’t call his name, don’t look for him and most importantly don’t make fun of him. Slag worked as a grounds keeper in fall of 62 at camp Ojibwa…or so the kids of the 1962…
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I Wish They Hadn’t Died
Story Submitted by “Randal2k” of Dario’s Digs, Summer ’22 It was a bright beautiful summer day, a slight breeze creating a tranquil spirit of relaxation – A perfect day for a picnic. So, with this thought Jodi embarked on the errand into the kitchen to make this fantastic picnic a reality. However, as she turned…
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The Prospector
A local Camp Koh Legend Legend has it that once settlers arrived in the area, gold and other valuable minerals were located, spurring a small gold rush to the Entona Valley. It turns out, the claims of vast riches were wrong- the gold was in fact just pyrite (fool’s gold) and the desperate miners who…
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The Valley Vixens
A Local Camp Koh Legend A farmer in the area was blessed with three daughters, each more beautiful than the next. They were known for their exceptional grace and singing ability, and were always being pursued by suitors, none of whom seemed to last long before the next arrived. As time marched on and the…
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Yelly, The Lake Yultie Serpent
A Camp Koh/Lake Yultie legend There are rumors of a large, serpent-like creature that lives in the lake. Sightings date back to the tribes that settled in the valley. Some suspect evidence has been captured over the years since photography and video have become more common. Most sightings are on foggy mornings or rainy nights.…
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The Wooded Maniac
A local Camp Koh legend There once was a hermit that lived in a cabin on top of a large rock in the middle of the woods here. When the forest was turned into a national park, he grew agitated as his solitude was continually disrupted by loud campers and hikers. As the traffic to…
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The Lake Warriors
A local Camp Koh legend Long ago, when the lake and valley were full of trees, a proud tribe of warriors lived off the land. Although strong in numbers, they only used their strength to keep intruders off their ancestral lands, and tried to live in peace. When settlers came and started to encroach on…
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Too Tall
Story submitted by “Snowshoeskitties” of the Fighting Fulci’s, Summer of ‘22 Around here there is an urban legend about a girl named Tina. In the year 1990 Tina started middle school and from that very first day she was teased and abused by the other kids. Because, you see, Tina was 8 years old and…