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Cranberry Journal, News and information for Cranberry pa, Zelienople Pa, and Mars Pa.: "State's oddities chronicled in book
By Kathryn Sheranko, Staff Writer
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Every town in America has some tidbit of folklore, a bizarre or macabre legend or infamous former resident that provokes head-scratching, eye-rolling or yarn-spinning that invariably ends with 'well, that's what I heard.'
One man logged thousands of miles traversing the Keystone State seeking out and investigating such tales, then spent an entire year compiling them into 'Weird Pennsylvania,' published by Sterling Publishing Company, a subsidiary of Barnes and Noble, Inc.
'Everywhere you drive, it seems someone is doing something bizarre,' says author Matt Lake, who appeared last week at Barnes and Noble Booksellers in Cranberry promoting the work.
The book evolved from 'Weird New Jersey,' a newsletter created and published by Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman. The newsletter gained readership and a cult following over 12 years, and was followed in 2003 by the full-length book, 'Weird N.J.: Your Travel Guide to New Jersey's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets,' written by Moran and Sceurman and edited by Lake. "
Weird Pennsylvania
By Kathryn Sheranko, Staff Writer
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Every town in America has some tidbit of folklore, a bizarre or macabre legend or infamous former resident that provokes head-scratching, eye-rolling or yarn-spinning that invariably ends with 'well, that's what I heard.'
One man logged thousands of miles traversing the Keystone State seeking out and investigating such tales, then spent an entire year compiling them into 'Weird Pennsylvania,' published by Sterling Publishing Company, a subsidiary of Barnes and Noble, Inc.
'Everywhere you drive, it seems someone is doing something bizarre,' says author Matt Lake, who appeared last week at Barnes and Noble Booksellers in Cranberry promoting the work.
The book evolved from 'Weird New Jersey,' a newsletter created and published by Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman. The newsletter gained readership and a cult following over 12 years, and was followed in 2003 by the full-length book, 'Weird N.J.: Your Travel Guide to New Jersey's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets,' written by Moran and Sceurman and edited by Lake. "
Weird Pennsylvania
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