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In 1966, a group of gravediggers in West Virginia reported seeing a flying humanoid figure with glowing red eyes. A year later, a nearby bridge collapsed, killing 46 people. Coincidence? Probably, but who knows.
Katie Heaney fell off a horse. Years later, she got back on. You can decide whether or not this works as a metaphor for something else.
Katie Heaney tries to figure out the difference between "shriveled dead thing" and chupacabra
Did Katie Heaney actually go dogsledding? It seems like it—or this whole thing is just an extremely detailed fever dream.
Katie Heaney goes looking for the dead in Minnesota's (possibly haunted) St. James Hotel
In which Katie Heaney discovers the Fountain of Youth, sort of
Katie Heaney recounts the history of the most famous Midwestern Yeti
A graceful ponytail helps ease the pains of a childhood long gone
It snowed in the Twin Cities on Thanksgiving, and Katie Heaney went to a dog park
Katie Heaney learns that rivers really don't care how many times you've kayaked on a lake
Katie Heaney walks into the longest cave in Wisconsin and, despite the bats, the darkness, and the bats, makes it out alive
Sometimes winning just means not losing any blood
It's a lot easier to imagine you're a colonial settler when you're not 25, Katie Heaney learns
What made Katie Heaney feel like a combination of Pocahontas and Jesus Christ? Standing on a board and holding a paddle.
Katie Heaney won't ever climb Mount Everest, but she's ready to step outside and try some things—like looking for a moose