Happy 2025 ! This one kept me up at night Spooky friends. In this episode I tell my husband the chilling stories of the Wendigo and that of the Donner Party. Stay warm and sleep tight.
Sources Used for Research
Britannica Article by Rene Ostberg titled “ Wendigo Algonkian Mythology”
An article on “All Thats Interesting.com” by Jaclyn Anglis “What Is The Wendigo? Meet The Cannibalistic Cryptid Of Your Nightmares”
An Article on Facing History & Ourselves by Kaitlin Smith Titled “ More Than Monsters: The Deeper Significance of Wendigo Stories”
Wendigo page on Wikipedia
A page on the Truckee- Donner Historical Society website titled “What if Lincoln Had Joined the Donner Party?” By Heidi Sproat
Donner Party Wikipedia Page
Donner Party Timeline Wikipedia Page
A page on the History Channel Website 10 Things You Should Know About the Donner Party By Evan Andrews.
Seek Ghosts Blog “ Phantoms of the Donner Party” By Virginia Lamkin
Tamsen Donner page Wikipedia
Donner Summit Historical Society “ Heroism and pathos on Donner Summit”
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