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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