Show Notes
In the Holiday Special, The Boy Beneath the Ice, the podcast investigates a Christmas ghost story from Lake Jean at Ricketts Glen State Park. Legend holds that a young boy skating on the ice fell through, taking his parents with him, and listeners still report figures beneath the ice, odd lights, and whispers in the wind. The episode probes the truth behind the tale, weaving in Susquehannock history and the mystery of the Ghost Tree.
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