In its ordinary state, this patch of land is nothing more than a rock with a bush on it. But a local legend and a charming little house have given new life to the smallest charted island on New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee.
These superstitions come from stories, folklore, tropes, myths, or legends and many are still lived by to this day whether it's for the fun of upholding tradition or you can't imagine not because who knows what will happen if you don't.
Revisit the stunning story of Erwin Kreuz, who spent 3 days believing Bangor, Maine, was San Francisco, California, in the 1970s, and became a celebrity for it.
Local folklore and urban legends have persisted for generations that two old shipwrecks may have clues to a long-lost viking grave on Carney Island in Maine.