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Dive deep into the hidden corners of history with mysteries, famous people, fascinating inventions, secret military operations, magical islands, ancient trails, forgotten roadways, supernatural activity.

This week on Amazing Tales: Robert B. Thomas founded the Old Farmer’s Almanac in 1792 – the oldest continuously publishe...
09/20/2025

This week on Amazing Tales: Robert B. Thomas founded the Old Farmer’s Almanac in 1792 – the oldest continuously published annual periodical in the U.S. He developed the original formula used for long-range weather forecasts, which is based on his study of sunspot activity. To hear the podcast, go to: www.amazingtalesct.com

This week on Amazing Tales: the current editor of the 234-year-old Old Farmer’s Almanac tells us about their uncanny, 80...
09/18/2025

This week on Amazing Tales: the current editor of the 234-year-old Old Farmer’s Almanac tells us about their uncanny, 80%-plus accuracy for weather forecasting, describing the basics of their secret weather forecasting. The public also relies on the almanac for its information on agriculture, gardening, and astronomy. To hear the podcast, go to: www.amazingtalesct.com

Dear friends,You can learn about the legendary Leatherman next week in Waterbury.I’ll be telling the story of how The Le...
09/16/2025

Dear friends,

You can learn about the legendary Leatherman next week in Waterbury.

I’ll be telling the story of how The Leatherman spent the last six years of his life, in the 1880s, walking the same, 365-mile loop through Connecticut and New York every 34 days. Nobody knows his identity, even though many people met him along the way.
Please join me on Tuesday, September 23, at 6:30 p.m., at the Cross of Christ Lutheran Church at 1555 Hamilton Avenue in Waterbury.

The event is free and open to the public.

Hope to see you there.
Mike Allen

This week on Amazing Tales: A flagpole nearly spoiled the handover of power from the British to the Americans on Evacuat...
09/13/2025

This week on Amazing Tales: A flagpole nearly spoiled the handover of power from the British to the Americans on Evacuation Day – November 25, 1783. That’s the day that the last British evacuated their headquarters and General George Washington’s troops took control of the new United States. Washington wanted the new American flag in place before the ceremony. The British had sabotaged it. To hear the podcast, go to: www.amazingtalesct.com

This week on Amazing Tales: Some say the day is as important as Independence Day. Evacuation Day, November 25, is the da...
09/11/2025

This week on Amazing Tales: Some say the day is as important as Independence Day. Evacuation Day, November 25, is the day the British finally evacuated and the new United States started operating on its own. Evacuation Day was celebrated annually until 1916, but is now making a comeback. To hear the story, go to: www.amazingtalesct.com

Dear friends,The story behind The Leatherman is indeed intriguing. Nobody knows his identity. He hardly ever spoke and i...
09/09/2025

Dear friends,

The story behind The Leatherman is indeed intriguing. Nobody knows his identity. He hardly ever spoke and instead uttered grunts and used hand motions to communicate with passers-by. Most interestingly, he spent the last six years of his life walking in the same, 365-mile circle every 34 days, like clockwork. People in the 1880s could literally predict when The Leatherman would return to their town. The loop covered parts of eastern New York and western Connecticut. Along the way, he stayed in caves. Years after he died, when authorities went to exhume his body, neither he nor his coffin were there, simply adding to the mystery.

I’ll be telling the story of The Leatherman and showing some of his known hideouts in New York State on Wednesday evening, September 17, at the John C. Hart Memorial Library in Yorktown, NY. The talk begins at 6:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

Hope to see you there.
Mike Allen

Dear friends,It’s the largest lake in Connecticut – even though it’s man-made. Candlewood Lake is an important recreatio...
09/08/2025

Dear friends,

It’s the largest lake in Connecticut – even though it’s man-made. Candlewood Lake is an important recreational asset with 65 miles of coastline playing host to 1,500 homes. The 46 billion gallons of water create a water playground for boats, swimmers, and fishermen alike.

And yet, the reason the 100-year-old lake was created was to generate electricity using a special “pump and hold” technology borrowed from Switzerland.

I’ll show how the lake works and how it was built on Thursday, September 18, at the New Milford Public Library. The presentation begins at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
There will be a Zoom broadcast for those who cannot make it.

The Zoom link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86155937362?pwd=2c048vEMzoooNu7Vb195up3big05uu.1

The password to join is: 996170

Hope to see you there.
Mike Allen

This week on Amazing Tales: CT’s ESPN brought all-sports programming to TV nearly 50 years ago. When the first broadcast...
09/06/2025

This week on Amazing Tales: CT’s ESPN brought all-sports programming to TV nearly 50 years ago. When the first broadcast occurred, slow-pitch softball was featured – with a pitcher in a Milwaukee Schlitz jersey, although the sponsor was Budweiser. Budweiser executives were in the control room when ESPN’s very first broadcast went live. Hear this and other great stories from the very first employee of ESPN at: www.amazingtalesct.com

Dear friends,Hear about the legendary Leatherman later this month at a free talk in Waterbury.In the late 1800s, The Lea...
09/04/2025

Dear friends,

Hear about the legendary Leatherman later this month at a free talk in Waterbury.

In the late 1800s, The Leatherman spent the last six years of his life walking in the same, 365-mile loop through Connecticut and New York every 34 days, like clockwork. While many met him during these years, he didn’t speak very much and nobody ever learned his identity.

Please join me on Tuesday, September 23, at 6:30 p.m., at the Cross of Christ Lutheran Church at 1555 Hamilton Avenue in Waterbury. The event is free and open to the public.

Hope to see you there.
Mike Allen

This week on Amazing Tales: ESPN – how it began. The very first employee, Peter Fox, recounts the frantic year leading u...
09/04/2025

This week on Amazing Tales: ESPN – how it began. The very first employee, Peter Fox, recounts the frantic year leading up to the first network broadcast in 1979. His priceless, unforgettable stories of behind-the-scenes activities are fabulous. To hear the podcast, go to: www.amazingtalesct.com

Big shout out to the newest top fans of Amazing Tales! 💎 Michael Egan, Michael Mastroianni, Alexander Dacey, Todd J Sull...
09/03/2025

Big shout out to the newest top fans of Amazing Tales! 💎 Michael Egan, Michael Mastroianni, Alexander Dacey, Todd J Sullivan, Mike Thorstenson, Michael Munson, Pj Schrull

Glad they're along for the ride!

Dear friends,Imagine walking the same, 365-mile loop route, every 34 days, for 6 years straight, without a break. That’s...
09/03/2025

Dear friends,

Imagine walking the same, 365-mile loop route, every 34 days, for 6 years straight, without a break. That’s just what a hobo from the 1800s did in eastern New York and western Connecticut. The Leatherman was a mysterious person. He didn’t speak to others and yet was beloved wherever he went. He declined all offers to sleep inside, preferring instead his beloved caves. Nobody is certain who he was. His entire existence is surrounded by riddles – like, why did his body seemingly vanish from its grave.

I’ll be telling the story of the fabled Leatherman and showing some of his known hideouts in New York State on Wednesday evening, September 17, at the John C. Hart Memorial Library in Yorktown, NY. The talk begins at 6:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

Hope to see you there.
Mike Allen

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