119: The Maine Penny, the Van Meter Monster, and Sinkhole Sam

from Where Our Minds Wander · host Wes & Beth

Beth explores the controversy over a little Viking coin found on the shores of Maine. Wes looks at two cryptids in a league of their own: Iowa's Van Meter Monster and Sinkhole Sam of Inman, Kansas.Sources Used:www.atlasobscura.com/articles/maine-norse-penny-archaeology-vikings-north-americawww.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/controversial-origins-www.grandrapidscoins.com/the-maine-penny-a-coin-mystery-from-history/www.grunge.com/712961/the-unsolved-mystery-of-the-maine-penny/https://strangenewengland.com/2015/07/06/the-maine-penny-www.ruralmessenger.com/blogs/the-legend-of-sink-hole-sam-3/https://northamericancryptids.com/sink-hole-sam/https://kansascitymag.com/is-there-a-mysterious-monster-lurking-in-a-kansas-sinkhole-1/https://jackandkitty.com/kingman-county-kansas-lake-monster/www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2015/07/01/van-meter-remembers-https://northamericancryptids.com/van-meter-monster/Middle Music Credit: https://www.FesliyanStudios.com Background Music Support the showAll our links:Our website: www.whereourmindswander.com/Our email: [email protected] Facebook : www.facebook.com/WhereOurMindsWanderSupport the Show: www.whereourmindswander.com/support/Our Merch store: www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458Our Books on Amazon www.amazon.com/dp/B0CG2R726Ywww.amazon.com/dp/B0CG412JMK Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCU-Fsxo4tN5xylI3FwB_iewTwitter Page: twitter.com/OurMindsWanderSpotify: open.spotify.com/show/3vlmAO4u48AXbZuQh89gEZApple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1629154174

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