Wheeler Cemetery

The rain had just stopped as we pulled up to Wheeler Cemetery outside of the tiny town of Kite, Georgia. The grounds contain fewer than 300 known graves, and the carving on the markers is exemplary. We did some digging on the ride back to North Carolina, and we found a few unusual stories attached […]
The Palace Saloon

The Palace Saloon: an excerpt from Haunts & Hollows: Florida Coast. For a short time, Fernandina Beach was a fashionable destination for luminaries from the worlds of business, politics, and entertainment. Well-heeled families — including names like Rockefeller, Ford, and Carnegie — mingled with stars like Mary Pickford, Stan Laurel, and Oliver Hardy while local guest […]
Woodmen of the World

Over the past weekend, we paid a visit to Lake Helen Cemetery — home of Cassadaga’s infamous Devil’s Chair. Something more interesting, however, caught our eye, an elaborate grave marker carved like a felled wooden stump. Now, if you’re cemetery enthusiast (or tombstone tourist or taphophile — take your pick), you’ve likely found at least […]