Grim Philly

Mermaids and the Lockness Monster of New Jersey: Lenape Short-Story of the Makeriskhickon (Delaware River) and Shatemuc (Hudson River)

Episode Summary

Professor Joe Wojie and Dr. Anya Shultz read and banter a folkloric short-story describing the mythical water women described in Lenape tales of the Makeriskhickon (Delaware River) and Shatemuc (Hudson River) – as well as Hoppie the Lockness Monster of the Garden State’s most expansive lake: Hopatcong. Available to patrons only on https://www.patreon.com/grimphilly - where we will continue to post weekly short stories of folklore and ghosts there throughout the fall. We hope to see you there and thank you for your support and friendship, both there, and for our nightly Dark Philly Adult Night Tours guided by the personalities on this podcast on https://www.grimphilly.com/ – live and in person every night this fall too!

Episode Notes

Professor Joe Wojie and Dr. Anya Shultz read and banter a folkloric short-story describing the mythical water women described in Lenape tales of the Makeriskhickon (Delaware River) and Shatemuc (Hudson River) – as well as Hoppie the Lockness Monster of the Garden State’s most expansive lake: Hopatcong.  

Available to patrons only on Grim Philly Podcast | Dark Histories & True Crime for Mature-Audiences | Patreon - where we will continue to post weekly short stories of folklore and ghosts there throughout the fall.

We hope to see you there and thank you for your support and friendship, both there, and for our nightly Dark Philly Adult Night Tours guided by the personalities on this podcast on Grim Philly History and Ghost Tours in Philadelphia – live and in person every night this fall too!