Legends, Oddities & Mysteries...including UFO Experiences in New Brunswick.

by Dorothy Dearborn, Carol Taylor (Illustrator)

Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Paul Graham · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is a short book but not exclusively on New Brunswick...the final chapters on UFO sightings and experiences are the most fascinating...to see local places as hot spots of activity...even Florenceville is listed. UFO shapes seem to follow a common pattern...circles, spheres, triangles, cigar shaped...there is even an abduction story.

[Deb Mohr · Rating 3 out of 5]

I endeavour to read a few non-fiction among the novels every year. A quick read, this one. #1469

[Betty · Rating 3 out of 5]

This little book is a fast read of short stories. Good one to read while in a waiting room or coffee shop. My copy is 122 pages long. I'm not too sure that legends is the right word, these might more rightly be called folklore but then legends are born in folklore. Certainly the book contains many oddities, best known perhaps is the Magnetic Hill, a well-known tourist attraction, and certainly the "gull" doors of the Bricklin car were odd at the time. Ahead of its time, but through excessive spending it went the way of the Dodo bird. I actually remember it. Some of the stories are well-documented and these are dealt with by the author in her own unique voice as well as the voices of the actual witnesses.

Real people made contributions to the author and granted permission to use their names. To me this puts a truer light on the oddness of the incidents. One of the quirkiest and humorous stories is "The Great Submarine Chase of 1914". A particularly strange legendary one is "Kingston's Lunar Rogue and Mysterious Stranger". Several of the stories are quite amusing. There are ghost stories, stories of buried treasure, facts, and finally a section on UFOs in New Brunswick. I've heard that the Maritimes are a hot spot for UFOs and even USOs so it seems natural these stories would be included. All said, the book is quite interesting although most of the stories are only a couple of pages or so long, more like snippets. A fascinating look into New Brunswick's unique history and lore nevertheless. I would rather have given it 3 1/2 stars.