Friday, March 16, 2018

Deer Island For Freaky Friday...!

Some places have a tendency to attract ghost stories, or legends, or otherwise dark and mysterious folk tales. Such is a place in this post.

Strange Activities Of Deer Island



Deer Island sits in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Biloxi, Mississippi. It is home to a plethora of tales that date back to the early 19th century and continue today. Many of the sightings are reported by fishermen who would use the island as a base camp of sorts during fishing trips.

They have long told, for example, of the Firewater Ghost (sometimes called the Ghost of Blue Fire), a ball of blue fire that is often seen moving speedily under or on the surface of the water. Despite its name, many researchers in the modern age have likened details of the sightings to similar sightings of UFOs.

A headless skeleton is also said to roam the island. Legends state that the skeleton belongs to an unfortunate pirate who was decapitated by his fellow crew so that he would remain on the island to watch over their loot.

I would suggest here that any stories along these lines about any place be taken with a pinch of salt! Could be some of the stories might originate after the story-teller has had a fair amount of liquid courage, if you know what I mean.

Coffee out on the patio again this morning. Predicted highs...low 80s.

8 comments:

Momlady said...

Hope you had a good day off. Send some of that warm weather this way (without the rain).

linda m said...
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linda m said...

Men sitting around a campfire with liquid spirits has a way of generating some "tall" tales. Have a great weekend and a safe St. Patrick's Day.

HermitJim said...

Hey Momlady...
I did enjoy the time off, thanks.
Thanks also for stopping by this morning!


Hey Linda...
I think you're right about that! Safe holiday to you as well.
Thanks for coming over!

JO said...

These old ghost stories always make great campfire times.

we are back into the low 40's for the mornings and mid 70's until tomorrow when we drop into the low 60's for a few days. this roller coaster weather is getting very annoying.

See you on the patio. BTW glad to hear you enjoyed your day off.

Dizzy-Dick said...

Similar stories (only land based) are told around a campfire at night out in the forest.

Rob said...

I never understood what a pirate (or any thief) would hide the loot rather than go & spend it.

A good ghost story is good but I'm really not sure I'd go on the island looking for something I may not really want to find....if you know what I mean...

HermitJim said...

Hey Jo...
Yeah, they do. Warming up here pretty good. High predicted for tomorrow is 82.
Thanks for dropping in this beautiful day!


Hey Dizzy...
Always a good ending to a day of camping. Especially with some sound effects thrown in.
Thanks for the visit today!


Hey Rob...
I kinda wonder about that myself. Spending it would be more fun, i think!
Thanks for stopping by today!