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Winter AND a new year? That can only mean one thing: it’s time for some creepy frozen lakes! Fulla dead people, these lakes.
First up is a viral ghost story about Minnesota’s Lake Weller, and the ghostly radio signals that seem to be coming from its depths every winter. Ope! Jake and Wyatt then fumble the best chance anyone will ever get at a “76 Trombones” joke as they head to the Indian Himalayas to Roopkund! Also known as Skeleton Lake, you’ll NEVER GUESS what’s inside. And you’ll certainly never guess what happened there…
EPISODE LINKS
All-purpose show links
Wyatt’s native plant biznass The show Jake writes
Lake Weller
Nature article about lakes vs. ponds Ice-penetrating radio waves Minnesota’s lake definition Database of every MN lake
Roopkund
Atlas Obscura article New York Times article NYT article without the paywall Haunted India blog post (for photos of Roopkund) BBC article (which includes even more photos) History Channel clip with William Shatner Riddles of the Dead episode from National Geographic Nature Communications article
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