The Horrifying Purple Fire Snowstorm Of Bar Harbor Maine and Other Weirdness

This podcast we’re going to talk about our town’s purple fire snowstorm about 170 years ago and other weird things that happened in 1853, showcased in just one newspaper on one day.

It was February 170 years ago that a lightning storm hit Mount Desert Island, striking dozens of people and creating a weather mystery that the people of the time just couldn’t fathom.

RESOURCES

https://www.newspapers.com/image/136947821/?terms=%22snowstorm%22%20%221853%22%20%22Bar%20Harbor%22&match=5

https://www.newspapers.com/image/329283065/?terms=storm%20Bar%20Harbor&match=1

https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/lightning/types/

https://www.worldatlas.com/what-color-is-lightning.html

https://weatherprolive.com/2021/10/which-types-of-lightning-are-the-most-dangerous/

About the Author
I am the NYT and internationally-bestselling author of children's books, which include the NEED series, FLYING series, TIME STOPPERS series, DEAR BULLY and other books. I like hedgehogs and puppies and warm places. I have none of these things in my life.

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