Ep 204: Nain Rouge
“Suddenly across their path, trotting along the beach, advanced the uncouth figure of a dwarf, very red in the face, with a bright, glistening eye; instead of burning it froze, instead of possessing depth emitted a cold gleam like the reflection from a polished surface, bewildering and dazzling all who came within its focus.”
– Marie Caroline Watson Hamlin from her book, Legends of Le Détroit, 1884
Reference Links:
Nain Rouge on Wikipedia
“Myths and Legends of Our Own Land” by Charles M. Skinner on gutenberg.org
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac
“Antoine de la Mothe, Sieur de Cadillac, founder of what is now Detroit” on RobinsonLibrary.com
Louis-Hector de Callière
Detroit, MI
Chateau St. Louis
Château Frontenac
“People of Detroit: Antoine de la Mothe, Sieur de Cadillac” on historydetroit.com
“The legend of Detroit’s Nain Rouge: Raising Nain” by Lee DeVito from The Detroit Metro Times
“THE RED DWARF OF DETROIT AND THE MARCHE DU NAIN ROUGE” on AbsoluteMichigan.com
1701, The Great Peace of Montreal - Part 1 of 3 on YouTube
1701, The Great Peace of Montreal - Part 2 of 3 on YouTube
1701, The Great Peace of Montreal - Part 3 of 3 on YouTube
“THE LINCOLN IMP: SURROUNDED BY MYTH AND LEGEND” on VisitLincoln.com
Will-o'-the-wisp - The Americas
John E.L. Tenney’s WeirdLectures.com website
John E.L. Tenney’s “What’s Up Weirdo” website
John E.L. Tenney’s “Realm of The Weird” podcast
John E.L. Tenney and Jessica Knapik’s podcast on Spotify, “What's up Weirdo?”
John E.L. Tenney on Twitter
Location:
The Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce, possibly near where author Marie Caroline Watson Hamlin in her 1884 book, Legends of Le Détroit, says Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac and his wife were strolling in the old King’s Garden, formerly “between Jefferson avenue and Woodbridge street, near the site of the present Chamber of Commerce,” when they encountered the Nain Rouge.
Related Books:
Suggested Listening:
Click here to listen to John E.L. Tenney and Jessica Knapik’s podcast on Spotify, “What's up Weirdo?”
And the What’s Up Weirdo? website
And his WeirdLectures.com website
Hear Scott and Forrest interviewed by their podcasting buddy Max Kreutzer for his comedy podcast, The Story Of, and visit his website, https://maxkreutzer.com/podcasts
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Credits:
Episode 204: Nain Rouge. Produced by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess; Audio Editing by Sarah Vorhees Wendel. Sound Design by Ryan McCullough; Tess Pfeifle, Producer, and Lead Researcher; Research Support from the astonishing League of Astonishing Researchers, a.k.a. The Astonishing Research Corps, or "A.R.C." for short. Copyright 2021 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
