Mothman Festival Photos

Now my computer is fixed, I can post the photos I took at the Mothman Festival! Granddaughters Hannah and Haley and a scary friend.

Who is that lurking over my head?



The mural in progress:
topic is the history of
Point Pleasant.

A close-up of the mural, proving that they've been telling stories here for centuries.











One of the many Men in Black on the streets.









A coal barge passes near the site of the former Silver Bridge.

Larry finds concrete that probably was part of the bridge's foundation on the riverbank.

The names of those who died when the Silver Bridge collapsed in 1967.

It was a fun day, and yet there were tinges of sadness, reminders of the past always there. Point Pleasant is trying to move on, to learn to laugh again, and it's time. No one can forget the loss of life when the bridge went down, but the town is strong and the people honor their past while looking to the future. It's time for something good to happen in Point Pleasant. This quirky little festival might be just the thing the town needs.

Mothman! The Festival

(Photos are from the Mothman Lives! website--I'm still without internet so can't load my photos yet.)

What a blast! Most festivals in the mountains focus on arts, music and crafts.

The Mothman Festival in Point Pleasant, West Virginia has a different twist--and I do mean different.

Picture strange creatures, many in black, roaming the streets. Talks on the normality or the paranormal by scholarly sounding people.

Mothman pancakes (I had Fruity Mothman).

Mothman for President t-shirts.

Rock bands. Goth art.

Psychic readings and workshops.

Haunted House. Tours of the TNT Area, supposedly the sighting place of the legendary Mothman in 1962. T

hat will give you some idea of the Mothman Festival.

The creator of the mothman sculpture and his daughter. Replicas of the statue, cast in pewter, are being planned. If you'd like a Mothman at your house, contact:

Kelly Miller

PO Box 884

New Haven, WV 25265

304-882-3845

Batmobile?

Sculptures of Chief Cornstalk and someone I can't remember, in front of the huge mural being created along the floodwall in Point Pleasant. The Curse of Cornstalk is said to hang over this small town.

Looking toward the site of the famed Silver Bridge, which collapsed in 1967, killing 46 people.

Some blamed it on the curse laid on the area by Cornstalk.

This year's festival is over, but mark the weekend of September 19-20 on your calendar for next year for the next festival. It'll be the best fun you've had in a while!