In its ordinary state, this patch of land is nothing more than a rock with a bush on it. But a local legend and a charming little house have given new life to the smallest charted island on New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee.
Local folklore and urban legends have persisted for generations that two old shipwrecks may have clues to a long-lost viking grave on Carney Island in Maine.
Locals whisper about the large numbers of ghostly apparitions. Visitors routinely describe hearing unexplained tapping sounds and seeing floating orbs of light.