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The Unorganized Township of Bootstuck
The Unorganized Township of Bootstuck is a documentary-style audio descent into a place that shouldn't exist—but very much insists that it does.
Once a forgotten military outpost in the depths of Northern Ontario, Bootstuck has taken on a life of its own. Discovered only through a pile of mislabeled cassette tapes at a Sudbury garage sale, the story of Bootstuck slowly unravels through scattered interviews, cryptic clues, and increasingly bizarre residents. The deeper you listen, the more you realize — this isn't just a town. It's a puzzle. And somewhere in that puzzle?
A plane crash that changed everything.
Somewhere between folklore, found audio, and fever dream, Bootstuck blurs the line between documentary and delusion—offering listeners a place to get lost in, over and over again.
The Unorganized Township of Bootstuck
TAPE 65 - Thirty Hours From Anywhere
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Tape 65 kicks off with excitement over an incoming Dropbox delivery, triggered into action by a green flag that probably means “go.” Spring maintenance follows, including rotating the tires on Dave’s car — which hasn’t moved — with a confident “half quarter turn.”
Bootstuck (now officially rebranded as “The Stuck”) also unveils its next big attraction: a travel show where visitors are blindfolded, spun around, and released somewhere in town or the woods. Along the way, Georgian renovations are revealed to belong to a man named Georgia, “words of wisdom” go missing, and the town’s long-avoided location is finally confirmed — very far north in Ontario, about thirty hours from anything.
The tape ends mid-conversation, as clarity briefly visits The Stuck before drifting off again.
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It's organic. Speaking of organic, we've got a whole new Dropbox coming tomorrow. We're real excited for it. Uh yep. Jerry found a flag. It's green. Probably means go. So we're gonna put that down and tell him go drop the box here. That'll be nice. And then what we'll do is we'll probably dance and then we'll open the box.
SPEAKER_04I see.
Hat GuyYeah, but we don't know. It hasn't come yet. That's just what I'm thinking we might do. Also, I think we're gonna rotate Dave's car tires tomorrow because it's springtime. The car hasn't moved in a long time.
SPEAKER_04I see.
Hat GuySo I think we'll give him a half quarter turn push.
SPEAKER_04Half quarter. Oh god. I certainly have.
SPEAKER_00They see first. Take hands with danger. Take hands with danger. Three finger gold.
Hat GuyOh my god.
SPEAKER_02Okay.
Hat GuyHello. Are you there? Yeah, and here I am. Hello. Hello?
SPEAKER_03Oh my god, you gotta be kidding me. Uh I've learned a lot today.
Hat GuyUm Yeah, me too. I was uh I was hoping that you had some information for me. Oh, maybe you can give me a word of wisdom.
SPEAKER_03A word of wisdom. Uh well, yes, I could. I could.
Hat GuyWhy not? You're probably no thing. Uh well, can't always be me giving you all the answers. Think about it. I'll tell you something first, though. We'll talk about the way that Georgian renovations are coming along nicely. Ever been to Georgia?
SPEAKER_02The state?
Hat GuyNo. The gentleman's house. His name is Georgia Mitchell. His renovations are coming along quite nicely. Yeah, he's putting in a new kitchen and an old bathroom.
SPEAKER_03Okay, and and and the words of wisdom associated with that?
Hat GuyUh wisdom starts with a W, so we'll find a word that starts with W. I have no idea what you mean, but that's okay. That's okay. Winter peg. Yep, that's a W word in an imaginary place.
SPEAKER_03I see. Not what I was looking for.
Hat GuyWords of the wise. Think about that. I think we should go with a word of the day instead. Today's been a real good day. I gotta tell you, we had a lot of things happening here in the stuck. Well, I'd love to hear about them. Well, I'll tell you about it. All right. Let me go now. Here we go. Woo! First one is we made a nickname for bootstucks called the stuck. Yep. You ever get stucks? Real stuck. That's where we is. Oh, not gonna get yourselves out of this gym. Doesn't matter how tiny baby hands you have to get inside that jar. It's gonna be messy. Woo! So other things are coming to town. Like travel show. Yep. We're gonna have a travel show. Yeah. Because the air show was a hit. So now we figured we'll travel people around a little bit. Come to the travel show, we'll put you on a blindfold system, spin you around, not gonna tell you how many times, and then we'll let you loose somewhere else in the woods or in town. Yeah. Now, well, what would you say if I said, uh What would you say if I said you want to go to the deep south? What would you think?
SPEAKER_02You want to go to the deep south or I do?
Hat GuyMaybe you. Deep South for me is like Toronto. Toronto? You're familiar with Toronto. Yes, in the deep south of Ontario. Been there. We kind of live nearby, ish.
SPEAKER_02I see. Okay, no, this this is good.
Hat Guy30-hour drive from the big city. So you can probably get to Florida or to my place in about the same amount of time.
SPEAKER_02So you're in northern Ontario.
Hat GuyWe're way up tuck, tuck, tuck, tuck, tight up north, cozy as can be when Rita comes, cold as can be every other day.
SPEAKER_02Okay. So you know that you're in Ontario then?
Hat GuyWow, I never heard you sound so excited in your life. That sounds nice. Like you got a nephew or something that you didn't know about.
SPEAKER_02Well, you've answered a question, and I've been asking them for about 12 weeks. Well, you're asking, I'll tell you. Okay.
Hat GuyHello? Are you there?
