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How a mythical backwoods monster saved a struggling West Virginia glass company Molly Born © Ty Wright/For The Washington Post Alex Burdette, 27, practices his glass blowing skills after work in the hot shop at Blenko Glass. (Ty Wright for The Washington Post) MILTON, W.Va. Late last summer, a family-owned firm of artisanal glassmakers, which for more than 100 years has produced vibrant, decorative handblown glass using traditional methods, emerged from a months-long closure brought on by the pandemic with a surprising notion for getting back into business. Blenko Glass Company would partner with a West Virginia artist on immortalizing the mythical Flatwoods Monster, Big Foot’s Appalachian cousin, that has become part of the fabric of regional folklore.

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