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58 18 Lake Monsters of Canada & USA

18 Waters in the U.S. and

Canada that Have

Reported Mystery Lake

Monsters

At least 18 different bodies of water in the U.S.
and Canada have reported some kind of lake
monsters swimming in their waters and we’ve
got them all right here.

Since humans decided to paint on the walls of
caves, make totem poles, or simply write it all
down on paper they have found all kinds of
monsters to report.
Those natives of North America that
lived on or near the water found themselves
having a front row seat to some of the most
amazing sightings in history, and were bound to
record them.
Between stories passed down from
generation to generation and first-hand eye In 1934, two duck hunters trying to reported a large fearsome head.
retrieve a downed bird watched in horror as the In August 1962, the only known photo
witness accounts, these are some of the most
beast rose to snatch it, snapped at some seagulls was taken from a boat by two veteran
bizarre and astonishing things that people have
and submerged. fishermen.
seen swimming our lakes.
Here are the stories behind some of the
most famous and bizarre things to appear out of 5. Raystown Lake- Pennsylvania 10. Lake Erie - NY, PA, Ohio, MI,
the water. Reports here are of a Nessie-type Ontario
creature in one the Quaker state’s manmade Since the late 1700s, sightings of the
1. Cold Lake- Alberta reservoirs. creature on the big lake known as Bessie have
With sightings going back decades of a
Word has it that this deep lake in been ongoing.
large creature with a long neck and a small
Alberta, that stays cold year-round, is home to a People, mainly shipboard sailors, have
head, there are plenty of reasons to believe one
mammoth fish called the Kinosoo. reported seeing a huge snake-like animal with
The Cree tell a story about a young lives in Raystown Lake. brownish eyes and silver scales the size of half
warrior that set out to cross the lake to be with dollars.
his betrothed when he was attacked. 6. Fulk Lake – Indiana One report from a sailing vessel in 1892
The entire canoe was broken in two and A snapping turtle reportedly weighing in described a huge sea serpent churning up a foam
pieces were found floating around the lake for at a massive 500 pounds was discovered in 1898 in the water as if it was fighting something, only
days. The warrior was never seen again. and then seen again in 1948. to relax and show itself to be some 50-60 feet
McNeil Life Stories The second time around the gargantuan long with flippers and huge eyes.
‘cooter’ was seen by three people, including the
2. Thetis Lake- British Columbia farmer that owned the land. 11. Lake Superior- MI, WI, MN,
The Thetis Lake monster, a.k.a. the Dubbed the Beast of Busco it was never Ontario
found again despite numerous attempts to
Canadian lizard man, was first reported on An unusual sighting in this lake, even on
photograph it, even draining the lake.
Vancouver Island in 1972. a list of such unusual things, is the ugly
The creature was seen by two teenagers merman.
who said they were chased by a five-foot 7. Lake Willoughby- Vermont Since the 1700s, reports of a half-man
humanoid reptilian with a large head covered by Ever since 1868, when a report of a half-fish “merbeing” have been coming in from
barbed spikes. young boy killing a 23-foot-long water snake, around the largest of all the Great Lakes.
One of the boys suffered a gash on his reports of giant snake-like creatures in the lake In 1782 a voyageur with an Ojibwe
hand as a result of being attacked by the have persisted. guide watched a strange finned creature
monster. Spotted by divers and people combing swimming about 75 yards offshore that he
the shoreline, Willy may be simply a large described as having the upper body of a human
3. Cameron Lake- British Columbia species of eel or something else altogether. being with a human face, brilliant eyes, and a
“Cammie” has been sighted in this Canadian dark complexion.
lake since the 1980s and even researchers are 8. Lake Simcoe - Ontario
convinced that there’s something down there. The creature known as Igopogo is said 12. Muskrat Lake- Ontario
Locals in the Vancouver Island area to have a short body with the head and face of a Witnesses say that Mussie is a 25-foot-
where it has been seen can’t decide whether it’s dog. long sea serpent living in the lake that has three
a fish, eel, or something else altogether. Eye witnesses have stated that it likes to eyes and prefers to tower over its prey just
One thing that they all agree on is that use the shoreline and will even lie in the sun for before going in for the kill.
it’s big. extended periods. More recent reports are of a large hump-
This slower-moving animal is laden animal with powerful fins seen
4. Cadboro Bay- British Columbia speculated to be kin to the Irish crocodile or throughout the 70s and 80s.
“Dobhar-chu.”
The “left coast” of Canada seems to be
replete with unusual creatures, such as Caddy. (Continued on Page 59)
Some reports say that the monster of the bay 9. Lake Manitoba- Manitoba
was first seen in the early 1900s. Native peoples of the region have long
Given the scientific name identified Manipogo as a 50-foot-long animal
Cadborosaurus willsi, it’s said to be a serpent- with a sheep-like head and a mane of hair.
like animal over 50 feet long with the head of a People on the lake often see multiple
horse and flippers. humps undulating about in the water and have