Tag: Cryptids
North Dakota’s Miniwashitu
I researched North Dakota’s cryptids for this week’s article, and there are a couple of interesting ones. The one that is the most fascinating is the Miniwashitu. The Miniwashitu is a famous Native American legend passed down by the Dakota tribe. A river monster that terrorized the Missouri River, and Melvin Randolph Gilmore wrote a ...New York’s ‘Champ’
New York has two fascinating lake monsters worth writing about. I only have time this week to write about one, so I will be writing about ‘Champ.’ Champ haunts Lake Chaplain in upper New York. He shares similar characteristics with Nessie of Loch Ness monster fame. Like the Highlands of Scotland, the cities and towns ...New Hampshire’s Wood Devils
New Hampshire has dense woods that stretch for hundreds of miles. Cryptids would love hiding in these unexplored forests. So, it’s not surprising that stories of a Bigfoot-type creature do hide in these woods. Who are these creatures? Say hello to the Coos county wood devils, the sleeker, thinner version of Bigfoot or so witnesses ...Nebraska’s Walgren Lake Monster
When you hear people talk about Nebraska, the first thing I think of is Corn. I mean, even their basketball team is named the Cornhusker’s. What you don’t think of is Lake Monsters. Scotland has the Loch Ness Monster. Here in the United States, we have our share of lake monsters too. We have Chessie, ...Montana’s Shunka Warakin
There have been numerous legends and stories about monster wolves throughout history. The ancient Dire Wolf lived in North America and Eastern Asia. It is larger than the average wolf, but did it die? That is the question many scientists are asking themselves. Especially when there have been reports about a strange wolf-like creature called ...Mississippi’s Pascagoula UFO
I don’t consider aliens cryptids, but this story is fascinating. It is about an alien abduction that took place in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The image is provided by Mark Frost from Pixabay. Just about everyone who keeps up with UFO sightings has heard about Travis Walton. Supposedly, aliens took Walton aboard their craft in Snowflake, AZ, ...Minnesota Mishipeshu
Lumberjacks over the years have come up with some crazy tall tales. I wrote an article about one of those tall tales titled “Colorado’s Slide-Rock Bolter.“ Now another lumberjack story called the “Hodag” comes up for Wisconsin. Wisconsin, like Colorado, is known for heavy, dense forests. Forests lumberjacks love to work in and tell tall ...Michigan’s Dogman
There have been Bigfoot sightings from all over the United States. It seems every state has a Bigfoot, which makes sense for the numerous sightings. What is surprising is there is one cryptid that is reported more times than Bigfoot. This blaring statement came from an online news site, The Vintage News. Timera Media owns ...Maryland’s Snallygaster And Dwayyo
Stationed at Ft. George G. Maryland in 1979, I never left Maryland after being discharged. I lived there for over twenty years, and I hadn’t heard of any Maryland cryptids. The only one I had heard of was Chessie, named after The Chesapeake Bay. Chessie looks a lot like The Loch Ness monster, AKA Nessie. ...Maine’s “Wessie The Snake”
Maine is reputed to be the outdoor state. If you love hiking, camping, and boating, then Maine is the state for you. The Pine Tree State is known for its vast forests and is the perfect hiding spot for Bigfoot. So, when it came to researching cryptids, I thought I would find a bigfoot monster. ...
