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The Bear Lake Monster is a lake monster urban legend which appears in folklore near Bear Lake, on the Utah–Idaho border.. The myth originally grew from articles written in the 19th century by Joseph C. Rich, a Latter-day Saint settler in the area, purporting to report second-hand accounts of sightings of the creature.
Lake Leelanau Monster A log with eyes [27] 1910 Lake Tianchi: Jilin, Ryanggang China North Korea: Asia: Lake Tianchi Monster: A large turtle-like animal, or a long black creature, some 20–30 meters long with a small head shaped like that of a horse. [28] Lake Tianchi is also known as Lake Chonji, and is partly located in North Korea. Lake Van ...
Utah: Bear Lake Monster. There's apparently a scary monster living in the depth of Utah's Bear Lake, and stories of the famed aquatic creature date back to the mid-1800s. Described by locals as a ...
The most famous example is the Loch Ness Monster. Depictions of lake monsters are often similar to those of sea monsters. In the Motif-Index of Folk-Literature, entities classified as "lake monsters", such as the Scottish Loch Ness Monster, the American Chessie, and the Swedish Storsjöodjuret fall under B11.3.1.1. ("dragon lives in lake").
The Lake Worth Monster has been the subject of news stories, documentaries, books and podcasts ever since the mysterious furry creature terrorized visitors to Greer Island in the summer of 1969.
North Shore Monster; Sub grouping: Lake monster: Similar entities: Bear Lake Monster, Loch Ness Monster, Champ: Folklore: North Shore Monster: First attested: July 8, 1877: Other name(s) Old Briney: Country: United States: Region: Great Salt Lake, Utah: Habitat: Water: Details: Large creature with a crocodile-like body and the head of a horse ...
On July 10, 1969, only 10 days before humankind set foot on the moon, we were frightened by the “Lake Worth Monster.” ... In 2006, he said the idea of a real monster is “silly.” ...
It was also said that he once wrestled the Bear Lake Monster for several days until Bill finally defeated it. Pecos Bill had a sweetheart named Slue-Foot Sue, who rode a giant catfish down the Rio Grande. He was fishing with the pack when he saw her. Shake, Widow-Maker, and Slue-Foot Sue are as idealized as Pecos Bill.