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In northeastern Ohio and Michigan folklore, Bessie is a name given to a lake monster in Lake Erie, [1] [2] also known as South Bay Bessie [3] or simply The Lake Erie Monster.The first recorded sighting of Bessie occurred in 1817, [2] and more sightings have occurred intermittently and in greater frequency in the last three decades. [2]
Eel-Like Lake Monster [9] 1950s–present Devil's Lake Wisconsin USA: North America: Devil's Lake Monster Fresh Water Octopus [10] Lake Tota Boyacá Colombia: South America: Diablo Ballena (Devil Whale), Monster of Lake Tota: A huge black fish, bigger than a whale, with the head of a bull. [11] 1652– Lake Elsinore California USA: North America
Ohio’s waters are home to two monsters: Lake Erie Bessie and the Charles Mill Monster. Yes, Lake Erie has its own version of the Loch Ness monster, with the first known spotting of the Lake Erie ...
The Lake Erie watersnake varies in its appearance. Males can reach 59–71 cm (23–28 in) in length, while females can reach 80–88 cm (31–35 in). [7] The subspecies is closely related to the northern watersnake, but its dorsal brown bands are less prominent, giving it a more uniformly gray appearance.
Jenny Greenteeth inspired the lake monster Meg Mucklebones in the 1985 Ridley Scott fantasy film Legend. [5] Jenny Green Teeth is recalled by John Heath-Stubbs in his poem "The Green Man's Last Will and Testament", lamenting the eclipse of "the cruel nymphs/ Of the northern streams, Peg Powler of the Tees/ And Jenny Greenteeth of the Ribble". [6]
Lake Erie was also named the No. 3 lake for swimming in another poll for USA TODAY's 2024 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. "With hundreds of miles of shoreline to explore between both Canada and ...
The tribal name "erie" is a shortened form of the Iroquoian word erielhonan, ... There is a Lake Erie Monster beer and a Cleveland Monsters hockey team. [148]
Iroquoian names associated with this creature in English include Blue Panther, Underwater Panther, Blue Snake, Horned Serpent, Comet Lion, etc. One of the various actual Iroquois names for this creatures is given as Oniare, [5] which might be the closest we can get to Erie. Geh is Iroquoian for "of the" & ronon is Iroquoian for "people" or ...