Capture of the Jersey Devil

July 31, 2009 by Captain Ahab · Leave a Comment

Jersey Devil

Think of the devil and the devil appears. But make sure you don’t think about the infamous Jersey Devil. Also known as the Leeds Devil this legendary creature has been haunting New Jersey for the past 260 years. Seemingly originated from the folklore of New Jersey the Jersey Devil is known to have terrorized towns causing close down of schools colleges and offices ultimately resulting in the disruption of normal life. The creature is considered a flying monster as it has fully functional wings.

How did the Jersey Devil originate? There are three stories that support the birth and existence of the Jersey Devil. One Mrs. Leeds was expecting her 12th child and out of frustration she shouted that the 12th be born a devil. Legend has it that the devil was the father of the child and the mother Mrs. Leeds herself a witch. Though born normal the child transformed itself into a creature with wings, hooves, head of a horse and a fork tail. The Jersey Devil’s first victim was the mid wife and after devouring her it flew out of the house circled in the air terrorizing villages till it was exorcised by a clergy to get rid of it for a few decades. Born in the family of Leeds the devil also got its name as the Leeds Devil.

Story of Mrs. Shrouds Child

Another story tells us that Mrs. Shrouds who lived in New Jersey wished that she had a devil for a child. Her wish came true and her new born was born contorted. Mrs. Shrouds kept the child i.e. the Jersey Devil to be, indoors and never let it out. But one stormy night the child jounced its arms and it turned into wings. Gaining its complete form the Jersey Devil flew out of the chimney never to come home again.

The Leeds Curse

Another story says that a beautiful young girl fell head over heels in love with a young army officer during war time. She was cursed by the people of Leeds that the child born out of this relationship would be a devil. Thus was born the Jersey Devil.

Creature Description

jersey-devilThe trademark of this mythical creature has been the hoof prints it leaves either on sand or snow. Eldest brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, Joseph Bonaparte reportedly saw the creature flying over his estate in the year 1820. By around 1840 the devil went on a rampage killing live stock. The massacre was always followed by grotesque screams and once it was also shot on its right wing. The bullet made no difference to the Jersey Devil and it kept flying. Between 1850 and 1894 the devil made it a point to carry anything which moved below its flight so people stopped stepping out of their homes after dark.

Recent Sightings

The latest witnesses of the Jersey Devil have been in 2007 and 2008. In 2007 a man and a woman claimed that they saw a creature which looked like a gargoyle and the in the year 2008 a farmer spotted a creature fly out of his barn in Litchfield, Pennsylvania.

A $10000 dollar reward has been announced for the capture of this devil but the claimants have been none. No wonder the Jersey Devil had the last laugh.

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Ronky – Nessie Of New York’s Lake Ronkonkoma

July 22, 2009 by tdomf_a0502 · Leave a Comment

Ronky The Monster Of Lake Ronkonkoma New York

Jamison_Ronky It was a Sunday in Summer of 2009 went I first saw Ronky with my own eyes. I had heard stories of Ronky here and there, They had come to me in Whispers really. The History of Ronky has been a well kept secret for Hundreds maybe Thousands of years.  I had spent weeks watching this lake in Lake Ronkonkoma on Long Island in New York State. This day I was driving around going past one of the many Parks and Beaches around the lake. While I was going North on Lake Shore Road I saw something in the water out of the corner of my eye, but after weeks of watching this lake I thought it was just someone out on another blow up raft and didn’t really think much of it !

As I was passing the Dinning Hall “Windows on the Lake” there is an opening where Guests can get a good look at the lake. I looked over and I saw what I had though to be a raft a few seconds before was the creature. I though to myself this could just be another hoax! After years of searches and hunts leading to nothing but dead ends I was not going to get my hopes up to fast. I slowed down and watched as the Creature swam around the lake enjoying itself! I was a little scared but at the same time I could not stop myself from smiling thinking this was really it!

I drove around the lake following along with “Ronky” at some point I pulled into a parking lot and walked onto one of the beaches. I slowly got my Camera out fearing as soon as I went to take the picture the creature would disappear. I snapped a shot, checked it in the review mode of the Camera and I could not believe I had captured a perfect shot of the Creature that no one could dispute the authenticity of ! When I looked back at the Lake Ronky was gone.

Over the next few days I carefully started asking the locals in the area if they had ever seen something weird in the Lake? It seems that to everyone in Lake Ronkonkoma Ronky is well known.  He is not a myth or urban legend here. He is just another Member of the Village! I have been told there are two Differences between Nessie in Scotland’s Loch ness and Ronky in New York’s Lake Ronkonkoma.  One Ronky is real and Two Ronky is protected by the Locals and his name is not defiled for tourist money.

There are many stories of Ronky that go back Hundreds of years. The one I found most interesting was a story that happened about 15 years ago. It seems there was an expedition sent to look into and map the depths and some underwater streams under Lake Ronkonkoma. This expedition never happened. The Official Story given was the expedition ran out of Money and was going to come back when they got more funds. I was told by an old time resident that wishes her Identity to remain a secret that the real story is a group called the “Keepers of the Lake” told the expiation in no uncertain terms it would be in their best interested for them to leave and not come back!!!

The people of Lake Ronkonkoma have kept this Monster Ronky loved and Protected for many years! I respect and sympathize with them,but I have spent my adult life and most of my families fortune searching for a creature like Ronky.This is my job and I must share this with the world. I have received many threats not to print this story! I have posted it here to go out to these newsgroups if I do not reset the settings at least once a week. If you are reading this there is a good chance something has happen to me. Please do not let what I have spent my life hunting for go unheard of ! Ronky is there in that Lake! Lake monsters do exist.


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L. Jamison (Note: Name has been changed to protect the posters identity.)

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Champ of Lake Champlain

July 17, 2009 by Captain Ahab · Leave a Comment

Champ: The monster of the Vermont’s Lake Champlain

Champ, the sea monster of Vermont’s Lake Champlain, was first sighted in 1609 by the Indian tribes of the Iroquois and Abanaki who first settled in the area.   While each of the tribe had their own stories of the beloved and famed sea creature of the Lake Champlain,  Champ was often referred by the Abanaki as the Tatoskok.

Champ Sightings – Timeline

  • 1870 July – Lake Champlain. A group of small steamship excursionist in the Lake Champlain reported to have seen a mysterious monster traversing Charlotte, Vermont. While there may have been no evidence to support the report, most, if not all, of the passengers gave similar claims
  • 1873 July – Dresden, New York. Passengers and staff of the W.B. Eddy steamer saw an enormous and unidentified creature similar to what had been described in the 1870 Lake Champlain report.
  • 1945 – S.S. Ticonderoga. While aboard the ship, passengers saw an unusual and unidentified sea creature seemingly frolicking right in the middle of the lake.
  • 1984 July – Appletree Point. Passengers aboard The Spirit of Ethan Allen had reported to have seen an approximate of 3-5 humps that had suddenly surfaced while the ship rows across the Appletree Point. The sighting, which is said to have occurred around 6:00 PM, was reported by around 70-86 passengers aboard the ship. With an approximate of 12 inches of each humps, the witnesses reported that the creature, described as having a skin comparable that of a frog, may have been at least 30 ft long. The creature having a green-to-brown color approached the ship until the crew decided to gain speed that had said to prompt the creature to submerge.

Samuel de Champlain and the Lake

Samuel de Champlain, the celebrated founder of Quebec, was said to have discovered the famous Lake. It was in 1609 when he had reported to have seen an unidentified creature traversing the coast of St. Lawrence. Though Samuel de Champlain could not be credited to be the first European to have seen and identified the creature, it was since this report that hundreds of similar accounts had been providing details and sighting of Champ.

Champ the Plesiosaur?

plesiosaur_plesiosauriaWhile most of the sightings could have reported the creature to have a seemingly snake-like physiological construction, the Mansi photograph provided otherwise. Most claims and observations of the Champ, in fact, lead and provide that the Champ is one of the known species of the Plesiosaur.

The Plesiosaur is primarily and mainly a reptile, as opposed to the claim that these creatures were of the descendent of dinosaurs. Plesiosaur could primarily grow from 7 to 46 foot long. Their physiological construction of this specie is that of having deep body, a relatively short tail, and possessing more than five bones in each of its flipper. The Plesiosaur is divided into two families, namely, the Pliosauroidea and Plesiosauroidea. In general, the Pliosauroidea family is described as having relatively larger heads but shorter necks as opposed to that of the Plesiosauroidea.

Social Action to Protect Champ

While there still is an ongoing debate on the existence of the Champ, the state and citizens of Vermont had enacted a law in 1983 to protect the creature of the Lake Champ.

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