Tessie Sightings at Lake Tahoe

August 20, 2009 by Captain Ahab · Leave a Comment

Lake Tahoe’s Lake Monster

Tahoe Tessie is a very popular legendary creature and it is supposed to be residing in Lake Tahoe in Nevada. The tales associated with Tessie firmly say that this creature is dwelling in the lake. In the mid 1800s the stories of Tessie where told by the members of Washoe and Paiute tribes. Those who have seen this creature describe it as over 60 feet long creature with dark skin, serpentine and swelling body. This lake monster has believed to look very much like reptilians. Today also it is believed that this legendary creature is still dwelling in the Lake Tahoe in Nevada. Many people tell stories that they have seen this creature but still there is no proof of its existence till now.

The stories of Tessie are so popular in this area that the lake is now known as “Tahoe Tessie”. There are several reports that a large creature is living in the waters of this lake. Since the time this lake is there people believe the stories of Tessie and not only this many were sure that they have seen it in the waters of this lake. Today also many people who go to visit this lake confirm that they have seen this creature. Jaques Cousteau also went to find out about the existence of this creature in the waters of Lake Tahoe but he never told about his findings to anyone. His findings and film footage were not been made public. According to him the world is still not ready to know what is there down in the Lake Tahoe. But as he has not made his findings public, the mystery associated with Tessie still continues.

Actually the rumors about the existence of some large creature in Lake Tahoe started from some rumor that a scaly creature is residing in the deep waters of this lake. These rumors then passed on from generations to generations. Even if there is no proof about the existence of Tessie, people believe it and share these stories with their next generations. That’s how this rumor lived for so long.

Lake Tahoe a 1,645 Feet Deep Abysis

Lake Tahoe is the world’s tenth deepest lake and its water is 1,645 feet deep. This lake is 22 miles long and 12 miles wide. This lake has gained good popularity due to the rumor that a scaly serpentine like creature is residing in it. People from all over the world come to visit this lake in order to try their luck whether they can get some pictures of this strange creature so as to solve the unsolved mystery. Every time anyone says that he or she has seen some strange creature the stories of Tessie again starts spreading and people come with hopes to see this creature.

In Tahoe Lake the craze of finding Tessie is so much that every day people come for Tessie sightings in the Lake Tahoe. Twenty years ago, when Squaw Valley Institute sponsored a lecture at the university, several scientists confirmed that they have seen Tahoe Tessie. Goldman explained in this lecture that everyone who goes to find Tessie actually sees some dark object in water and thinks that they have seen Tessie when in fact they have not even seen its head or tail. There is no photo evidence about Tessie and hence it is better to consider it as just mere stories from folk tales.

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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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Ogopogo – The Canadian Lake Monster

June 27, 2009 by Captain Ahab · Leave a Comment

History of Sightings


Sightings of Ogopogo, probably the most popular Canadian lake monster, could be traced back in 1872, long before it had been reported by Roy W. Brown of the Vancouver Sun in 1926. Residents and sightings primarily describe the creature as to having a head that resembles a horse or a goat and with a body that is comparable to a log.

Primitive Whale

Roy P. Mackal, a known cryptozoologist that specializes in searching for animals that is considered by the mainstream biology to be nonexistent, primarily believes that the creature could be in the same likeness that of the Basilosaurus cetoides, a known primitive whale specie. Further analysis of the available data suggest that the specie that is said to be found in Lake Ocanagan is different from that of Nessie, a lake monster that is said to reside in Loch Ness in Scotland.

Chinook: The Great Beast on the Lake

The native Indians residing in the Okanagan Valley primarily believes that the Rattlesnake Island hosts the Ogopogo. Stories referring to the Lake Monster include a number of pictographs primarily depicting the lake monster’s presence in the Powers Creek. The natives refer to the Okanagan Lake Monster as Chinook, which means the wicked one or the great beast on the lake, and N’ha-a-tik, referring to the snake of the lake.

ogopogo-pictureStories of the Ogopogo depict the creature to be malevolent and wicked. Native Indians refuse to fish within the perimeters of Squally Point or are even depicted to have offered offerings to the monster when they cross the lake during bad weather. Inhabitants of the area said to have seen remnants of animals that Ogopogo had ravaged on most nights covering parts of the rocky beach. In spite of the existence of manifestations and other proofs that could prove the fact that Ogopogo is said to reside in the area, early Europeans settlers that had been warned of the monster had been forced to continue the offerings to appease the lake monster.

Footprints and Possible Evidence of the Ogopogo

Footprints were said to be found in the Lake Okanagan. Reports on the records of the footprints left by the Lake Okanagan monster were described to be irregularly shaped, having three to eight toes, and a pad foot. In spite of the beliefs of the residents, the accuracy of the said foot prints are contested by most members of the scientific and academic community. Dr. Roy Mackal, in his investigation on the Ogopogo, primarily believe that there are no substantial evidence or a strong link that could associate the said footprints with the said lake monster.

Evidence on the Lake Okanagan monster were said to be found in 1914 when the Westbank and Nicola Valley Indians had seen a decomposing specimen of a creature found in the Rattlesnake Island. The creature measured five to six feet tall and was estimated to have weighed at least 400 pounds. Reports primarily detailed that the decomposing body has included that of a tail and flippers that could be considerably same that is of a manatee. Should the creature be said to be a dead manatee, no one knew how it could possibly reach the Rattlesnake Island. Peter Costello, a known lake monster expert, strongly believes that the creature found in the area is, indeed, a Lake Okanagan monster. The specimen that had been found exactly match the descriptions of the residents and native Indians that were said to had experienced sightings of the Ogopogo.

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