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Sasquatch sighting near Crandon, Wisconsin (1962)

1962 late afternoon near sunset Crandon, Wisconsin 2 witnesses

Account

At age 12 the guest and her older cousin went into thick woods near the family lake cabin to pick raspberries and became lost after filling buckets. While arguing about the way out, the guest saw a tall, lean, hairy man-like figure at very close range that studied her, moved its mouth, and held its hands out before looking toward the cousin. The figure then disappeared quickly, and the two children dumped their berries and ran out via a logging road to the grandmother's house, keeping the incident secret for years.

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Height src
about six to seven feet tall
Build src
lean, thin but very muscular
Hair colour src
brown to brownish with reddish ends
Hair length src
shaggy, a couple inches long
Face src
old-man-like, very ugly with big brow ridge and sunken cheeks
Eyes src
very deep set, dark, piercing and watery glistening
Arms src
very big with large shoulder and forearm muscles
Hands src
really big with dark brown flesh
Gait src
leaped and disappeared very fast
Posture src
standing upright, leaned forward
Age / size src
adult-sized, young muscular body with old-looking face
Clothing src
none, appeared unclothed shirtless
Other features src
mottled dark leathery skin, man-like nose, disheveled cheek whiskers

Facts & provenance

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Date
1962
Stated Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #e82c62e7-71bc-4b23-8731-e374b5c867ba · transcript:00:02:47-00:04:37 · read with 85% confidence
Time of day
late afternoon near sunset
Stated Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #e82c62e7-71bc-4b23-8731-e374b5c867ba · transcript:00:21:34-00:23:27 · read with 85% confidence
Place
Crandon, Wisconsin
Map point
45.5678, -88.8955 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Crandon city (GEOID 5517425), matched from nearest town 'Crandon'
Account type
First-hand
Witnesses
2
Figures reported
1
Witness was
picking raspberries with cousin after getting lost
Witness's word for it
gorilla man
Creature category
SASQUATCH
Derived Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #e82c62e7-71bc-4b23-8731-e374b5c867ba · transcript:00:02:47-00:49:42 · read with 85% confidence

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  1. Published 2023-08-11 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Listen from 0:02:47 (account ends about 0:49:42) Hash b22e401f29e0
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