Class B First-hand BFRO #10889

Teens find footprint in swampy ground near Interlochen

11 February 1984 early afternoon Interlochen, Grand Traverse County, Michigan 5 witnesses

Account

The witness and companions were exploring near woods and swamp when the witness noticed a very large human-like bare footprint in snow near a companion's boot. They found a second similar right-foot print nearby but no left-foot prints despite searching a wide area. No photos were taken and the site was not revisited.

Summary drafted by AI from the source report and checked by code before I publish it. The witness's own words remain with the publisher — read the original report .

What was reported

Every kind of observation in the account. Select one to find other encounters with it.

Physical traces

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Feet src
about 18 inches long

Facts & provenance

Each value names where it came from.

Date
11 February 1984
Stated BFRO report #10889 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
early afternoon
Stated BFRO report #10889 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Interlochen, Grand Traverse County, Michigan
Stated BFRO report #10889 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
44.65, -85.78 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 10889 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #10889 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
5
Stated BFRO report #10889 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
wandering around an old junkyard
Stated BFRO report #10889 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #10889 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by
Stan Courtney (BFRO)
Tracks

two huge human-like right footprints in frozen snow

Measurements: about 18 inches long; about half to three quarters of an inch deep

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Measurement

follow-up recollection of footprint size

Measurements: roughly eighteen inches long and six inches wide

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and noted the remembered footprint dimensions.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

Every record this entry is built from, earliest known first. Records are versioned and never edited in place.

  1. Published 2005-03-09 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash d817f6b8ad6f
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “strange things going on in the area around the Interlochen golf course”
    Not in the Anomadex yet