Class B First-hand BFRO #2983

Two campers on island surrounded by strange night time activity

21 July 2001 Late night early Morning Rock Creek, Grantsburg, Chisago County, Minnesota 2 witnesses

Account

Two people were camping on an island when they heard strange noises through the night into the morning. Around 8 a.m. the noises stopped and they heard something large running on a nearby island, accompanied by a very bad odor. They later found many large tracks around their island, plus a pile of clam shells and a large indentation that had not been there earlier.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Date
21 July 2001
Stated BFRO report #2983 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
Late night early Morning
Stated BFRO report #2983 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Rock Creek, Grantsburg, Chisago County, Minnesota
Stated BFRO report #2983 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
45.7647, -92.9035 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #2983 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Rock Creek city (GEOID 2754934), matched from nearest town 'Rock Creek, Grantsburg'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #2983 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #2983 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
camping on an island
Stated BFRO report #2983 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something large
Stated BFRO report #2983 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #2983 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

many large tracks around the campsite and island

Measurements: up to 17-18 in

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Other

small pile of clam shells with a large indented area nearby

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator discussed the incident with a witness and summarized additional details about tracks, a charge with odor, and rain destroying the tracks.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2001-08-13 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash e8736464ba12
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