First-hand Oregon Bigfoot #1091

Large grey creature seen standing in water

June 2001 daytime Sunrise, Chisago County, Minnesota 2 witnesses

Account

While kayaking near an island with a companion, the witness saw something drop from a tree and heard very loud stamping and running. The witness turned the kayak outward and then saw a large gray animal walking away knee-deep in the water while hunched over. The animal went around a fallen tree, showing a flat black face and shaggy coat, and moved away very quickly.

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Sightings

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Sounds

Footsteps

Described appearance

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Height src: 8 to 9 ft
Build src: very broad shoulders
Hair colour src: all gray, silvery coat
Face src: flat and all black
Legs src: human portioned legs
Gait src: walking away, incredibly fast
Posture src: walking hunched over
Other features src: had butt cheeks, no ears like a bear, looked like a gorilla, back hair like sheep dog

Facts & provenance

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Date	June 2001 Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1091 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Date
Time of day	daytime Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #1091 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 80% confidence
Place	Sunrise, Chisago County, Minnesota Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1091 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
Map point	45.5469, -92.8549 (± 15 km) Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #1091 · gnis:652840 · read with 45% confidence USGS GNIS populated place 'Sunrise', Chisago, matched from nearest town 'sunrise'
Account type	First-hand Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1091 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witnesses	2 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #1091 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 65% confidence
Figures reported	1 Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1091 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness was	kayaking with a companion before a cookout Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1091 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness's word for it	A Large All gray animal Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1091 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Conditions	cloudy and windy Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1091 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Conditions

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Published 2005-03-01 Retrieved 2026-09-29 Version 1 Hash f6160fbd9e91

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