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in 1993 Deer Lake Indian Reserve - 300 Air Miles North Of Thunder Bay, Ontario Related account #23134

Folklore near Deer Lake Indian Reserve - 300 Air Miles North Of Thunder Bay, Ontario

Local guides living on the lake reportedly know of and fear a forest spirit called Windago that can change shape.

Folklore
Date unknown Ludlow, Windsor County, Vermont Related account #13285

Folklore near Ludlow, Vermont

Locals reportedly warn children not to hang out in the area because strange things sometimes happen.

Folklore
Date unknown Woodbine, Whitley County, Kentucky Related account #32377

Folklore near Woodbine, Kentucky

Local old-timers have long told stories of a Meadow Creek Monster in the area dating back to the 1800s.

FolkloreHistorical account
Date unknown Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida Related account #1030

Folklore near Fort Myers, Florida

Local children shared stories of a hairy man living in the woods around the trailer park.

Folklore
Date unknown Lovelock, Nevada #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/12/24/sc-ep284-the-christmas-show

Folklore near Lovelock, Nevada

The hosts retell tribal accounts of tall red-haired cannibalistic giants who trapped and ate local people and were eventually trapped in a cave, burned and killed after a multi-year war. Later miners reportedly found large mummies, oversized sandals and artifacts, and a large hand-like mark was seen on the cave wall.

FolkloreHistorical account
before there was horses Tripp County, South Dakota #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/dq2aqQlDe3EI5EMGU4NSSVBJRSd_Rqn92OhYRYfx0Do

Cryptid sighting near Tripp County

Long ago before horses, a thirty-foot giant attacked a small village at night, destroying lodges and swallowing several women whole. Eight men tracked him, dug a massive trench, lured him to trip into it, and buried him with rocks and earth until he suffocated. They cut open his belly to recover the women, and his grave is said to be a lone oblong butte.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviourProperty disturbance
Date unknown Bosque County, Texas Related account #1527

Folklore near Bosque County

Older residents told stories of a wild man in the area that the witness had dismissed as tales to scare kids.

Folklore
many, many years ago Mimquamlis, British Columbia #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/12/04/sc-ep279-encounters-in-louisiana

Folklore near Mimquamlis, British Columbia

This is a traditional First Nation legend about a couple blessed with a nose-born boy who was teased. When village children stayed out playing after sunset, a hairy wild woman of the woods seized them in a sack. The boy cut the sack open and, with help from deer, bear and mink, led the children back, after which the chief ordered him respected.

FolkloreAnimal behaviour