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25 April 2025 White Lake Township, Michigan #027728e8-94b8-4cdb-bd90-5be7fcf5b16c

Sasquatch sighting near White Lake Township, Michigan (2025)

The witness camped alone in her van at a rustic campground during storms. Deer ran toward her then fled after looking toward the treeline, where she saw a high pair of large forward-facing eyes. After trying brighter lights she got in the van to get thermal, closed the slider, and heard a loud growl very close. She stayed quiet overnight hearing howls and screams, and her friend found suspicious tracks and hair the next morning.

EyeshineGrowlHowlScreamTracks
1 October 2019 Michigan #07b4eef7-53d9-4236-9720-c5394a3a4222

Dogman sighting in Michigan (2019)

The witness, a wildlife biologist, was deer hunting at dawn on his forested property when a jet-black canid-like animal stalked toward him. He fired a .45 at its head with no apparent effect, then yelled, after which it rose bipedally to about seven feet with a broad chest and long thin arms. He fired twice more into its chest, it sank back to all fours and retreated, leaving only uncastable imprints and no blood or bullets found later.

Partial sightingFull-body sightingTracks
October 2017 Vestaburg, Montcalm County, Michigan Class A #58621

Ongoing activity including a late night sighting at a home east of Vestaburg

Around 2 a.m. on a clear night in late October, the witness heard growls and other noises outside his home and went out with a flashlight to investigate. He reported a strong dead-animal odor, movement across the road, and green eyeshine, then watched a tall dark bipedal animal cross the road into his woods and viewed it at close range in the treeline before retreating to the house. He reported hearing noises through the rest of the night and finding a few tracks afterward.

VocalizationGrowlWhoopEyeshineSilhouette +6
April 2017 Higgins Lake, Roscommon County, Michigan Class A #57401

Family driving a rural two-track have a late day encounter north of Higgins Lake

The witness and two daughters were driving a pickup on a forest two-track in the evening to gather rocks for a fire pit. A tall black-haired biped ran across the trail in front of the vehicle in a forward-leaning run with arms hanging low, followed about 15 feet behind by a large gray wolf. Both continued up the hill on the far side and disappeared, and a next-day search found no tracks because of overnight heavy rain.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
7 July 2014 Kalkaska, Kalkaska County, Michigan Class A #46401

Multiple incidents including rock throwing at a rural cabin near Kalkaska

After other family members left the cabin for the evening, a father and his adult son stayed to clean the cabin exterior when stones began landing around them. They retreated inside as stones continued to strike the cabin on multiple sides. The father then saw a large dark figure run bipedally across the driveway, and impacts on the cabin walls continued late into the night.

Rock throwingFull-body sightingMovement only
15 October 2013 Chippewa Lake, Mecosta County, Michigan Class A #42658

Large biped sighted running in the woods behind a home near Chippewa Lake

The witness was driving on a trail behind her home in the early evening when she noticed movement in the woods to her left. She reported a brief side view of a tall, dark, hairy bipedal animal running awkwardly into the woods and disappearing. She also heard cracking of dead trees and later found a human-like but boxier footprint in sand that was gone when she returned with a relative.

Partial sightingTracksUnidentified sound
27 July 2013 Kalkaska, Kalkaska County, Michigan Class B #44783

Multiple incidents at a family's rural property near Kalkaska

At a remote camp in late July 2013, several children were playing outside and knocking on trees. The daughter ran inside saying she had seen a tall brown biped that walked, looked at her, then dropped to all fours and ran off. A parent did not see the creature but said the daughter was adamant and visibly shaken.

Full-body sighting
17 January 2013 Escanaba, Delta County, Michigan Class B #40801

Possible nighttime sighting by a couple in separate vehicles outside Escanaba

Two people driving home separately at night each reported seeing a large shadowy figure by the highway slip into the woods about a half-mile from home. They compared notes after arriving home and realized both had seen the same thing, but could provide no details beyond its large size and shadowy appearance. The sighting occurred two days after a bizarre shrieking noise had been heard in the yard.

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January 2012 Beaverton, Gladwin County, Michigan Class B #32594

Woman has a possible encounter involving her vehicle while driving near Beaverton

The witness was driving home at night on a dirt backroad when something struck the truck, leaving scratches and a dent on the passenger door. After calling for help, the witness with two relatives found footprints along the road and photographed them. While photographing they saw green eye-shine above the brush and a large upright shadowy outline, then heard wood knocks, growling and heavy footsteps before the eyes disappeared.

Vehicle contactTracksEyeshineSilhouetteWood knock +3
April 2006 Allen, Hillsdale County, Michigan Class A #15187

Resident reports numerous incidents in his neighborhood outside Allen, near borders of MI, IN and OH

In early April 2006 around 2:30 a.m., the witness was inside his trailer when he saw a hairy figure staring through a nearby window. When he tried to shut his front door, something held it open against his push. He retreated, armed himself and woke his wife, but the figure was gone and only muddy fingerprints remained on the window.

Partial sightingDoor or window contactHandprint
May 2002 Plainwell, Kalamazoo County, Michigan Class A #4414

Nighttime sighting by four witnesses, near Plainwell

Late at night at home, the witness and three companions heard banging on the deck and went outside to investigate. In moonlight they saw a large shape kneeling on the lawn that stood and ran across the lawn, through a puddle, and up a driveway. The group later heard low growling and groaning, and the following afternoon the witness found a large footprint in a nearby sandbox.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteProperty disturbanceGrowlVocalization +1
May 1999 Copemish/Thompsonville, Manistee County, Michigan Class A #26544

Daylight sighting of a white creature while walking near Thompsonville

The witness was on an early spring morning walk along a two-track through swampy woods when she heard movement and saw a large white figure moving quickly away about 50 yards away through dense undergrowth. She followed it visually for some distance and noted its rapid movement and swinging arms. The next day she returned to the same area and found very large footprints with only three toes visible and widely spaced, which she interpreted as confirming the figure was not a human.

Full-body sightingFootstepsTracks
1991 Michigan #baaac0cd-46f2-485f-b9a8-e51ad4a40dd4

Sasquatch sighting in Michigan (1991)

The witness returned to his family's remote cabin to find belongings disturbed and sensed a presence in a front bedroom. After retrieving his shotgun he heard the screen door slam and searched outside without seeing anyone. He then walked to the lake to call to relatives fishing offshore, and on returning spotted a hairy biped rushing from behind a tree and diving into the water. He waited several minutes but it never surfaced, then found a fresh bare footprint with clear toe detail at the water's edge.

Partial sightingTracksProperty disturbanceDoor or window contact
October 1984 Meredith, Roscommon County, Michigan Class A #25298

Man recalls a sasquatch watching he and a group of teenagers taking a walk while camping near Houghton Lake

Four teenagers walking north from a family hunting camp stopped on a steep two-track when they saw a tall, broad, dark figure standing in the middle of the road at the hilltop staring at them. After watching for about one to two minutes, they turned and ran back to camp without seeing what it did. Poorly defined pushed-in depressions were later noticed in soft gravel and sand in the general area.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteTracks
tail end of winter 1981 Michigan #8c615e86-267d-44ee-a6d7-c481ee62e344

Sasquatch sighting in Michigan (1981)

As a nine-year-old in 1981, the witness woke around 1 a.m. and watched a very tall hair-covered figure stand in a lit street intersection for minutes before leaving in a few steps. His mother dismissed it as a dream, but next morning he found bare footprint tracks with toe marks in snow where it had walked.

Full-body sightingTracks
18 October 1979 Albion, Calhoun County, Michigan Class A #20423

Sighting by two teenagers in woods near Albion

The witness and a companion were walking through an overgrown orchard near the witness's home in late afternoon when they heard a loud stomping sound nearby. They then saw the partial rear view of a large upright hair-covered animal moving away into dense brush while making a guttural sound, and both fled to the house. Deep ground impressions, broken trees, and loud screams were also noted around the time of the encounter.

Partial sightingVocalizationScreamFootstepsTracks +1
12 December 1977 Gladwin, Gladwin County, Michigan Class B #40223

Memory told of a possible nighttime sighting by a teenager snowmobiling south of Houghton Lake

The witness was following a companion on a snowmobile off trail at night when a headlight revealed a tall hairy figure standing beside a small cedar tree with a hand on the trunk. The figure turned its head to watch the riders as they passed very close. The witness left quickly with the companion and returned with relatives the next morning, finding large footprints where the figure had stood.

Partial sighting
1977–1978 Michigan #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/05/25/sc-ep32-creepy-sasquatch-encounters

Odor in Michigan (1977)

The guest relayed his father's account of a night when the family was home while the grandfather was away hauling freight. After a foul odor and prolonged barking by the guard dog, a long loud vocalization was heard, the dog was apparently dragged from under the chicken-coop camper, and three household members separately reported red eyes staring through windows. By morning the dog was dead and mutilated, all chickens were gone with feathers and footprints scattered, and the coop hatch had been opened from underneath.

OdorVocalizationEyeshineTracksProperty disturbance
1969–1979 Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan Class A #37553

Multiple childhood interactions recalled by a woman who grew up near Kalamazoo

As a second-grade child the witness wandered from a school picnic into adjacent pine woods while gathering cones. She collided with a huge hair-covered biped holding aside a tree limb and stared up at its expressive face as its look shifted from startled to gentle. After a prolonged motionless pause the creature released the limb, which swung overhead, and walked away with long powerful strides.

Full-body sighting
May 1967 Rogers City, Presque Isle County, Michigan Class A #29409

Woman remembers childhood sighting near Rogers City

The witness and an older sister rode bikes along a road beside a dense wooded lot. They stopped after noticing a dark stump-like shape in the middle of the lot and, when wind moved long hair, realized it was a large hairy figure sitting cross-legged apparently asleep. They described a flat apelike face and long limbs and fled quickly to their house where they told a parent. They said they avoided the road and thicket afterward.

Full-body sighting