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18 May 2025 Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan Class A #78631

Sasquatch sighting near Monroe, Michigan (2025)

The witness and the witness's son were bow fishing in a marsh area in late morning when something dropped from a tree nearby with rustling and a heavy thud. A large dark-furred animal crouched and then fled rapidly through brush and up a slope over railroad tracks while the dog chased briefly. They saw it from behind running upright but hunched, described as bear-sized and gorilla-like, then left after hearing crunching behind them.

Partial sightingMovement onlyFootsteps
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
May 2012 Monroe County, Michigan #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/VPtSeCcL5RZz6k0N8RKsllN61SSaTU_fdYmqP1o4Ex0

UFO sighting near Monroe County (2012)

The witness and a companion were outside a rural farmhouse late at night when they noticed a bright light down the road. The light rapidly approached to within about 35 feet and hovered silently a few feet off the ground. After under a minute of observation, the companion retrieved a spotlight, and as soon as it was aimed the light vanished instantly. The witness checked the area the next day and found no marks or disturbance.

Full-body sightingMovement only
April 2012 Wellston, Manistee County, Michigan Class B #43519

Night fishermen startled while in their boat at Tippy Dam Campground

The witness and two relatives were night fishing from a boat in a remote cove. Something in the woods threw large rocks into the water near and over the boat. They shined a light, heard fast movement in brush, and glimpsed a large dark shape going over a dune before leaving quickly.

Rock throwingPartial sightingMovement only
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
August 2011 Fife Lake, Grand Traverse County, Michigan Class B #32024

Reoccurring activity on a farm near Fife Lake

Around 3:30 a.m. on a warm night in late summer 2011, the witness ran outside with a rifle and flashlight after hearing a chicken squawking. About 100 feet away behind the garage, the witness saw huge orange eyes staring from above a chicken coop and estimated the figure at 6 to 7 feet tall. After briefly looking down to ready the rifle, the figure was gone, and the witness heard something crashing fast through brush to the southwest with heavy breathing. A chicken was found alive but missing rear feathers with a pile of feathers nearby and no digging.

EyeshineMovement only
July 2010 Manton, Wexford County, Michigan Class B #29633

Late afternoon encounter by hunters scouting for deer between Cadillac and Manton

The witness and two companions were scouting for deer season by a creek near a cedar swamp when they heard an unfamiliar low growl. After the witness threw stones toward the sound, they saw a dark upright shadow moving at the swamp edge and rocks were thrown back toward them. Hearing further growls and large branches breaking, the group left quickly for their vehicle.

GrowlSilhouetteMovement onlyRock throwingAnimal behaviour
July 2003 Presque Isle Harbor (north Of Alpena), Presque Isle County, Michigan Class A #33611

Air National Guardsman describes being ushered out of the woods culminating in a nighttime sighting from his car near the Presque Isle Lighthouse

The witness spent the evening relaxing near the harbor, waded in the lake, then walked back toward the car through a clearing. While walking, the witness heard twig snaps and sounds of trees being pushed that stayed parallel and created a feeling of being watched. Shortly after driving away, the witness saw a tall black hair-covered figure standing at the treeline staring with eyes that tracked the car, stopped briefly in shock, then left the area without returning.

Full-body sightingMovement only
27 July 2001 Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan Class A #2914

2 Friends with a flashlight watch a BF late at night

The witness and a friend were watching TV late at night when their pet goose became agitated and they heard branches breaking outside. They took flashlights outside and watched an ape-like animal crouched at the woods edge across the street for about 10 minutes, noting its long hair, eye color, and behavior in the lights. When they went inside briefly to get car keys for headlights, the animal had disappeared.

Full-body sightingMovement only
September 1998 Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan Class B #794

While bird hunting in the woods witness observed " something " dark brown, seven feet tall, running extremely fast through the woods.

While bird hunting with a relative, the witness heard a rustle and then saw a dark brown upright figure about 7 feet tall moving very quickly and silently through ferns and deadfall for about three seconds. The witness first considered a leaping deer as an explanation but later concluded it was not a deer, bear, or human trespasser. The relative heard the initial sound but did not see the figure and reacted with fear after seeing the witness's reaction.

Partial sightingMovement only
1996–1999 Michigan #49fc4b26-2fa4-4a43-a9ce-3595920ad815

Sasquatch sighting in Michigan (1996)

While driving to work early in the morning with his son's mother, headlights revealed a dark shimmery-black figure crouched on the roadside. When lights hit it, it stood, crossed the road in two strides heading south, rolled into the ditch and vanished. The co-witness would not call it Bigfoot but did not know what it was.

SilhouetteMovement only
September 1988 Goodells, St. Clair County, Michigan Class A #822

Piercing scream heard by hunters.

Three people were camping on a ridge during deer season when they heard heavy footsteps circling and piercing screams. After a tree was heard falling, something very large rushed past the camp breaking saplings, and a snapped tree was later found. A large shadowy outline then watched the camp from beyond the firelight for the rest of the night.

FootstepsScreamTree breakSilhouetteMovement only
one night Whittemore, Iosco County, Michigan Related account #14854

Sasquatch sighting near Whittemore, Michigan

The witness's mother and sister saw two big red eyes under an apple tree near the woods that then ran away looking ape-like.

EyeshinePartial sightingMovement only
First night we were there Rock, Delta County, Michigan Related account #59590

Movement only near Rock, Michigan

Two companions heard movement in the woods behind camp and one thought he saw a face on the night-vision camera, which was not recorded.

Movement onlyPartial sighting
last fall, Halloween night and night before Michigan #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/6v6t1V4QGkTBhxbw0adk5XJHSvXBTwD1dkq2gsNfNFQ

Sasquatch sighting in Michigan

While scouting a reputed haunted road the witness saw a brown figure watching from brush and later found unexplained scratches on his shoulder. The next night during a Halloween broadcast the group saw moving shadows, heard talking, and recorded a white light hovering over the trail. A partner who approached the light reported being pushed backward.

Partial sightingVocalizationMovement only
December a couple years ago, winter solstice night Michigan #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/6v6t1V4QGkTBhxbw0adk5XJHSvXBTwD1dkq2gsNfNFQ

Sasquatch sighting in Michigan

On a winter solstice night the witness and a friend went to a reverent-feeling spot in the woods. They saw many red, white and blue flashes like fireflies around them. Several times they also saw dark outlines of figures standing between trees watching from about a hundred feet away.

Partial sightingMovement only
Date unknown Michigan #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/6v6t1V4QGkTBhxbw0adk5XJHSvXBTwD1dkq2gsNfNFQ

Sasquatch sighting in Michigan

At a swamp bridge one companion reported a figure by a tree while another had stones lobbed at him. The witness saw a broad-shouldered dark figure throwing stones over brush. After shouting a challenge he heard a loud crashing bluff, later finding snapped sticks. On the walk out they heard escorts, saw smooth-moving figures on a ridge, and saw a basketball-sized light crash with nothing found.

Partial sightingRock throwingFootstepsVocalizationMovement only
in the winter, no year given Michigan #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/6v6t1V4QGkTBhxbw0adk5XJHSvXBTwD1dkq2gsNfNFQ

Sasquatch sighting in Michigan

While the witness waited at a fire, two companions went into a hollow after hearing noises. A large dark figure walked directly behind the witness without being heard. The son saw it silhouetted against the firelight with its head above a ten-foot branch.

SilhouetteMovement only
A year later Michigan #d9a91a80-ad70-460e-b711-b005faab97a5

UFO sighting in Michigan

About a year later in the same northern area during a group night expedition, the group saw a red light in the middle of a road. Radio contact confirmed all companions were elsewhere. The witness approached to within about fifteen feet before the light moved into the woods.

Partial sightingMovement only
a few years ago Rose City, Michigan #027728e8-94b8-4cdb-bd90-5be7fcf5b16c

Sasquatch sighting near Rose City, Michigan

After a conference, a group went to state land at night and used a game caller. The witness repeatedly glimpsed a small upright figure running along the wood line and dropping into tall grass, visible only out of the corner of the eye. Others present could not see it.

Partial sightingMovement only