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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
1 August 2020 Port Sanilac, Sanilac County, Michigan Class A #65867

Daylight sighting along Lake Huron north of Lexington

A family was driving north on M-25 south of Port Sanilac around midday. The oldest son in the front seat reported seeing a large dark furry figure walking in the woods east of the road for a few seconds. The driver turned back to the spot shortly afterward but saw nothing further.

Full-body sighting
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
8 August 2016 Wakefield, Gogebic County, Michigan Class A #55598

Trapper has a daylight sighting while driving near Wakefield

The witness was driving south to check traps when he noticed a dark form in the road ahead and approached for a closer look. The form rose onto two legs, looked toward the vehicle, then took two strides west into the swamp and vanished without leaving sign or sound. Using a roadside curve sign for scale, the witness estimated its height at eight and a half to nine feet and described it as very black with long arms. He was shaken and no longer enters the woods unarmed.

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
10 April 2013 Lake City, Missaukee County, Michigan Class A #42351

Strange findings along a trail near a home outside Lake City

The witness reported ongoing activity near a forested home beginning in early spring 2013. During an initial walk in pines, he heard an extremely loud knock that frightened him and later heard whistles from the woods. He also reported finding multiple large and small track sets. An investigator filed the account on his behalf and continued working with him.

Wood knockWhistleTracks
April 2012 Nearest City Well Between Tawas City And Whittemore MI, Iosco County, Michigan Class A #40204

Daylight sighting by a young man fishing near Whittemore

The witness was fishing alone along a river when a rock splashed nearby. The witness then saw a large apelike animal leaning over the bank to look at them, heard loud knocks and a sudden silence, and later watched it cross a fence and run uphill out of sight across a field. Shortly afterward three relatives said they had heard a growl and heavy footsteps leaving nearby woods.

Partial sightingRock throwingFootstepsWood knockGrowl
July 2011 Mears Mi, Oceana County, Michigan Class A #31603

Motorists describe a nighttime sighting near the Manistee National Forest

Two occupants of a car driving on a curvy wooded road around midnight encountered a furry figure crouched in the roadway. After illuminating it with high beams from close range, they watched it stand on two legs and run quickly up a hill. They described it as huge, dark, about seven feet tall with long arms, moving like an ape, and said it could not have been a bear.

Full-body sighting
August 2010 Boot Lake/ Shingleton, Schoolcraft County, Michigan Class A #31025

Close encounter by a hunter tracking his dogs at night outside the Seney National Wildlife Refuge

The witness was hunting raccoons at night with hounds alongside a relative in marshy woods. After the dogs treed and the chased animal left the tree, the witness moved to a ridge to listen, noticed eyeshine, then saw a tall hair-covered animal about twenty feet away on the trail. The two looked at each other briefly, the witness does not recall how it departed, and a foul smell followed back toward the truck. The next morning the witness recovered the hounds still treed with a bobcat.

EyeshineFull-body sightingOdor
November 2009 Manistee, Manistee County, Michigan Class A #30090

Grandfather and grandson witness a big, black creature chasing a deer near Manistee

The witness and a relative were walking out after hunting deer at twilight when a deer ran closely past them followed by a large dark creature with outstretched arms. The creature looked at them, then veered away into dense woods and disappeared within seconds. They left the area and returned to the same spot the next morning.

Full-body sighting
22 October 2009 Bark River, Menominee County, Michigan Class A #26782

Couple have multiple sightings at their home near Bark River

The witness and his wife were watching deer from their living room window at dusk when the deer were spooked and fled. They then noticed a tall dark furry figure walking upright across the field, pausing to bend over as if feeding, before it entered the woods. Both watched the figure, in part with binoculars, and felt uneasy.

Full-body sighting
July 2009 Indian River, Cheboygan County, Michigan Class A #29091

Motorist is shocked by sighting on I-75 between Wolverine & Indian River

The witness was driving north on an interstate in northern Michigan in early afternoon when traffic ahead stopped. The witness saw a massive dark-haired bipedal figure emerge from woods on one side and cross the highway to woods on the other side, moving slowly. Occupants of nearby stopped cars also appeared shocked.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
4 May 2009 Marion, Osceola County, Michigan Class A #35282

Close encounter experienced while waiting for the school bus near Marion

The witness and his sister were waiting at a rarely used roadside bus stop before sunrise when they smelled a foul odor and heard low grunting that grew louder and more aggressive. A large dark-brown figure then knocked over a small dead tree across the road and ran toward them. Both fled a short distance to their house, with the figure closing to within a few feet before continuing into the woods.

Full-body sightingVocalizationGrowlOdorTree break
October 2008 Glennie, Oscoda County, Michigan Class A #25031

Bird hunter surprises a resting sasquatch near Curtisville

The witness was hunting grouse along a cedar swamp when a strong foul smell led to noticing a hairy animal lying about 30 yards away. The witness struck a tree with a fallen limb, after which the animal stood upright and ran away upright through the woods with loud crashing. The witness then examined a cleared, scraped bedding area by a fallen tree and took unclear phone photos.

Full-body sightingOdorStructure or nest
27 September 2008 Wolveine, Cheboygan County, Michigan Class A #24854

Dusk sighting by two teenagers participating in the Youth Deer Hunt near Wolverine

Two companions walking out after a youth deer hunt near dark watched a grey-silver figure step from woods toward a cornfield. The figure stopped after noticing them, then turned and walked silently back into the woods despite dry leaves on the ground. When they reached the spot, it was gone with no sign or sound.

Full-body sighting
2 April 2008 Gwinn, Marquette County, Michigan Class A #34006

Large, unusual footprints observed in deep snow near Bass Lake

After heavy overnight snow, the witness became stuck while driving down a two-track road toward home and continued on foot. While walking, the witness noticed a line of very large footprints in the snow extending about 100-150 feet before veering into a swamp. The prints were described as much larger than human tracks with a long stride and undisturbed snow around them. No maker of the tracks was seen.

Tracks
22 September 2007 Lupton, Ogemaw County, Michigan Class A #21792

Night Time Sighting by Motorist - South of Lupton

The witness was driving at night on a road through a swamp area when headlights revealed a large hairy biped standing in the road. As the witness braked and approached, the figure appeared on the roadside about 10 feet from its original position without being seen to move, then vanished toward the swamp. The witness stopped within about 20 feet and described the figure as about 7-8 feet tall with dark hair tipped with silver-grey and a deep chest.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
15 July 2006 Baldwin, Lake County, Michigan Class A #35387

Late afternoon sighting by two brothers near Baldwin

The witness and a companion got lost while walking on trails near a cabin and headed for the main road to get their bearings. On the road they saw a huge black hair-covered figure about forty to fifty feet away that at first looked like a man. After exchanging looks, the figure sprinted away on two feet across the road into the woods, moving much faster than a human.

Full-body sighting