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Snowmobiler observes a large figure cross the trail behind him near Traverse City
The witness was driving a rented snowmobile with a companion when he turned around in a power line clearing. He saw a very tall, reddish figure moving downhill about 200 yards away for about five seconds, initially mistaking it for a skier but noticing no skis or tracks. The companion did not see the figure, and the witness later concluded it was not human.
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.
Possible wood knocks and sticks thrown cause campers to leave early south of Traverse City
The witness walked alone down a gated dirt road to join friends at a lakeside camp and heard rhythmic banging like sticks. Later that night while kneeling to build a fire with a companion, two small sticks came from the dark woods and landed between and behind them. After others went to the water and noticed many crayfish, the group heard thumps by the fire, found the fire logs disturbed and later the tent support bent, then left the camp that night and did not return.
Teens find footprint in swampy ground near Interlochen
The witness and companions were exploring near woods and swamp when the witness noticed a very large human-like bare footprint in snow near a companion's boot. They found a second similar right-foot print nearby but no left-foot prints despite searching a wide area. No photos were taken and the site was not revisited.
Camper recounts late night experience and finds footprints near Interlochen
Three people camped without tents in woods near Traverse City. During the night they heard movement around camp and sounds of something disturbing the vehicle, but waited until daylight to check. In the morning they found ferns flattened in a circle around the camp and very large footprints on a sandy road and by a creek, which the witness believes was a Bigfoot.
Possible daylight sighting by a mountain biker in the Pere Marquette State Forest
The witness was mountain biking on a game trail in thick forest when he stopped in a clear-cut opening to repair a flat front tire. A loud thump came from a burnt-out RV about 50-60 yards away, and he saw a large jet-black furred head appear in a broken window about six feet off the ground. The head tilted slowly to the side as he remounted his bike, and he rode back to his cabin using GPS. He reported smelling a pungent odor at the site and again outside his cabin the next morning, which he interpreted as the animal having followed him.