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Folklore (1997)
Tribal members on a reservation north of the main area shared traditional accounts of a north-country creature.
Father relates Native accounts from the Sangre de Cristo mountains to teenage son.
The writer relays a story from a relative who as a teenager worked as a fishing guide and spent spare time hiking with an older companion. When the relative suggested hiking into a new area near Blanca Peak, the companion refused, saying that was where the Sasquatch lives and describing it as an animal that walks like a man. The relative dismissed it at the time but recalled it with surprise after publicity of the Patterson film.
Folklore in Alabama (1920)
The guest's grandmother told that as children walking dark trails between houses on large family land, balls of light would appear in the woods to light their way. One night her brother jumped on one, it deformed around him, he fell with burn-like marks, and the lights never returned.
Sasquatch sighting in Florida (1918)
In 1918 a boy was reportedly abducted near the pond. Community members pursued, recovered the boy, who was scratched up, and captured the creature. The teller notes the creature did not seem intent on harming the boy and describes it as acting lonely rather than aggressive.
Sasquatch sighting in Florida (1884)
In 1884 a rural community living around Ocheesee Pond lost livestock and heard eerie nighttime calls from the water. After children were frightened by a hair-covered figure, residents formed a posse, captured it, and transported it chained to the governor in Tallahassee. The governor could not place it and sent it to the nearby Chattahoochee hospital, where it died and was buried under later construction.
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
Area farmers shared old word-of-mouth stories.
Folklore
The writer summarized lore about a smaller hairy biped with human-like hands and eye regions, stooping posture, long arms swinging below knees, and profuse hair except on face.
Folklore
Local legends tell of a wild man living in the woods.
Folklore near Ludlow, Vermont
Locals reportedly warn children not to hang out in the area because strange things sometimes happen.
Folklore
Historical account says Champlain and companions avoided an island in Lake Champlain because of a creature said to inhabit it.
Folklore
Local long-time residents tell stories of local Mountain Devils whose description fits sasquatches.
Folklore
Stories have circulated about a family of Bigfoot living in swamps on the reservation.
Folklore
Local legend tells of a conductor's ghost walking the old railroad tracks with a lantern wrapped in a sleeping bag.
Folklore
A biologist told the witness at a security gate that folklore placed a goatman or Bigfoot figure in that area.
Folklore
The investigator noted longstanding local stories dating to the 1950s about a swamp creature in a neighboring county.
Folklore
Older locals repeated stories from their fathers about a swamp monster in the area.
Folklore
The witness recalls childhood stories of a local monster said to roam the wilderness along the Chattooga River.
Folklore near Woodbine, Kentucky
Local old-timers have long told stories of a Meadow Creek Monster in the area dating back to the 1800s.
Folklore
Local folk tales about similar activity exist in the area but people are reluctant to discuss them.