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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
21 October 2000 Kingsley, Wexford County, Michigan Class A #45572

Teens shining for deer have a scary encounter near Kingsley

Late at night the witness and three companions were shining for deer from a truck when they spotted a large crouched figure with amber eyes in a field. The figure stood up and ran diagonally toward the truck as they drove away. It kept pace to within about ten feet while the truck reached at least 30 mph, then disappeared into the tree line.

Full-body sightingEyeshineFootsteps
August 1999 BRIMLEY, Chippewa County, Michigan Class A #28373

Woman recalls her early morning sighting of a sasquatch east of Brimley

Around 2 a.m. while driving on a remote road near Hiawatha National Forest toward Brimley, the witness saw a reddish-brown hunched creature with very long arms cross the road in front of the car. The witness flashed the headlights and watched it continue into the woods. A minute or two later a tire went flat, and the witness continued to Brimley and spent the night in the car until the tire could be repaired in the morning.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
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
April 1999 Houghton Lake, Roscommon County, Michigan Class A #15479

Daylight sighting in woods behind high school outside Houghton Lake

A 15-year-old walking home from school through the woods felt uneasy and then saw a dark upright figure standing on the trail ahead near a swamp. The figure watched from behind a tree, then stepped into the trail and disappeared into the swamp after less than a minute, leaving the witness temporarily unable to move. The witness later examined the spot, found no tracks on hard ground, and estimated the being at nearly nine feet tall based on a branch above its head and a roughly five-foot step.

Full-body sighting
February 1999 Kingston, Tuscola County, Michigan Class A #5321

Having morning coffee and looking out the window, man sees tall black "ape" walking in his woods

The witness was having morning coffee at home with his wife and looking into the woods behind the house. He claims a tall, pitch-black ape-like figure walked from south to north in view for about twenty feet, erect but leaning slightly forward with long arms swinging. His wife did not see it, and he found no footprints in the scant snow on frozen ground.

Full-body sighting
10 August 1998 Buckley, Benzie County, Michigan Class A #9872

Sisters have nighttime sighting near Buckley.

Late at night in August 1998, the witness and her sister were driving on a rural road when a tall hairy figure crossed the road in two steps in front of them. Both occupants saw it and immediately agreed on what they had seen. They described it as about seven to eight feet tall, covered in brownish hair with silvery tips, with very long arms, a hunched head with no visible face, and a hurried, determined walk. They drove quickly to a relative's house and later recounted matching details.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
13 October 1997 Gladstone & Rapid River, Delta County, Michigan Class A #29675

Daylight multi-witness road-crossing sighting just outside Gladstone (MI-UP)

A woman driving home with her children at dusk saw a brown figure crouched on the highway median outside Gladstone. The figure stood up, crossed the highway in a couple of steps, lowered its arms to its sides, and disappeared into the woods. She described it as extremely fast and graceful and concluded it could only have been a Bigfoot.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
1997–1998 Rose City/lupton, Oscoda County, Michigan Class A #25622

Two men see a bigfoot cross a road near Rose City

After helping at another house, the witness and a companion drove home through wooded roads late at night. Their headlights caught a very large, tall, dark-brown figure running across the road about 40 to 50 feet away. In a few long strides it disappeared into the woods, and the frozen ground left no tracks to examine.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
1997–2002 Michigan #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/B2VZBkx7WdMYlccoV3rwAaKkjgpolxQQD0nAIoQwvBM

Paranormal encounter in Michigan (1997)

The witness and a trooper responded to a health facility for a report of a possibly suicidal staff member who had reportedly turned his head fully backward with eyes rolled back. The next morning multiple officers fought for many minutes to restrain the same small man, who displayed extraordinary strength, chanted unintelligibly, and turned his head backward with whitened eyes. Medical testing reportedly found no drugs or alcohol, and the man later left the area.

Full-body sightingVocalizationAnimal behaviour
14 July 1996 Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan Class A #7096

Bikers have daylight sighting near Marquette

The witness was riding motorcycles with three companions on an old highway when a fur-covered bipedal creature was seen crouched near the road. The creature stood upright, stared at the witness, then climbed an embankment and ran through the trees with speed, leaping over a fallen tree. The witness shouted for companions to look as they pulled up on their motorcycles.

Full-body sighting
July 1993 Monroe County, Michigan Class A #812

Two people spot a 7-8 foot tall creature walking on two legs.

The witness and a companion were driving on back roads when they noticed a dark hairy figure by the roadside. After the witness honked, the figure stood up, looked at them, then walked bipedally north into the woods. The witnesses reported a rotten-egg odor and described the figure as 7-8 feet tall and well built before driving away.

Full-body sightingOdor
June 1993 Shingleton ,, Schoolcraft County, Michigan Class A #22973

Young ape-like creature seen squatting on a tree limb near Shingleton

While driving slowly on a sandy forest road to find a fishing spot, the witness and a young passenger saw a small ape-like animal sitting on a tree limb off the road. The animal was described as hairy with a paler face and was watching the road and making eye contact. The driver continued past, turned around a short distance later, and returned to find the animal gone, while a third occupant of the vehicle had not seen it.

Full-body sighting
February 1993 Niles/Buchanan Mi., Berrien County, Michigan Class B #25768

Man recalls a possible brief sighting near Buchanan, while looking for dog

The witness was searching for his missing dog in a wooded area and found it on a beaver dam in a pond. He then noticed a tall, muscular, dark figure standing nearby that quickly turned and disappeared into dense brush. He retrieved the reluctant dog and returned home without initially telling anyone about the sighting.

Full-body sighting
Spring 1993 Lewiston, Montmorency County, Michigan Class A #1129

8' tall bigfoot crosses a road in one bound

The witness was pausing on a bike ride on a forest road while waiting for a young relative riding behind. Something dark with a reddish tone emerged from the woods, crossed the road in a step and a leap, then hopped a fence and disappeared. The witness estimated it as much taller than the witness.

Road crossingFull-body sightingUnidentified soundPossible misidentification
Summer 1993 Newberry, Luce County, Michigan Class B #475

Rock hunters watch tall upright figure along Lake Superior near Newberry

Two companions searching for agates noticed a distant dark figure at the tree line and watched it through binoculars. The figure walked between the tree line and shoreline, moved toward them covering distance quickly, then bent down, picked up a rock and tossed it into the lake. They initially rationalized it as a human but later reconsidered and regretted not checking for footprints.

Full-body sighting
9 September 1992 Roscommon, Mich, Roscommon County, Michigan Class B #38946

Recollection of a possible road crossing at dusk near Roscommon

Two occupants driving south in a truck at dusk saw a tall hair-covered figure cross the road in a wooded area. The figure moved upright from west to east with swinging arms while slightly hunched. The witnesses slowed near the crossing spot but were too unnerved to get out and investigate.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
September 1992 Lewiston, Oscoda County, Michigan Class A #24868

Hunter tells of his daylight encounter while baiting bear outside Lewiston

The witness was walking back to his truck after dumping bear bait when a tall dark creature crossed the two-track road in one step. He approached the crossing point and saw a gorilla-like face peering from behind a cedar tree about 30 feet away. After watching briefly, the creature turned and disappeared silently into the woods, leaving the witness with a strong feeling of dread.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingPartial sighting
11 November 1991 Rose City, Mich., Ogemaw County, Michigan Class A #767

Witness hears scream, sees large 2-legged figure covered with hair

The witness stopped on a gravel road while driving home from a hunting trip and heard a loud high-pitched screech. The witness then saw a dark figure on a hill ahead and watched it cross the road in the vehicle headlights. The figure was described as hair-covered and moving with animal-like movements before disappearing into trees. The witness did not look for tracks and drove away quickly.

ScreamSilhouetteRoad crossingFull-body sighting
August 1991 Ishpeming MI, Marquette County, Michigan Class A #2787

Horseback rider has close range sighting in jackpine forest

About a decade before reporting, the witness was riding a horse alone on a dirt road near dusk when the horse stopped and stared into the woods. The witness then saw a tall white upright creature approach quickly and turn sideways before disappearing silently behind small pines. The witness did not enter the woods to investigate and left the scene quickly.

Full-body sighting