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Woman recalls being paralyzed by fear during childhood sighting near Lake Hudson State Park
When the witness was about 10, she was picking raspberries near a river bridge while her family fished nearby on a hot clear summer day. She heard a slight rustle, looked up, and saw a large black ape-like figure watching her from the wooded side of the dense patch. She described freezing with fear, then running to her parents without looking back. No other family members saw the figure.
Sasquatch sighting near Midland County (1978)
The guest and her step-cousin rode a single minibike down a wooded trail into a sandy turnaround clearing. Above tall bushes ahead they saw a large dark head with huge dark eyes watching them motionlessly. The driver tipped the bike, both quickly righted it and fled without looking back, later confirming with each other what they had seen.
Partial sighting near Benzie County (1978)
The witness's father and grandfather were out poaching deer at night. They lit something with a spotlight that went into the brush. Both agreed it was standing upright and walking on two legs, and discussed it in shock back in the kitchen.
Memory told of a possible nighttime sighting by a teenager snowmobiling south of Houghton Lake
The witness was following a companion on a snowmobile off trail at night when a headlight revealed a tall hairy figure standing beside a small cedar tree with a hand on the trunk. The figure turned its head to watch the riders as they passed very close. The witness left quickly with the companion and returned with relatives the next morning, finding large footprints where the figure had stood.
Sasquatch sighting in Michigan (1977)
The witness, then a child spending unsupervised summer days in the woods behind home, stumbled upon a hair-covered figure crouched and apparently foraging. The figure stood upright on two legs, turned to stare at the witness with a human-like ancient face, then turned and walked toward the river while the witness fled home. The encounter left the witness frightened and was followed by a distressing dream that night.
ape-like creature seen by witnesses.
The witness, then age eight, was walking east along railroad tracks with a nine-year-old companion picking up rocks when they smelled a strong distinct odor near a bridge over a river. While crossing the bridge the companion pointed over the south side, and the witness saw a dark-brown fur-covered ape-like figure with very massive shoulders crouching on the east bank about twenty feet below looking into the water. After watching for about five to seven seconds, the two children ran east to the companion's home.
Sasquatch sighting near Benzie County (1975)
The witness was walking with several other children down a two-track toward a river. Halfway up a hill he looked back across a gully and saw a tall, camouflaged figure moving left to right. He told the other kids they should leave and they ran back home.
Hunter recalls a possible encounter during deer season near St. Helen
While deer hunting alone in rows of pines, the witness heard loud crashing that approached rather than retreated. After crouching to observe, the witness noticed a strong foul odor and saw a large white furry leg about twenty-five yards away. The witness remained still for about ten minutes until the sounds receded, then returned to the vehicle without mentioning the experience for years.
Possible Evening Encounter by Woman on Horseback near Union
The witness was riding a horse alone on a forested trail in the late evening while working as a camp horse instructor. When the horse became spooked and ran with its reins loose, she saw a large white-colored figure moving parallel to her among the trees. The figure was about as tall as she was on horseback and kept pace with the running horse for a short time, leaving her frightened for hours.
Sasquatch sighting near Romulus, Michigan
The witness glimpsed something moving behind the garage in rain, later finding possible footprints, handprint and scuffs that washed away.
Sasquatch sighting near Rogers City, Michigan
A visiting friend claimed to see a werewolf in the thicket and thereafter would not visit on foot.
Sasquatch sighting near Evart, Michigan
Years later a companion at the cabin was awakened by tarp noise, saw a large creature put the tarp down and walk away behind an outbuilding out of sight.
Hunter recalls incidents near Pecks Lake
In early November 1989 the witness and a relative returned after dark with a lantern to track a deer shot earlier with a bow. When the blood trail stopped they heard heavy bipedal footsteps pacing, saw a very large dark outline, and heard a guttural warning sound. Feeling threatened, they backed out while the witness held a handgun, and a next-morning search found neither deer nor tracks.
Sasquatch sighting near Vestaburg, Michigan
The witness claims repeated experiences with the same creature over ten years and believes it uses his woods as a travel corridor.
Woman recalls daylight sighting while driving and a possible incident at a home east of Gaylord
The witness was driving home from work on a secluded dirt back road on a sunny summer afternoon. From the car she saw a huge dark upright figure running bipedally through thick swamp beside the road, with a very thick upper torso and swinging arms, moving faster than a person or bear could. She heard a loud branch crack, glanced at the road, and when she looked back the figure was gone, so she continued home fearing another encounter.
Sasquatch sighting near Chippewa Lake, Michigan
The witness reported seeing a juvenile-like figure jump across the trail behind the home in the fall.
Sasquatch sighting near Chippewa Lake, Michigan
The witness reported seeing a juvenile-like figure jump across the trail behind the home in the summer.
Sasquatch sighting near Midland, Michigan
A week earlier the witness briefly saw a light-brown figure running in the woods after hearing twigs snap.
Sasquatch sighting near Copemish, Michigan
The witness saw a distant figure back in the swamp and waved without receiving a return wave.
Sasquatch sighting near Custer, Michigan
A fellow angler reportedly saw a creature in moonlight in the same area that followed him back to his car.