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May 1967 Rogers City, Presque Isle County, Michigan Class A #29409

Woman remembers childhood sighting near Rogers City

The witness and an older sister rode bikes along a road beside a dense wooded lot. They stopped after noticing a dark stump-like shape in the middle of the lot and, when wind moved long hair, realized it was a large hairy figure sitting cross-legged apparently asleep. They described a flat apelike face and long limbs and fled quickly to their house where they told a parent. They said they avoided the road and thicket afterward.

Full-body sighting
Fall 1967 Midland, Midland County, Michigan Class A #43968

Man recalls walking home from the bus stop and observing a Bigfoot taking off across a field near Midland

As a 12-year-old walking home from the school bus with five other children, the witness noticed movement from a deep ditch beside a gravel road. A hair-covered figure rose from the ditch, crossed the road on two feet, vaulted a pony fence with one hand, and sprinted across an open field much faster than ponies. The figure was estimated at about six feet tall and its face was not seen.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
7 July 1965 Felch, Dickinson County, Michigan Class A #20002

Afternoon highway crossing near Felch

A woman driving east in daylight saw a tall black-haired upright figure cross the two-lane highway in front of her and disappear into brush on the other side. She stopped, locked her doors, waited, then drove to the crossing point and searched but could not locate where it entered the brush. She said it was too big to be human and took very long strides.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
July 1965 Caseville, Huron County, Michigan Class A #5652

Apelike creature seen by children on a sand dune near Caseville

In summer 1965 the witness, then a child, joined other children searching sand dunes above Lake Huron after two children reported a frightening encounter. On a steep dune path in full moonlight she came face-to-face with a short orange-haired upright creature that growled, then grunted while swinging its arms and walking toward her. She fled to the beach and later learned her young sister had seen the same creature at close range from the side of the path.

Full-body sightingGrowlVocalizationAnimal behaviour
Summer 1963 Hardwood, Dickinson County, Michigan Class A #801

Eight foot tall creature seen standing under a tree at family cabin

The witness, then 13, was staying with relatives at a forested weekend cabin. After the aunt raised an alarm about a supposed bear, the witness went to look and saw an upright, hair-covered figure standing under a tree with an arm resting on a branch. When the witness stepped forward and the uncle appeared with a rifle, the figure turned and walked away up a deer path into the woods.

Full-body sighting
April 1962 Manistique, Schoolcraft County, Michigan Class A #24238

Man recalls multi-witness sighting in teen years near Manistique

Six youths walking along railroad tracks heard a loud guttural sound behind them and turned to see a tall hair-covered figure. The figure walked steadily across the tracks and down into swampy woods about 110 feet away without stopping. The group later went to where it entered the woods, noticed a strong rotten odor but found no tracks.

Full-body sightingGrowlOdor
March 1962 Kalkaska To Southwest, Mancelona To Northwest, Kalkaska County, Michigan Class A #28668

Man recalls encounter he had as a teenager near Kalkaska

While camping with relatives and neighbors, the witness drove west toward a highway early the next morning to buy supplies, accompanied by an adult. About 10 miles from camp, he saw a large reddish animal emerge from the forest, stand upright at the road edge, and cross the road in two steps before disappearing into dense woods. The adult companion was asleep and did not see it. The witness later described the encounter to a store worker, who said similar reports of a large unknown animal had been heard in the area.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
1960–1969 Union, Cass County, Michigan Class B #21916

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.

Partial sighting
21 August 1950 Gaylord, Otsego County, Michigan Class A #30753

Witness recalls a childhood face to face daylight sighting near his home and night vocalizations outside Gaylord

The witness was in an outhouse near the home after waking when rustling and sticks breaking were heard approaching. The witness opened the door and saw a tall, hairy, ape-like figure that fled into the woods on being seen. Later that night the witness and relatives heard loud screams or howls.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
July 1944 Eben Jct., Alger County, Michigan Class B #28897

Memory told of a possible daylight sighting while playing in the woods in Eben Junction

In summer 1944, the 9-year-old witness and his cousin were playing in a woodlot on a family farm, knocking dead saplings against live trees. They stopped and saw a huge man-like figure standing broadside nearby looking at them, which then turned and walked away. The boys ran out and told their mothers, who dismissed it as a neighbor, and the witness says they avoided that part of the woods afterward.

Full-body sighting
1910 Livingston County, Michigan Class B #807

A family observes a small group of bigfoots swim across White Lake.

When she was about seven, the witness saw five hairy, unclothed figures at the edge of a lake from a hill. She fetched her parents and younger brother, and the four of them together watched the five figures swim across to oak woods on the north side of the lake. The family never saw them again and kept the account secret for decades.

Full-body sighting
BFRO YEAR: 2000/01 Hoxeyville, Wexford County, Michigan Class B #26196

Possible intimidation experienced by two bow hunters near Cadillac

The witness and a companion were bowhunting deer from separate ground positions near a creek and swamp. The witness heard quiet rustling behind a small hill, then a large tree shook violently and a loud roar/scream sounded. The witness fled to the truck, met waiting officers, and returned with them to retrieve the companion, who had also heard the scream and seen deer flee. The group left the woods together without explanation for the sound.

Movement onlyScreamAnimal behaviour
over the last few months since deer season Higgins Lake, Roscommon County, Michigan Related account #57401

Vocalization near Higgins Lake, Michigan

The witness and others heard loud roaring sounds in the same woods repeatedly over months.

Vocalization
a week later Goodells, St. Clair County, Michigan Related account #822

Movement only near Goodells, Michigan

A week after the main night the witnesses returned to the camp and experienced something circling them repeatedly throughout the deer season for about 2-3 months.

Movement only
two days after summer vacation started in June, 1974 Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan Related account #24620

Animal behaviour near Ann Arbor, Michigan

The witness and a friend felt watched passing the shelter site on the way to a park cookout.

Animal behaviour
the year before Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan Related account #24620

Odor near Ann Arbor, Michigan

The witness and two friends found a branch shelter with tripod logs, twisted branches, and a wet-dog odor in the same woods about a year before the main walk.

OdorStructure or nestTree break
before Manton, Wexford County, Michigan Related account #29633

Sasquatch sighting near Manton, Michigan

The witness reported having other uncomfortable strange experiences at the same location on prior visits.

In the fall of 99 Kingston, Tuscola County, Michigan Related account #5321

Unidentified sound near Kingston, Michigan

A relative planned to build a hunting blind by the swamp and the witness later heard loud sounds like logs being thrown and briefly saw something large move between trees.

Unidentified soundMovement only
Date unknown Romulus, Wayne County, Michigan Related account #48824

Vocalization near Romulus, Michigan

The witness heard quiet unfamiliar voices on the property described as Amish-like talking that were too quiet to record.

Vocalization
Date unknown Romulus, Wayne County, Michigan Related account #48824

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.

Partial sightingTracksHandprint