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This means it may just be time to break out our headlamps and try to catch one of them in the act! Loveland Frog Men via Wikimedia Commons Described as a werewolf-like creature, the Dogman has reportedly been seen all throughout Ohio, including our very own Franklin County. While many of these articles I read for the first time in this book, there are some classic stories that should be familiar to most readers interested in the subject of cryptozoology, and these are always fun to run across, as the realization dawns that one knows this monster, it’s a little like running into a friend or an acquaintance unexpectedly. Almost every small county town has some version of a crybaby bridge, and Helltown Ohio was no different. Rumors circulated that if you parked on the bridge at night you would hear babies crying in the forest. Sometimes tiny hand prints would be found on your car windows and on the hood. End Of The World But what you may not know is that according to cryptozoologists, Ohio is a hotbed for cryptids & creature activity. From Bigfoot-esque monsters to massive, kidnapping reptiles to all other mythological things that go bump in the night, the stories that come out of Ohio are some of the most unique in the country.

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Small fish are pulled out of the livewell before the boat gets to the stage. The anglers can then concentrate on the big ones once the stage is reached. This step is good for the spectators too, who get a better look at the big fish. If you grew up in Ohio, it was all but impossible to not have at least heard one story about Helltown. A Crybaby Bridge, government experiments, and Satanic rituals were just some of the stories that would come out of Helltown. But what really happened there? Keep the weigh-in line short. Wheatley does this by leaving boats in the water until the weigh-in line is ready for them.Swope, Michelle (July 12, 2022). "On the Hunt for the Unexplained with "Small Town Monsters" Creator Seth Breedlove [Interview]". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved November 3, 2022. One of the most recent accounts was in 2016 in Allen County. The Dogman is typically associated with Michigan, but in the past decade, several sightings have taken place throughout Ohio, an understandable migration. The Loveland Frog is one of Ohio's trademark cryptids. / Dan Chudzinksi, Rutherford B. Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museum The Omaha Daily Bee story is of another popular Ohio monster, the Lake Erie Monster, although this particular iteration of the monster is unlike the more typical, large, serpentine appearance. I find it interesting how Helltown has come full circle. Natives were forced from their land to settle in Helltown, then 200 years later the government forces people from their homes to protect that same land.

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Big Fish for 2016 went to Jody and Tricia “Trish” Beavin. The B’n’M Poles team posted a 53.4-pound monster blue to earn big fish braggin’ rights. The 1000-pound hominid was spotted last in 1991, when it appeared to two fishermen in Mill Creek, before retreating into the nearby woods. Some theorize that Bessie sightings could be attributed to the massive sturgeon that were once prevalent in Lake Erie, but locals insist that Bessie is real, and most definitely not a sturgeon. a b c d Downing, Bob (March 29, 2015). "Ohio's 'Minerva Monster' subject of documentary". The Lima News. Lima, Ohio. p.13 . Retrieved November 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.Some locals believe that Orange Eyes was actually an alien being, due to the fact that a green beam and UFO were spotted in the area in the 1970s. As for the Ohio content, there are six entries in the index, but, remember, that’s for the place of origin of the newspaper an article comes from, not the pace where the monster featured in the article hails from. But hardcore fans of cryptozoology think it was actually designed to keep the creature inside. Orange Eyes

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The Cincinnati Daily Star also published the next article from an Ohio paper, 1879’s “Two Terrified Hunters: Chased by an Enraged Maniac on Whom They Fired.” Said maniac is a wildman, which cryptozoology enthusiasts will recognize as a precursor to the modern Bigfoot stories. In Vermont, a pair of hunters saw “a huge, hairy object…spring from behind the cliff and start for the woods, running with the speed of the wind.” Thinking it an animal, the hunteres fired and grazed its arm, at which point it turned and resumed running with the speed of the wind, right at them. At the end of the day, it was Larry Muse, John Stevens and Don Dalton with the winning weight of 127.3 pounds. Their bag included a monster 63-pound blue. Minerva Monster explores a series of alleged sightings of a purported Bigfoot-like cryptid around the town of Minerva, in Paris Township, Stark County, Ohio, in August 1978. [5] It features interviews with supposed witnesses of the creature, including members of the Cayton family (including claimed eyewitness Howe Cayton), former Akron Beacon Journal reporter Barbara Galloway, and Stark County Sherriff's deputy James Shannon. [5] [7] Production [ edit ]a b "Small Town Monsters presents Mysteries & Monsters". CantonPalaceTheatre.org. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020 . Retrieved November 3, 2022. Bigfoot might be the most well-known of them all, but he’s far from the only cryptid you’ll find on American soil. From Louisiana’s Bassigator to the Frog People of Ohio, the U.S. is teaming with mythical beings, some more dangerous than others. Minerva Monster premiered at the Ohio Bigfoot Conference in the Salt Fork Lodge and Conference Center in Lore City, Ohio's Salt Fork State Park, on May 16, 2015. [7] [8] Eyewitnesses describe the Dogman creatures as between 4-6 feet tall, often very muscular, and with pink or gray skin. It is sometimes seen on all fours or walking bipedally. If you’re anything like myself, you have to admit a bit of skepticism about some of these creatures, but maybe that’s only how you feel until you see one for yourself.