Mountain Monsters - Bigfoot Editions - Pt 1

Love 'em or hate 'em, we have all probably heard of the TV show and have probably watched more than a few episodes. Among the creatures they have tried to trap with Willie's fantastic creations are varieties of bigfoot. Legend and some reality meets TV in their shows, and that is sometimes worth further investigation. So let's look for the kernels of truth among the chaff of TV.
The first bigfoot that the boys decided to tackle was the Ohio Grassman.

He is said to be a 7ft tall, 300 lb. bigfoot-type creature, bipedal, allegedly eating wheat and other planted grasses to supplement his diet. He is found throughout the state, not just in the southern portion, although there are many "hotspots" in that part of the state, including Salt Fork State Park. Not everyone refer to our bigfoot as "Grassman". We do say bigfoot, or sasquatch, or use our favorite nicknames like "The Big Man" or "The Big Guy". 

Crevasse Bigfoot - Malaspina Glacier, Alaska -The White Bigfoot series

Frank E. Howard shared his story in the 1908 edition of Alaska Yukon Magazine.

He never referred to the figure as a bigfoot or sasquatch.

Howard fell into a deep crevasse. Although unhurt, he was unable to climb back out. He began following the crevasse downhill hoping to find a way out. The path led into a large cave.

Honey Island Swamp Monster

Harlan Ford spoke of his encounter with the creature and spent much of his remaining years searching for it on numerous trips into the bayou. He never spoke of the film or showed it to anyone. Since he never released it, some feel that it was a possible joke that he had concocted and then never followed through. Ford's wife even stated in an interview, that the film was not made in 1963, but was filmed sometime in the late 1970s.

Witness photograph

Is This A Real Alien?

I recently got another submission from John. It seems he has a lot of weird stuff going on in his area. We recently covered his Portal in the sky and Merman picture submissions. Now, he has shared what he thinks is a real alien he photographed.

Well, here is the report from John...check it out.

Interpretation of Kooshtakaa for Alaska Monsters.  Posted to the internet by CrypidHunter25

Kooshtakaa Of Sitka, Alaska

On January 23, 2018, Alaska was hit with an earthquake measuring 7.9 on the scale. It was felt throughout most of southern Alaska and into British Columbia. A tsunami warning was also issued and evacuations were ordered, sending those along the shore inland to higher ground.

The first major aftershock occurred twenty minutes after the earthquake; the strongest at 5.5,while most measured 4-5. During the next two days over 50 aftershocks were recorded; more than 1000 occurred up through March. Luckily, the water level did not rise as much as first feared and the tsunami warning was dismissed.

If all this wasn't disturbing enough, the residents of the village of Sitka experienced a series of "unknown hairy hominoid sightings".

The Diego and DeVore Show - Leo Frank Interview

Crypto Crew team member Leo Frank was recently on the Diego and DeVore show!

Leo shares his amazing story, and they talk about his book "Sasquatch Family Ties." The true story of how one researcher discovered a family of Sasquatch living in a remote area of the forest.

Here is the show

Harley Hoffman Bigfoot

In 2001, an event took place in British Columbia. However, the video-taped encounter was not released to the public until April 8, 2006. At first it was claimed to be some of the best footage of a bigfoot since the Patterson Film.

It's a mostly forgotten video now. So what went wrong?

Leo and I discuss the video in this post. But first let's take a look at the video  before we continue.

Silver Creek Dogman

"I don't care if you believe me or not."  Witness to the creature called Dogman, or Werewolf.
In the autumn of 2013, the witness had not only one encounter but had a second sighting of an unusual, frightening being.  

The witness was working night shifts at the time which meant he had to travel the dark roads in the sighting area on a regular basis.  One night as he was traveling down Johnson Road, which borders Silver Creek Metro Park, he abruptly stopped his car as two deer raced across the road heading south. What he saw pursuing them was attention-grabbing.

"I would place them somewhere between 6'6" and 7' tall. They chased the two deer (which were both smaller, by the way)  out across the street and into the woods. They ran [in formation] . . . one in front, two behind, kind of next to each other. They were roughly 30-40 yards behind the deer. They were bipedal, very muscular, and fast; lightning fast. It all happened in just a few seconds. I couldn't describe any features, unfortunately; I'm assuming it was either a new moon or cloudy because it was very dark, but they were definitely a dark color . . .  maybe a chocolate brown or a black color."

He was questioned if perhaps what he saw was a bigfoot. There are many reported sightings of them in Ohio. Said the witness : "They say that bigfoot has long arms that swing when it runs, and it runs like a human. Whatever these were, they weren't bigfoot. I can't describe how they moved, but they didn't move like a person."

It was only a couple of weeks later when the witness was again heading home on Johnson Road. As he was driving past a cornfield, something ran out in front of his car.

"The fields had full-grown cornstalks, but I don't know the exact heights only that the cornstalks were taller than me by a head and I'm 6 feet tall. This time,  [my sighting of two creatures] was a quick flash because there was no open land to it. They basically leaped the road as they broke the corn and landed about 10-15 feet into the field on the other side and kept running. This time, the pair that I saw in the moonlight, the first was black and the second was black with white or silver on its chest and back . . . Since the first three I saw were all a solid color, that means there must be at least four different creatures."

Silver Creek - fall Photo from Ken Summers Week in Weird

trail through woods of Silver Creek Metro Park Photo from Ken Summers Week in Weird

Nancy

This Post By TCC Team Member Nancy Marietta. Nancy has had a lifelong interest in the paranormal and cryptids. Nancy is also a published author and her book, The Price of war, has been met with great reviews.

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Ghost Travelers Podcast - Leo Frank Interview

Team member Leo Frank was recently on Ghost Travelers Podcast. For those who may not know, Leo  investigates Bigfoot in Nova Scotia Canada.On the podcast they talk to Leo about how he got into cryptozoology and also talk about his very first encounter with Bigfoot.

Here is the show 

Elliot Lake Ape Men

In August of this year (2018) a post was shared by Kimberly Mills Parker called : The Elliot Lake Ape-Men. In the article the author relates stories from her grandpa.

The story can get confusing, so will list the "cast" and identification here.

The "he" in the story is her grandpa. He is one of the sons in the story.
The father is the author's Great grandfather and the father of her "grandpa".
Two brothers in the encounter are her great uncles  [perhaps the George and Gord mentioned later by the author.]
Sister listed would be the author's great aunt and her grandpa's sister.