Amazingly, a BirdingPI.com contributing editor recently obtained “conclusive photographic proof” of the existence of Bessie, the Lake Erie Monster (!):
These photographs were taken off the Sunset Point area recently at Presque Isle State Park, with the back profile of the elusive creature seen briefly before disappearing back under water, or something like that. (Wow!)
BirdingPI.com’s resident cryptozoologist conducted a “thorough scientific review,” with the following comments in reference to the annotated view below. “This is amazing. Frankly. That such a large-ish creature has existed in Lake Erie for so long, with so few sightings since the 1800’s [when folks on ships were regularly drunk on rum]. Just wow. Based on these photographs, overall length ‘L’ at least 10 meters [30 feet]. Larger than any known eel or American Alligator or gar or carp, by a significant margin. ‘2’ and ‘3’ below point to what are clearly dorsal fins. [See also view above.] ‘4’ points to what appears to correlate to a caudal fin, while ‘1’ appears to be a bony ridge at the rear of the head, perhaps a post-orbital structure of some sort.”
Following artist’s rendition based on historical records:
Or maybe it’s a floating log. Happy Halloween!
Bonus Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) & Erie foliage content. Happy fall!
