Lake Pepin and the creature known as Pepie
Lake Pepin is the largest lake on the Mississippi River, about two miles wide and 22 miles long with an average depth of 18 feet (5.5 m).. It forms the natural border between Minnesota and Wisconsin . A creature nicknamed Pepie is said to live in it’s waters.
The
story goes that the native Dakota people that lived in the area refused
to travel on Lake Pepin in bark canoes because of the large "creatures"
that would rise from the depths of the Lake and puncture the thin bark
skin .They would only travel on Lake Pepin in dugout canoes that were
made by hollowing out a large log.
Then in April , 1871 "a lake monster is seen swimming in Lake Pepin" (Minnesota Almanac, published by the MN Historical Society). Many
people have reported sightings of an unidentified creature surfacing in
the lake since then. There is even a reward for proof it exists.
Lake Pepin Sea Monster? 'Capture' It For $50,000
Reporting James Schugel
There's one creature in Minnesota that's so hard to track that $50,000 reward is out for proof it exists .Ever since the 1800s, residents around Lake Pepin in Lake City, Minn. say they've spotted a sea monster. They call him, Pepie.
"It
was very strange," said Larry Nielson, who says he's seen the
mysterious creature. "We watched it for quite a while and we watched it
for about 15 minutes and could not figure out what it might be." Steve
Raymond shares the same story. "Now, I'm the third person who's reported
it. I distinctly remember three humps, with one hump looking like a
head," recalled Raymond about his experience on Lake Pepin.
The
first sighting of the creature was in April 1871. An artist has tried
to show what the monster, with a hypnotic red-eye and demon-like head,
might look like. It's said to live within the depths of Devil's Abys.
"So you never know what you're going to see out here," said Nielson.
"There have been stories of something mysterious here."
Boaters
have told stories of being attacked while on the water, first hearing
several loud knocks on the hull, followed by several violent back and
forth swings of the boat.
Nielson
wants people to try and see for themselves because this mysterious
monster that's eluded most cameras for more than a century. He's
offering $50,000 for undisputable photographic and scientific evidence. "The
idea behind the reward is make sure you come up with a camera. You
might catch Pepie, but the worst thing that's going to happen is that
you're going to get pictures of some of the most beautiful scenery in
the world," said Nielson. This reward is also a marketing tool for Lake City.
The local tourism bureau hopes the chance to see Pepie and get money
for it will bring people to the area. Whether anyone finds anything
specific on Pepie is yet to be seen. Nielson and Raymond don't need more
proof from the public, because they already agree that they've seen
something strange in the lake. Source:http://wcco.com/local/lake.pepin.monster.2.717605.html
(unfortunately the link no longer works )
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