Lake Huron Investigations.
Lake Huron is one of
the five Great Lakes of North America. It is connected at the easterly portion
of Lake Michigan by the 5-mile-wide Straits of Mackinac. More than a thousand
wrecks have been recorded in Lake Huron. Lake Huron
has an average depth of 200 feet but the
deepest part of the lake is estimated to be 750 feet. It has sink holes or blue
holes in the lake bottom. These are now to be investigated :
However could this be the lair of a serpent or giant
snake seen in the lake and around the area?
Ojibway legends tell of the water monster
"Mishebeshu" (great lynx), who is said to have an underwater den near
the mouth of the Serpent River that flows into Lake Huron.One of the stories involves
a young boy 13 years old.The custom of
the Ojibway people,was that he would now
journey from his home,to the Sacred Spot, known today as Herman’s Point on the
shores of the big lake.The boy would fast and if the spirits were pleased a
vision would come. His mother accompanied him to the sacred place and left him
with a blanket to protect against rain.
A few days later she returned to the sacred spot.
There was no sign of the boy. The blanket she had given him was hanging on a
tree. The villagers searched the area without success. Several weeks later a
group of hunters noticed a great commotion in the waters. A great serpent rose
above the waves, a giant creature with large horns. Clinging to the monster’s
back was the young Indian Boy. After that there were many disappearances and
strange noises and people began to move away.
According to a 1948
issue of the Owen Sound Sun Times, the Flowerpot Island Sea Monster was spotted
by people aboard a Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Co. liner. Men yelled and a
woman fainted while the serpent slid through the waters of Georgian Bay. It was
reported to be a 60 feet long green and
purple scaled monster with a large horned head; this was backed by more than a
dozen passengers and many crew members. The serpent apparently came within 500
feet of the ship before slipping off into the fog and rain.
"I've sailed the
Great Lakes for many years," stated the captain, "and have yet to see
any monster. However, some of the informants in this case have always been
persons of sound judgement and character."
A mass sighting of a large group of creatures were
spotted near Kincardine and were reported in the London Ontario Free Press July 12th, 1975.
Locals have spoken about the creature:
I
lived in Ontario Canada most of my life. I live about 2 miles away from Lake
Huron. Over the years I have heard different stories from many people about
huge monstrous snakes in the lake.
My
Grandfather was witness to one of these snakes so was my Father and my older
Brother.
I
recently was in Port Elgin walking around the dock area. When I came across a
huge snake skin it was about 20 feet long and about 2 feet wide.
What
my Grandfather witnessed while fishing out on the lake. He said that creatures
head was 3ft long and 2ft wide and with it’s neck , he said it was out of the
water by at least 10 ft he didn’t really know how long it was and he didn’t
want to find out .
My
Father seen 2 of these snakes when he was 1r yrs old while diving off a big
rock a Sauble beach . He said the creatures were 10 ft and both black.
My
older Brother was diving off a boat just off the shore off Chiefs’ Point and he
said he sank down about 6 ft into the water and opened his eyes and saw a huge
snake head in front of him .
The
Straits of Mackinac adjoining Lake Huron have also had reports of strange
creatures:
Lake Michigan also has
sightings reported between 1867 and 1890 in the local newspapers. Numerous sightings of a sea serpent just off the shore in Lake Michigan. there were reports from
Evanston down to Hyde Park, and the creature was described as bluish black with
a greyish white underbelly and a long
neck.Then a film appeared on the internet:
https://www.mlive.com/news/2019/07/video-captures-sea-monster-swimming-near-pier-in-south-haven.html
Whatever it is, it
appears to poke its head out of the water before slinking its way toward the
pier. After stopping underneath it for a few seconds, it jumps back into the
water quickly. The object appears to have a large tail and a dorsal fin and forked
tail. A hoax? Possibly. So many stories about the area are bound to produce
some.However there is often some truth in legends and oral history.
So
many stories from the connecting bodies of water ,will the scientists discover
anything unusual in the sink holes? I hope so.
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