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. As the months passed by, the snake evaded the people of Peninsula, and when August approached, they assumed that the upcoming winter would cause the snake to die. Tyler Moses and Bill Parfitt were crowned the eight annual Monsters on the Ohio champs. Their bag of 112.2 pounds included the second biggest fish in the tournament at 57.7 pounds. It was a true team effort with both anglers contributing one of the overs to the total weight.

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The first tale is from an 1855 issue of the Carroll Free Press, “The Monster Snake Taken,” and it rather breathlessly chronicles the capture of a serpentine lake monster from an unnamed body of water that empties into the Genesee River. The creature was captured by one Daniel Smith, “an old whaleman,” with his harpoons, strong whaleline and his experience of hunting whales; the article claims the monster was taken alive, essentially leashed to the shore with a harpoon and wire, and was measured to be 59-feet, five-inches long. That’s pretty precise, given that it was still alive and thrashing when the measurements were taken! Muse went on to thank tournament director Aaron Wheatley and Owensboro KY for a well-run Monsters on the Ohio. He also thanked everyone engaged in sponsoring the growing sport of tournament catfishing. The Loveland Frog is one of Ohio's trademark cryptids. / Dan Chudzinksi, Rutherford B. Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and MuseumYou may have been hot on the trail of one of Ohio’s most legendary cryptids, the Grassman. Often referred to as the Eastern Bigfoot, the Grassman is reportedly a 7-foot tall, 300-pound hominid. On June 4, 2015, the film was screened at the Minerva Public Library. [8] On June 6, the Minerva Area Chamber of Commerce held a "Minerva Monster Day" event, offering free screenings of the film at Minerva's Roxy Theatre. [6] On June 25, the film was shown at the Wadsworth Public Library. [8] Looking for a unique summer vacation? What about a road trip to see well-known monster hotspots and locations of mythical creature sightings? 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.

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Although sightings continued in nearby counties, none were as detailed as the Cayton families, whose stories remained unchanged for decades. The Mothman may forever be linked to West Virginia, but there have been plenty of sightings in Ohio over the decades. / Dan Chudzinksi, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and MuseumAt 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. Keep the weigh-in line short. Wheatley does this by leaving boats in the water until the weigh-in line is ready for them. 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]

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I’m thinking that bait may be tough,” responded Moses. “The current will help the fishing some, assuming there are no massive cold fronts.” The 26-foot diameter tree was eventually chopped through by dozens of men from the town and when the serpent creature reappeared, the men noted that it was between 12-14 feet tall.

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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.