On the Utah-Idaho border there is a folk-lore about a lake monster appearing near Bear Lake. The myth grew from articles written around the 19th century by Joseph C. Rich, a Mormon who colonized in the area, telling about second-hand accounts of sightings of the creature. Although later he recalled the stories.

Other reports had the creature looking anything from a walrus to a dinosaur and others as a large carp. The last known report of a sighting was in 2004. The Bear Bear Lake monster also found fame in the Animal Planet’s “Lost Tapes”.

The story actually started with a man known simply as “Uncle Marty.” Supposedly on the afternoon of August 12, 2007 , Uncle Marty first spotted the monster while shotgunning his third Keystone Light

Read the whole article:

Los Angeles Public Relations: The Bear Lake Monster

Recommended Books:

Bigfoot and Other Mysterious Creatures

Ghost Stories and Mysterious Creatures of British Columbia

Monsters of Pennsylvania: Mysterious Creatures in the Keystone State

Bigfoot and Other Mysterious Creatures

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