Full Version: Seeking info on specific cryptid sightings
I'm looking for anyone who has any info at all regarding cryptid sightings in either Wisconsin, Michigan, or Illinois. Preferably something NOT "Google-able" or published. You can PM me as apposed to replying here, anonymity guaranteed if requested.
I'm not from that area, not even close, lol but I know of a very interesting sighting. So if you're ever in Europe 
It occurred in Croatia near the coastal city of Rijeka. The exact location was a small town near the Croatian-Slovenian border in 2001.
A group of kids, aged from 11 to 17 were hanging out at the local bus stop as usual. It was late in the afternoon, November. The bus stop and their town is situated near a very large, dense forest. Suddenly they heard noises coming from the woods. What came out was the most unusual thing they ever laid eyes on. It was a white creature, about 4 feet long (1.2 meters or so) and it was crawling on its hip, had no visible legs but on its "hands" had fairly long claws and it was moving sideways, dragging itself towards them screaming and making a LOT of noise. In spite it's weird way of moving it was very fast.
The kids, of course, were terrified. At first they couldn't believe their own eyes but they started running home quickly after the initial shock.
The sighting was reported in a local newspaper. Police and the county officers went to investigate since things like that DON'T happen around these parts. What they found were claw marks on a tree and on the spot where it crawled out from the woods onto the road a huge indentation was discovered as if the thing was very heavy. Also an unusual slimey substance was found on the tree along the claw marks. I don't know if it was ever analyzed.
The report also stated that some of the parents were at first of course very skeptical about what the kids were claiming but since their fear was genuine they had very little reason to doubt since fear like that can't be faked and the kids weren't prone to pranks of any kind. And they refused to stay out at night a long time after the even occurred.
The creature was seen in one woman’s back yard and she also reported hearing the strange sounds.
Dogs barked every night for a week after and the screaming could be heard coming from the woods some time after the sightings.
I went there for the first time in 2004. not knowing about these events. There is a great picnic area just behind the town on a river and I have a habit of printing interesting stories, newspaper reports and taking them with me on picnics so we can read them after we get tired of playing badminton or throwing ourselves after the unusually addictive frisbee, lol.
So after we got tired and sat down to eat I pulled out my papers and we started to read. That's when I first read the account and we all went WHOA! that happened HERE!!!
We went home that afternoon but came back about a week later. It turned out that one of the kids that saw the thing went to school with my bf's nephew. We talked to a few locals. Most were reluctant to talk about it as they didn't want the attention but they confirmed that it did in fact happen.
I still go there every summer since it's a great location to spend a summer's day afternoon but I haven't seen anything or heard anything unusual. Would I like to? Sure...haha, I think
I always have my digi cam with me just in case.
What was the creature? I have no idea. Maybe it was injured and was screaming in pain, hence the dragging.
Of course I can't know if the events did in fact happen but I have very little reason to doubt since it's not something that happens a lot, the people confirmed it did happen, police investigated and nobody made a big deal about it. People wanted to move on with their lives.
I'll let you know if I get an update
It occurred in Croatia near the coastal city of Rijeka. The exact location was a small town near the Croatian-Slovenian border in 2001.
A group of kids, aged from 11 to 17 were hanging out at the local bus stop as usual. It was late in the afternoon, November. The bus stop and their town is situated near a very large, dense forest. Suddenly they heard noises coming from the woods. What came out was the most unusual thing they ever laid eyes on. It was a white creature, about 4 feet long (1.2 meters or so) and it was crawling on its hip, had no visible legs but on its "hands" had fairly long claws and it was moving sideways, dragging itself towards them screaming and making a LOT of noise. In spite it's weird way of moving it was very fast.
The kids, of course, were terrified. At first they couldn't believe their own eyes but they started running home quickly after the initial shock.
The sighting was reported in a local newspaper. Police and the county officers went to investigate since things like that DON'T happen around these parts. What they found were claw marks on a tree and on the spot where it crawled out from the woods onto the road a huge indentation was discovered as if the thing was very heavy. Also an unusual slimey substance was found on the tree along the claw marks. I don't know if it was ever analyzed.
The report also stated that some of the parents were at first of course very skeptical about what the kids were claiming but since their fear was genuine they had very little reason to doubt since fear like that can't be faked and the kids weren't prone to pranks of any kind. And they refused to stay out at night a long time after the even occurred.
The creature was seen in one woman’s back yard and she also reported hearing the strange sounds.
Dogs barked every night for a week after and the screaming could be heard coming from the woods some time after the sightings.
I went there for the first time in 2004. not knowing about these events. There is a great picnic area just behind the town on a river and I have a habit of printing interesting stories, newspaper reports and taking them with me on picnics so we can read them after we get tired of playing badminton or throwing ourselves after the unusually addictive frisbee, lol.
So after we got tired and sat down to eat I pulled out my papers and we started to read. That's when I first read the account and we all went WHOA! that happened HERE!!!
We went home that afternoon but came back about a week later. It turned out that one of the kids that saw the thing went to school with my bf's nephew. We talked to a few locals. Most were reluctant to talk about it as they didn't want the attention but they confirmed that it did in fact happen.
I still go there every summer since it's a great location to spend a summer's day afternoon but I haven't seen anything or heard anything unusual. Would I like to? Sure...haha, I think
I always have my digi cam with me just in case.
What was the creature? I have no idea. Maybe it was injured and was screaming in pain, hence the dragging.
Of course I can't know if the events did in fact happen but I have very little reason to doubt since it's not something that happens a lot, the people confirmed it did happen, police investigated and nobody made a big deal about it. People wanted to move on with their lives.
I'll let you know if I get an update
Um, well, if you don't want google-able, then I'll draw from memory. I live nowhere near that area, and I haven't heard much in the way of Illinois or Wisconsin. Well, correction, I heard one ghost sighting in Wisconsin, nothing at all for Illinois. An interesting note from Michigan, though, is a supposed werewolf, which is more commonly referred to as a "dogman". There is little actual merit to the claim, and it is more of a tourist attraction/local legend, much like the Jersey Devil. There are a few eyewitness reports to verify it, and I believe they actually have a festival for it. It is supposed to show up at a certain place on the 7th day of the 7th month of the 7th year of each decade...which would place it at July 7th, this year. However, such a time leads one to belief that there is no truth to it, not to mention that the actual sightings did not corraborate with that trend of appearance. I am 95% sure this was in Michigan, but I cannot tell you the city/county for the life of me...
I believe the two armed creature you describe is what is known at the Tatzelwurm, and known from numerous sightings in central Europe, primarily Switzerland. It is generally considered to be Reptilian, and a kind of flightless "dragon". I'm sure you can google for a good deal of information about them.
As for Illinois, I believe the most famous cryptid is the Piasa "Bird", which according to Jesuit priests who sketched an Indian pictograph of it, uncannilly resembles a medieval European dragon, save for a disturbingly human-like face.
As for Illinois, I believe the most famous cryptid is the Piasa "Bird", which according to Jesuit priests who sketched an Indian pictograph of it, uncannilly resembles a medieval European dragon, save for a disturbingly human-like face.
Thanks for everyones input here! In retrospect I think this actually belongs in the Sightings section though. Oh well, here's a link to a story I found a little different from your basic road-side, canid-crytid sighting account. http://www.cnb-scene.com/brayroadlog3.html
The actual story is not headlined but it starts w/ "My other encounter is quite a bit murkier,..." and is about 2/3 way down the page.
Enjoy and tell me what you think!
The actual story is not headlined but it starts w/ "My other encounter is quite a bit murkier,..." and is about 2/3 way down the page.
Enjoy and tell me what you think!
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