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Entries Tagged as 'Historical Sightings'

Champ Chasing season has begun…

April 14th, 2009 · No Comments

The warm weather is here, so we’re getting ready for another season of Champ Chasing.  Here are some excerpts from the journal of the original (European) champ chaser, Samuel de Champlain: “… there is an island where a terrible monster resides, which the savages call ‘Gougou,’ and which they told me had the form of […]

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A ton of pre-1900 Champ news articles

April 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

You can view the google search result page here… 162 sources!

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NY Times 1887 – A MILK AND LEMONADE SERPENT.

April 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

NY Times July 11, 1887, Wednesday Page 1, 168 words BURLINGTON, Vt., July 10.–That there is a Lake Champlain sea serpent is stoutly maintained by a party from Charlotte who were holding a picnic on the lake shore Saturday afternoon. Read the article…

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NY Times 1887 – THE SEA SERPENT HAS WINGS.; ADIRONDACK MURRAY TELLS HOW IT APPEARS ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN.

April 23rd, 2008 · 7 Comments

NY Times May 22, 1887, Wednesday Page 13, 984 words When any considerable number of truthful people agree in their testimony touching anything it naturally receives human credence. That an appearance of strange and extraordinary character has been seen in Lake Champlain by many people both intelligent and truthful cannot be denied. Read the article…

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NY Times 1887 – LAKE CHAMPLAIN’S MONSTER.; NEIGHBORS WHO ARE NOT CONVINCED BY MR. MURRAY’S EXPLANATION.

April 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

NY Times May 29, 1887, Wednesday Page 5, 520 words While the general public were exulting over Adirondack Murray’sexplanation and disposition of the so-called sea serpent, as publishedin the Burlington Free Press and copied into many other papersthroughout the country, which no doubt was a fair description of what… Read the article…

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Fauna Communications – Lake Champlain Research

April 20th, 2008 · No Comments

This group spent 8 days on the lake trying to listen for Champ. Whales and dolphins search for food using echolocation or bio-sonar so maybe Champ has a similar ability. They heard something, but was it Champ?

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Mansi Photo Analysis

April 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment

From the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry: “The most famous photograph of a monster in Lake Champlain was taken in 1977. The photo sparked the modern age of Champ investigations and renewed national interest in the creature. Recent field experiments, however, reveal that the “creature’s” size is less than monstrous and the main eyewitness is mistaken.” […]

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Unmuseum’s Champ Page

April 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Unmuseum has a great page on Champ, featuring a few historical sighting accounts among other things.

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Lake Champlain Land Trust Champ Page

April 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment

There is a wealth of information on Champ located on the www.LCLT.org website. Here is a sample of their sightings list. How many reported sightings of Champ have there been? Indeed, there have been over 300 reported sightings in the last 100 years. Here are a few of the highlights: 1819: Bulwagga Bay, Port Henry, […]

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The history of Champ.

April 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I will use this category to organize historical accounts of Champ. From the Native Americans to Samuel De Champlain to railroad crews, Champ is as old as the lake.

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