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In Canadian folklore, the Manipogo is a lake monster said to live in Lake Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada. The creature was dubbed Manipogo in 1960, the name echoing British Columbia's Ogopogo. [1] There is also a Lake Winnipegosis monster called Winnepogo, thought possibly to be the same creature since the lakes are connected. It is the namesake of the Manipogo Provincial Park.
The monster is described as being from 4–15 metres (13–49 ft) long. [2] It is described as "A long muddy-brown body with humps that show above the water, and a sheep-like head."
The local native population has legends of serpent-like creatures in Lake Manitoba going back hundreds of years. Sightings of the lake monster have been reported since the 1800s. [3]
The community of St. Laurent on the southeast shore of Lake Manitoba holds a yearly Manipogo festival during the first week of March. [4]
A group of seventeen witnesses, all reportedly strangers to each other, claimed to have spotted three Manipogos swimming together. [5]
In the early 1960s, Professor James A. McLeod of the University of Manitoba investigated the creature by trying to locate its remains. If there is a breeding population in the lake, carcasses and bones should remain after death. [5] McLeod found none.
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Manipogo was featured on an episode of the television documentary series Northern Mysteries.
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In Canadian folklore, the Manipogo is a lake monster said to live in Lake Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada. The creature was dubbed Manipogo in 1960, the name echoing British Columbia's Ogopogo. [1] There is also a Lake Winnipegosis monster called Winnepogo, thought possibly to be the same creature since the lakes are connected. It is the namesake of the Manipogo Provincial Park.
The monster is described as being from 4–15 metres (13–49 ft) long. [2] It is described as "A long muddy-brown body with humps that show above the water, and a sheep-like head."
The local native population has legends of serpent-like creatures in Lake Manitoba going back hundreds of years. Sightings of the lake monster have been reported since the 1800s. [3]
The community of St. Laurent on the southeast shore of Lake Manitoba holds a yearly Manipogo festival during the first week of March. [4]
A group of seventeen witnesses, all reportedly strangers to each other, claimed to have spotted three Manipogos swimming together. [5]
In the early 1960s, Professor James A. McLeod of the University of Manitoba investigated the creature by trying to locate its remains. If there is a breeding population in the lake, carcasses and bones should remain after death. [5] McLeod found none.
This section needs additional citations for
verification. (March 2021) |
Manipogo was featured on an episode of the television documentary series Northern Mysteries.