The Observation Deck

But get government protection anyway. Polar bears may not be protected, but Nessie is.

'Dave Shealy is founder of the world’s only research center dedicated to the skunk-ape (the 7-foot tall, 450-pound apes that supposedly stroll through Florida reeking of rotten eggs). He’s spent much of his life trudging through the Everglades looking for signs of the creatures and has even gone so far as to call for the state of Florida to pass a law outlawing the hunting of them.

This guy is nuts, right? No matter your answer, he’s not the first person to try this with the skunk apes, and certainly not the first to push for government protection of a cryptid (an animal whose existence can’t be proved with scientific certainty). In Florida, the US, and even elsewhere in the world, individuals, politicians, and organizations have fought for legal protection for cryptids.'

http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11018

That was a pretty funny article. Does Lake Erie have any cryptids? I remember hearing about a shark that supposedly lived in Lake Erie that somehow made it from the ocean and yet was able to live in fresh water but that was a long time ago. NE Ohio Cryptids?

Lake Erie sure does have a cryptid:
South Bay Bessie.

Awesome! Didn't hear of this one. Good stuff!

Phil Florian wrote:Awesome! Didn't hear of this one. Good stuff!

Phil

Then there is "Rabbit Man" Standing nearly 7' tall with arms as big as horse's leg. It has the ability to run as fast as a car.

Reports come from "Turkeyfoot Cemetary" to the green barn.

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