Time for a diversion...more on the Lake Erie "sea serpent."
One of the most fascinating reports of Bessie happened on August 24, 1993. It seems a 38 foot sailboat was crushed like an 'eggshell' by a creature reported to have been 200 tons. Of the five boaters, thankfully, none were hurt beyond scratches and bruises. Now comes, the smoking gun. It seems an airplane that was flying low across the lake, had noticed the action, and with camera in hand, one passenger snapped the action as it was happening. This picture was printed on the front page of the WEEKLY WORLD NEWS! Shortly thereafter, a group of businessmen, from Huron offered a reward for anyone who could prove beyond a reasonable doubt that this creature existed. The reward which totaled $102,700 dollars in cash and prizes, has never been collected.
If that is not incentive to look for this creature, then I don't know what is. There have been other sightings of this creature as recently as 1998, near South Bass Island, by a party of two fishermen. Lake Erie is a large lake,in which I believe lurks one of the most famous of the recent sea serpents to be sighted, maybe you will see Bessie yourself sometime, when you least expect it.
If you click on this link, beware the high volume of the mood music.
http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/System/6591/page12.html
Posted by Dave at May 1, 2005 09:31 AM