Manipogo
Also known as: Manitoba Lake Monster
Lake Manitoba's serpentine lake monster has been reported by Indigenous communities for centuries and photographed at least twice.
Indigenous oral tradition, modern reports from 1908
Lake Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada
12-50 feet long (varies by account)
Passive, surfaces briefly
Sporadic sightings, two photographs from 1962
The Lore
Manipogo is a large serpentine creature reported in Lake Manitoba, Canada. Indigenous Cree and Ojibwe communities have long held traditions of a water creature in the lake. Modern sightings began in the early 1900s, with notable reports in 1957 when two fishermen described a serpentine creature with three humps. In 1962, two separate photographs were taken that appear to show a dark, elongated form breaking the surface. Lake Manitoba is shallow for its size, averaging only 12 feet deep, making the presence of a large undiscovered creature difficult to explain.
Body Type
Folklore Origin
Notable Witnesses
- Tom Chicken and Chris Flyn (1957)
- Richard Vincent and John Flyn (1962)
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