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THE BEAR LAKE MONSTER: America’s Forgotten ‘Nessie,' Monstrous Terror of the Utah-Idaho Border
The Bear Lake Monster is a cryptid featured in the local folklore of Bear Lake, located on the Utah–Idaho border. The myth originated from articles written in the 19th century by Joseph C. Rich, a Mormon colonizer in the area, who claimed to report second-hand accounts of sightings of the creature. ...