Comments on: Again, Bear Lake

By: Mnynames

Mnynames — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 07:06:29 +0000

True, but aren’t local Mormons still seeing this thing? And to answer the sloth question, it’s more likely to be a Giant Beaver, a Pleistocene animal whose Ice Age range would have included the region. They have been seen in other areas, even a man-made lake, nearby, which isn’t surprising, given their ability to walk about on land.

On a separate note, I find it interesting how many sightings speak about the aggressive nature of this beast, a feature consistent with Native American legends about Giant Beavers as well.

By: Grant

Grant — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 06:56:09 +0000

I agree about the repetition, when it comes to almost ANY subject, including Fortean ones. I practically cringe at the name Roswell, but for reasons having NOTHING to do with DISBELIEF - I just can’t stand hearing it that much. But I can’t help being prejudiced about Bear Lake, Utah, because I first knew of it from a favorite lake monster book, one of several “alien animal” ones I first read that year (including “Alien Animals” itself).

By: alanborky

alanborky — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:34:19 +0000

WHOLELY INEXPLICABLE, OR HOLY OBVIOUS?

I think you’ve probably answered this one yourself, Loren, in your actual piece: in that part of the world, the fact the Bear Lake Monster was witnessed by the original Mormon settlers augments the Monster’s own already innate ’supernatural glamour’ and ‘ethnological aura’ with a sort of ‘Founding/Pilgrim Fathers charisma’, as well as bestowing upon it something of the nature of ‘Holy Writ’.

On a non-cynical level, it’s probably not disimilar to my City’s ‘Liverpool Echo’ not missing an opportunity to get in a reference to The Beatles, no matter the story - on a cynical level, it’s probably meant to go down well with local Mormon business people as sources of actual or potential advertising revenue.

By: crgintx

crgintx — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 23:21:21 +0000

Could this be some unknown aquatic mega-sloth remnant? Reports of similar creatures come out of South America.

By: BugMO

BugMO — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:43:06 +0000

Maybe they’re just bored and they can’t find anything else to write an article about or maybe they think that a story about a lake monster will be popular. You would think that people would find it a little more interesting to read about a lake monster sighting that was more recent.