Comments on: Cryptid-Ape Inhabited Island Vanishes

By: mystery_man

mystery_man — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:20:47 +0000

The disappearance of an island suddenly like that would be very odd indeed. But then again, we are talking about an area where all manner of strange going ons have happened. Orbs, ghost lights and other spectral weirdness, UFOs, cattle mutilations, poltergeist activity, as well as the cryptozoological phenomena such as these red apes, thunderbirds, and giant snakes, have all been reported in the area for years so I suppose a vanishing island sort of fits into all of the bizarreness. If I remember correctly, even the name of the place, Hockomock, means “the place where spirits dwell”. However, I am very much into wanting to know the precise physical and scientific means by which things like a missing island happen in this case. Very interesting story.

I also would like to know more about these “apes” that were seen there and the island itself. It sounds like an interesting case. How big was this island, and how frequently visited? Has it been implied that these creatures were a self sustaining, viable breeding population living there in the middle of the lake? It seems unlikely such a population could live on a lake island without being discovered. Surely they must have been traveling out to the island for some reason? Or were they escaped or released exotics?

These are the kinds of questions I find myself asking here. I want to get at what the small apes could possibly realistically be. Great story for speculation!

By: Dj Plasmic Nebula

Dj Plasmic Nebula — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:01:08 +0000

You know what, i knew this may be what having faith on. well not really faith, but…

If a Big Island or any island can dissapear. GUESS WHAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN.

Hear me out. What if another Island Shows up, but!!!!! it’s Tropical Big, Beautiful and somehow it escaped the maps nationwide and space maps..

What if all the cryptids living there, or at least living fossils and Unknown animals that are not living fossils just new to science.

What if that Giant Turtle lives there let’s say 65ft turtle.. This is paradise of the oceans my Friends.

Animals that will Change Science forever..

By: MattBille

MattBille — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:35:05 +0000

I keep thinking of Melville: “It is not down in any map; true places never are.”

By: SanFranSquatcher

SanFranSquatcher — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:07:21 +0000

1) It looks like the Nature Conservancy bought 102 acres on the lake, including a large island, per their website. 2) That's a big island to just "vanish". You can look at the lake on Google Earth at 41° 58′ 19″ N, 71° 2′ 28″ W

By: tropicalwolf

tropicalwolf — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:34:41 +0000

Great post. Would have like more info on the actual subject of the title. Still, informative and worth 1/2 hour to watch the videos.

By: sschaper

sschaper — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:43:57 +0000

The only “little red-haired ape” that I can think of, that could survive in Massachusetts would be the Japanese snow monkey.

Does anyone know more of the sightings, and if that is a possibility?

That would have been an easy one for one of the cryptid tv shows to get to.

Loren, did you ever check it out?

By: LynxKano

LynxKano — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:49:20 +0000

well if the water raised then i hope those Red-haired little apes can swim

By: klove0802

klove0802 — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:53:33 +0000

To echo Jayman, how did this island disappear?

By: S.P.I.E.S.

S.P.I.E.S. — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:33:04 +0000

Loren,

We had a great time with Jeff out in the swamp today. We hope to be able to investigate it with you in the near future.

Don’t you just hate those disappearing islands?????????

Stacey, Tracy, & Tiffany
Southshore Paranormal Investigators Eastcoast Society

By: jayman

jayman — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:42:26 +0000

I don’t understand how an island can “disappear”. Has the water level of the lake raised?