Payette Lake “Sea Serpent”
Posted by: Loren Coleman on December 13th, 2009
Albert Lea Evening Tribune
Albert Lea, Minnesota
July 3, 1944
“Sea Serpent” of McCall, Idaho, Back
McCall, Idaho, July 3 – (AP) – It’s yellow, about 35 feet long, and has humps on its back; it looks like a whale; it’s “like nothing I have ever seen before.”
These were descriptions today of Payette lake’s “sea serpent,” the strange creature that has been reported seen periodically for ten years and which reappeared yesterday [July 2, 1944].
One of the previous scoffers, Walter Bowling, is now among those who have seen – and are convinced.
Owner of a resort on the lakeshore, Bowling said he noticed a commotion in the lake yesterday and thought several large fish were swimming in column. Then when the “fish” were within 75 feet of the shore he said he made out a light yellowish creature about 35 feet long, with large humps on its
shell-like back.Payette lake is a popular summer vacation spot with many resorts and privately-owned cabins along its shores. Mountain-rimmed, it is more than 300 feet deep.
Thanks to Jerome Clark for this archival story.
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Thanks for the report, Loren. Always get a kick out of these.
Whatever this might be, it obviously doesn’t mind cold water, because Payette Lake is very chilly. I live about an hour-and-a-half from McCall and have vacationed there too many times to count. The locals call the creature “Sharlie” and at one time there was a cafe by that name on the main street through McCall. The description in the story above is reminiscent of a monstrous sturgeon….