When it comes to Bigfoot sightings, most of us think of Washington State – but you might be surprised to learn that Maine has had its share of sightings, as well. Known to the Native American’s as Pomoola – translated by Maine’s early woodsmen to “Injun Devil”- this giant “ape-like” creature stands 6 to 8 feet tall, is covered with black or reddish hair, and may emit an odor or rotten eggs.
Reports range from a man-eating creature that protects the land surrounding Mt Katahdin to a hairy creature that haunts wooded areas and streams where it feeds on fish and wild rabbit. Reported sightings begin in the early 1800’s, with the last documented report in 1995.
Another version of this creature – or perhaps a cousin – haunts Washington County where he is known as the Meddybemps Howler. This creature is reported to howl from the distance and has been known to steal fish or young children. At least that’s what the reports on Bigfoot Encounters has to say.
Sometime around 1942, two young girls encountered a pair of giant hairy men thought to be Bigfoot. As the story goes, the two girls were left on a small island to fish while their parents boated out to deeper water.
The howling - more of a deep guttural sound - began as the day wore on, frightening the young girls. Suddenly it grew quiet and two giant hairy men emerged from the water and took the girl’s fish. Accounts from the two girls years later revealed that the creatures wore no clothes and stood “two fathers tall.” After a moment, the two creatures disappeared into the water and swam away.
In Penobscot County, he is known as The Maine Ridge Monster.
One notable sighting involved a young man and his father on a fishing expedition. Although the boy did not see the creature, he recounts the look of fear on his father’s face at the time of the sighting. The creature – estimated to be 8 feet tall and weighing 500 pounds - was seen in a woods clearing where it gazed at the man for 15 to 20 and then moved off into the woods.
Many wonder if sightings of Bigfoot may be nothing more than an overactive imagination or misidentification of known wildlife in the area. This, of course, is always a possibility – but when a group of people all observes the same thing, one has to question this theory.
In 1982, a group of bird watchers observed two hairy creatures walking across a clearing on the north side of Mt. Katahdin. Witnesses report the creatures had their backs to them, but that the backs and buttocks were covered with long hair and they did not wear clothing.
Six years later ...
In 1988, a group of boy scouts and six other witnesses observed a “reddish” creature on the trail leading to the summit of Mt Katahdin.
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