Join MU Plus+ and get exclusive shows and extensions & much more! The brother Pesequan was subsequently found guilty and sentenced to hang by the government, although he died from illness in 1909 before the sentence could be carried out, sadly just three days before a pardon went through. Primary Editor: Jia-Rui Cook. 3. Others say its a colossal sturgeon. Still, what really scares me the most from back then was when we had been leaving the site, I looked back from the car window and saw a figure standing at the tree line staring at me, it was lanky and looked starved to the point of having its skin wrapping tightly against its bones. Few reports of the creature have surfaced since then. Neil Rosenstech. He finally got out that he was outside smoking and heard loud dragging and rustling sounds coming from the wooded pond area. The whistling continued for what felt like forever but thinking it through was maybe five minutes when Ryan finally yelled out into the darkness. I live in a very haunted town in Wisconsin, we even have our own book! It then proceeded to take a step towards me. "Massive" is the Word. At first I thought it was the wind and I remember thinking maybe the wind is just throwing leaves around and what we are hearing is nothing but the wilderness around us. The Beast of Bray Road. Above: That dang Hodag. As long as there have been demons and monsters in our world and those who believe in them, there have been those willing to fight them. I was done. He bet against the hotel owner and won the hotel. Whether you are a believer of these mythical accounts or not, it always makes for a spine-tingling good time when you round up your friends for a story around the fire. More recent sightings have been flooding in ever since 1987 when the song first aired on WTCM. Use the form below to suggest edits. These mounds were believed to have been created by the Aztalan natives when the lakes water levels were much lower. 2. The case of Wendigo psychosis spreading among the Algonquin peoples and the missionary travelers among them is a famously recorded example of appearances of Wendigos in the world. 2. They walk in the skins of . Wendigo is a Native American name for a Winter Cannibal Giant in northern North America. The Wendigo was gaunt to the point of emaciation, its desiccated skin pulled tightly over its bones. Ive tried telling people in my life about all of this but, as most people do with this type of stuff, none of them really put any stock into it except my brother now that hes had this experience. Hello? he said quietly. 27.07 - MU Plus+ Podcast - Flames of Prophecy, 29.07 - MU Podcast - Contract with the Goddess, 27.06 - MU Plus+ Podcast - Secret Vaults of Time, 29.06 - MU Podcast - Italian Disco Abductions, 27.04 - MU Plus+ Podcast - High-Res Healing, Astrophysicist Claims Ring Lasers Can Bend Space-Time and Allow Time Travel, "What's the Creepiest Thing You've Ever Seen or Heard?" The wendigo, as described by the Chippewa and Ojibwe tribes, is a man who consumed the flesh of another human being. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. With its bones pushing out over its skin, its complexion the ash gray of death, and its eyes pushed back deep into the sockets, the Wendigo looked like a gaunt skeleton recently disinterred from the grave. One of the guys walked around a bit and came back and said he didnt see anything. An illustration of the Wendigo, a fearsome creature from Native American lore. The Wendigo (also known as the Windigo, Windago, Witiko, Wee-tee-go, Wihtikow, Waindigo and several other variants) is a cannibalistic spirit resembling a zombie. Food & Drink These spooky tales passed down through generations of Whitewater residents and UW-Whitewater students continue to be a part of the towns unique culture. From a Sasquatch lurking in the woods of Northwest Louisiana, to a feral girl roaming Catahoula Parish, to aliens in Pascagoula, the Gulf Coast region has encountered its fair share of bizarre, and often inexplicable, monster sightings. A recent episode of In Search of Monsters on the Travel Channel interviewed people who spotted a Wendigo at a lakeside camp near Spooner. In fact, Fiddle and his brother, Pesequan, were widely thought by the Cree to be the most powerful Wendigo hunters there were, with Fiddler once claiming to have personally killed 14 of the foul beasts over his lifetime, including one of his own brothers who had apparently gone Wendigo after having resorted to cannibalism out on a trading expedition in order to survive. I dont think I have ever yelled so loud. Just about the only thing scarier might be what one would do if the starvation became too much to handle. During an investigation by the Canadian Royal Mounted Police, a First Nations woman by the name of Wahsakapeequay turned up dead, strangled to death with a rope and the scene of the body displaying signs of a ritual. The Wendigo is a cannibalistic being from Native American folklore in the Minnesota area, and it is still supposedly active in the state today. Originating within the myths and lore of various Algonquin-speaking tribes of Nova Scotia, the East Coast of Canada, and Great Lakes Region of Canada and in Wisconsin, United States, including such tribes as the Ojibwe, the Saulteaux, the Cree, the Naskapi, and the Innu, the monstrous entity called the Wendigo has long been feared. In the 1980s, several people reported that the beast attacked their cars and trucks, leaving long scratch marks. One of the most famous cases of someone allegedly being possessed by a Wendigo comes from 1878, when in Saskatchewan, Canada, a Cree fur trapper by the name of Swift Runner claimed that he had been possessed by insidious dark forces and had become a Wendigo after killing and eating his family during a harsh winter without food. I live in a rural suburb in SE WI near a line of woods and ponds. Grasping its victim, the Wendigo runs at such speed that the poor victim's eyes bleed and his feet burn. The evil being is associated with winter and starvation, and appears to feast on humans. The 5 Hottest Majors at the University of Wisconsin Right Now, Our Wisconsin Showers (available seasonally) Laundry (available seasonally) Potable Water (available seasonally) Windigo Camper Cabins (available seasonally) Call (906) 482-0984 or email isro_parkinfo@nps.gov for the most up-to-date information regarding the availability of services and amenities in Windigo prior to your trip. But they also say people who have been abused or neglected may become the Wendigo. October 21, 2021 1:24 pm CDT. In several Native American traditions, Navajo folklore from the American Southwest, for example, tells of supernatural creatures; the werewolf, werecoyote, or whatever form the therianthrope or demon is known as a "Skinwalker" or Yendalooshi (Yenaldooshi). What lips it had were tattered and bloody Unclean and suffering from suppurations of the flesh, the Wendigo gave off a strange and eerie odor of decay and decomposition, of death and corruption.. A much older phantom of the North Woods is found in Wendigo, an evil supernatural creature that is part of Ojibwe lore. And so ended the days of perhaps the last two Wendigo hunters out there and sealing the fate of the tribe to fall under the colonial laws of the settlers. The story of the wendigo (sometimes spelled windigo or windago) comes from Algonquian Native American folklore, and the exact details vary depending on who you ask. Wendigo View Website Favorite (3) 121 E Main St - Stoughton, WI 53589 Information: 608-205-2775 Tue-Thur 4-10:30pm, Fri & Sat 4pm-12:30am, Sunday Brunch 9am - 2pm (no reservations), closed Mondays. Into the days of settlers there were many cases of even the white man coming across these abominations, and the creatures were often blamed for missing persons. In the early 20th century one such fighter of demons would take his last battle before succumbing to the invasion of the modern world and the death of traditions. What was this thing? But there are also more to know about. The Wendigo is a wicked spirit that haunts the wild areas of North America's Atlantic Coast and Great Lakes regions. Many have given Kenora . Originally the lake was referred to as Mde Wakan or Bad Spirit Lake by the local Nakota Sioux for its deep, cold, and salt-infested waters. The whistling stopped. Rocky of Rock Lake Lake Mills After feasting on another humans flesh, he transformed into a crazed man-beast, roaming the forest in search of more people to eat. They hurried back to their vehicle and went home, but that night still haunts David. For them it was beyond mere lore and legend, but rather a very real threat, something that lurked in the shadows and had to be dealt with. YesNo, If yes, how? This supernatural creature stands 15 feet tall, severely thin and gaunt, with glowing eyes, long yellow fangs, an overly long tongue, and matted hair. Ive lived in a without-a-doubt haunted house, frequently go on after-hours explorations of known haunted places, and have seen and experienced many paranormal events. They had resisted Christian missionaries, remained apart from the law of the colonists, and still lived by the old ways, indeed remaining one of the only tribes still living under their own laws and traditions, but nothing can last forever, and in 1907, the Canadian government decided to investigate the claims that this man Jack Fiddler was waging a war against cannibalistic spirits. Obsessed with hunting for new victims, he is forever hungry until hes eating another person. By far the most well-known and discussed type of hairy wild man of Native lore is none other than the mysterious and legendary entity known as the Wendigo, animalistic, hulking beasts with strange powers. Although things started off normally, it all got rather strange when several odd occurrences began to unfold. They are some massive prehistoric fish that can be very intimidating up close and in person. Please share your story. They would prevent the snakes from overrunning the earth and devouring mankind, according to Menominee folklore. About a quarter mile from the road where their vehicle was parked, David and his wife walked out of the forest into a field. Somewhere in Montcalm County is the town of Amble, Michigan, population approx. Stories, Sightings & Experiences ; Wendi-go in NE Pennsylvania? One description of the Wendigo was given by Native author and ethnographer Basil H. Johnston, who wrote of it: The Wendigo was gaunt to the point of emaciation, its desiccated skin pulled tightly over its bones. Sightings are reported annually, and many locals believe in the creature, though some remain skeptical, of course. Many are skeptical of its existence and others say that it has been confused as other folklore monsters such as a Wisconsin Bigfoot or a wendigo. When I shot, you could see that I shot low and I heard something like my arrow hitting something. Sightings: date back to tribal indian days and now are seen by travelers, hikers and other people in the forests where it is seen. Other sightings have been reported northwest of Crivitz in a large expanse of wetlands and hardwood forest. My town is small and everything is silent and dark by 9:00pm. But those who believe in the physical wendigo think he might still be out there in the woods. This thing had long arms, and it was tall, but I don't remember anything like talons or claws. Im not sure what is was but my family suggests that it was my guardian angel saving me from a early death, But after that experience I have never been to the same campsite ever again, and didnt go camping for a few years after that. The closest I would akin it to would be a deer, but it was on its hind legs and had the body features of a stretched out human but with antlers or tall ears. You dont earn the name Devils Lake for no reason. Thats when the movement stopped but the whistling was still constant. Basically don't be a selfish idiot in . The beast is purported to run on all fours while chasing deer, but can also stand on its hind legs and kneel like a human. September 21, 2022. That trail later became what today is referred to as the Old Military Road. The Wendigo is a cannibalistic monster from the Algonquin myths of North America. He especially loves human flesh. What lips it had were tattered and . Ken Virden is a member of the Discover Wisconsin team. My house is about 100 yards from a small stream that splits the small wooded area in half. Its also linked to the many cultural taboos against these negative actions and behaviors. I ran back to where Ryan was and sat down. Weird Wisconsin stories and creepy travel tips! What is going on behind these reports and others like them, and are they even truly encounters with the legendary Wendigo at all? They are variously described as having the ability to turn invisible, to read minds, or to mimic human voices in order to draw victims away to isolated areas, as well as shapeshifting powers and the ability to generate waves of profound fear. I live in an apartment complex that is on the end of a residential street, so most of the street is older houses. What lips it had were tattered and bloody Unclean and suffering from suppurations of the flesh, the Wendigo gave off a strange and eerie odor of decay and decomposition, of death and corruption. Some of the recent sightings come from Ontario. Many of these reports were shockingly similar to the Swift Runner case. View of the Grace Creek Overlook. a 132-million-year-old Loch Ness Monster skeleton was found. David thought maybe it had been another hunter dressed in a ghillie suit, though he knew it was way too tall to be human. Legends and beliefs exist for a reason, and this is one I dont want to mess with. It resembled somewhat of a dragon-like creature. He's written articles for MU and Daily Grail and has been a guest on Coast to Coast AM and Binnal of America. Its voice resembles the sounds of the wild - falling water, wind, the call of birds and beasts. Still, he was hanged for his crime. According to ethnohistorian Nathan Carlson, its also been said that the wendigo has large, sharp claws and massive eyes like an owl. The house was along a creek, and the witness claims that one evening one of the cats, named Topaz, who usually followed him around on his walks around the property was with him, but this evening would prove to be stranger than most. The Windigo carried a record of 26 wins and 18 [] RSS. It's bones are visible through its sickly yellow skin, and its body is composed of ice and matted fur. They didnt have a light on their front porch, so most of their lawn was dark, but with lights from the surrounding houses I could see a figure standing in the middle of their lawn. But people still wanted to see his invention and it was exhibited for years until it was destroyed by fire. However, Wendigo creature sightings are still reported, especially in northern Ontario, near the Cave of the Wendigo, and around Kenora, where traders have allegedly spotted it, trackers and trappers for decades. With Wisconsins creepy history, there is sure to never be a shortage of scary monsters to tell of. FlickrAn animatronic depiction of a wendigo in a cage on display in Wendigo Woods in Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Does anyone else know about it? Jack Fiddler and his brother made no real attempt to hide the fact that it had been them, and that they had killed her because her family had asked them too, even helped them, as she had been transforming into a Wendigo. Brent Swancer is an author and crypto expert living in Japan. But every so often, an alleged sighting emerges. The more credible creatures of cryptozoology tend to have a proven history. I didnt answer and was trying to focus hard on each individual sound. It is the most I have ever been scared and the most that adrenaline has ever flowed through me. And underneath that terrifying, flesh-eating demon, there might still be a human man who was once just a hungry hunter. I recently received a distressed email from a man named David W. who, along with his wife, had an encounter with something they could not explain (maybe a wendigo?) Probably Not! Newspapers as far away as Philadelphia reported on this amazing scientific discovery. The witness explains: So let me lay out the land for you. Most recently in 2019, mysterious howls in the Canadian wilderness led some to question whether they were caused by the infamous man-beast. So I decided to head in. Ever since that night Ive been thinking about it and running through all of the possibilities of what it could be, but always coming up with no explanation. Subscribe NOW so you don't miss what's next https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGgdhMFHiKym-z4G7IB4BYw?sub_confirmation=1 Support me on Patreon https://. 5 Wisco Monsters to Look Out for This October. To the white settlers reading this, it was a tale of devil-worship, black magic, and deadly superstition among the untamed savages of the uncharted wilds, and it drew much call to bring the Native people under control and impose their own laws on them. The witness in this case claims that he spends a lot of time camping and hiking the area with his brother Ryan, and on this day, they had headed out to a place they knew well, midway through Jacks River Trail in the Cohutta Wilderness. NASA's Photos From Mars: Don't Tell Me the Red Planet Wasn't Once a Thriving World! Yet, looking at some scattered accounts in modern times, it seems that people are still having harrowing encounters with alleged Wendigos, and here we will look at a selection of some of these. It was first reported in 1893 to have had the head of a frog, the grinning face of a giant elephant, thick short legs set off by huge claws, the back of a dinosaur, and a long tail with spears at the end. One of Wisconsin's most famous cryptids (i.e., creatures whose existence is unproven) is a two-legged dog-like beast that's been spotted around Bray Road in rural Elkhorn. A nasty smell that just was right in my face., His wife smelled it as well, and later described it to him as a very strong metallic odor of metal.. Ever take a good look at a sturgeon before? The Wendigo was gaunt to the point of emaciation, its desiccated skin pulled tightly over its bones. With its bones pushing out against its skin, its complexion the ash-gray of death, and its eyes pushed back deep into their sockets, the Wendigo looked like a gaunt skeleton recently disinterred from the grave. Their eyes are often sunken in but glow. So I was out there one day and all the sudden I felt cold and uncomfortable. The evil being is associated with winter and starvation, and appears to feast on humans. It escalated when they began to hear footsteps in the area, a terrible stench would sometimes waft through, and there was a constant, inescapable feeling of being watched. It is still terrifying to talk or think about. I would saw that if I had to run about 20 yards uphill through the woods it might take me 30-40 seconds. Wendigo reports come from a surprisingly varied number of places around the United States, and our next report comes from the wilds of the mountains of the northern area of the state of Georgia. Most often described as a massive, hairy brute up to 15 feet tall, with a mix of human and animalistic features, the Wendigo has long been said to partake in acts of murder, insatiable greed, and cannibalism. Im a very avid bow hunter and have spent most of my life out in the woods, he wrote. Whenever we would fix our lights on a spot we thought the sound were coming from the location of the sound would suddenly change. The Wendigo has been described in many ways, but they all have common traits. Im of the mind that things beyond our comprehension and everyday scope absolutely do exist, and this is one I wont be messing with or going on adventures to see again. My town is small and everything is silent and dark by 9:00pm. The curious thing about Rock Lake is that if you dive down in certain parts of the lake you can find small pyramid like structures. Under those circumstances, who could blame them for having a fear of starvation? Always hungry, the wendigo searched constantly for its next meal. Photo by Joshua Mayer. A wendigo is a fifteen-foot-tall monster with a hairy body, glowing . At the turn of the 20th century, the Algonquian tribes blamed many unsolved disappearances of people on wendigo attacks. Wisconsin's 7 Weirdest Towns & Why They're Called That, Business But Wisconsins most famous hodag was born in 1893 in Rhinelander. According to the book Rewriting Apocalypse in Canadian Fiction, wendigo stories were once viewed as an illustration of the violent and primitive nature of the very people telling those stories. Though he is said to be almost 15 feet tall, his body is often described as emaciated. . I have heard what sounds like a little girl calling for help out in those woods before. NASA's Photos From Mars: Don't Tell Me the Red Planet Wasn't Once a Thriving World! After learning about the legend of the wendigo, you can check out these 17 real-life monsters. He says that at the time he was visiting his parents home, who lived there with their many cats. Ryan kept asking if I heard that and I put my finger to my lips trying to keep him from talking. The Cree say the Wendigo is an evil spirit that destroys mankind, a cannibal. A Wendigo Manitou carving on Mount Trudee in Silver Bay, Minnesota. A perfect shot. Wendigo Attack Report. There was no response. There are many different stories associated with this mystic being. This creature is so famous among northern Wisconsinites that it even has its own monument and country music festival. Normally Im the type of person that would go out and look for myself, maybe even going down by the pond to explore and find something, but this case shuts all of that down. The intervention of a shaman was typically sought as a last resort, when a person was obviously in the final throes of fully turning, during which they would exhibit delirium, insanity, potent nightmares, the uncontrollable urge to run naked through the woods, and of course an irresistible need to eat human flesh. Privacy Policy. Sometimes these animals were disemboweled and their entrails found hanging from bushes or trees like macabre Christmas tree ornaments, and sometimes they were simply torn in half, with one of the halves missing. . Swift Runner was then publicly executed for his crimes and his body buried far away, as some of the Cree claimed that his corpse would be reanimated by the Wendigo within him. The experience has left David feeling uneasy about going back out in the woods, and is questioning whether he will ever go out hunting again. Brent Swancer is an author and crypto expert living in Japan. Behind all of the houses on this side of the street is woods, and some of the trees wrap around between this house and the neighboring house coming back towards home. Although most of the stories of Wendigo encounters occurred far back into the19th and 20th centuries and beyond, there have been sporadic reports of what could be possible Wendigos up into more modern times. Originating from the myths and legends of the Native American Algonquian tribes based in the northern forests of Nova Scotia, the East Coast of Canada, and Great Lakes Region of Canada, the Wendigo truly holds a place amongst the most frightening creatures of Native lore, and with good reason. The Wendigo is said to be a Algonquian native legend. Across from my apartment complex (on the same side as the woods and the encounter) there is a small pond surrounded by trees. Black Earth, Wisconsin: Trails Books, 1997. Eyewitness sketch of a mysterious creature that dashed in front of a moving car near Holy Hill. and sightings were sometimes recorded. Then I kinda felt like someone was really looking at me. Hespends his recreational time with family and friends going camping, attending rock festivals, and running his own podcast Virden Interviews. Since the wendigo is said to be a cold-weather creature, most sightings have been reported in Canada, as well as colder northern states in the U.S. like Minnesota. It seemed so big I felt it in the ground, David noted. HEY! Quiet. Basically, the word wendigo can also function as a symbol for gluttony and the image of excess. The creature has been referenced and sometimes even depicted in a variety of hit television shows, including Supernatural, Grimm, and Charmed. According to Legends of the Nahanni Valley, a Native author and ethnographer named Basil H. Johnston once described the wendigo in his masterwork The Manitous as such: The Wendigo was gaunt to the point of emaciation, its desiccated skin pulled tightly over its bones. I Often Hear That: I'll Share Some With You, TikTok and Its Strange Proliferation of Mysterious Accounts of Skinwalkers, A 3,500-Year-Old Frozen Mummified Bear Found in Siberia. It was behind a tree, and at first appeared to be a bear standing on its back legs scratching its back against the tree trunk. Now this is the part I will never forget. I threw up and sprinted back up to the house with my cat, and avoided the creek for ages, though weirdly I felt quite certain that whatever that thing was, it couldn't cross running water. Mississippi: Mercritis This story is an odd myth it's about a disease! With its bones pushing out over its skin, its complexion the ash gray of death, and its eyes pushed back deep into the sockets, the Wendigo looked like a gaunt skeleton recently disinterred from the grave. Whatever they are, such accounts make the rounds from time to time, and add a layer to the already rich and spooky lore of the Wendigo. (Twitter: @DiscoverWI), That is so cool I live in Wisconsin my hole life and I havent heard of some of those. They had just started hunting there a few days prior, and the odd feeling had been enough to convince David to turn back on previous excursions. Others say he walks in a more haggard manner, as if he is falling apart. Now as far as I know there is no family history on either side for hallucinations, and even of there were, this would have been my only experience with one my entire life, and it's been almost a full decade since this happened. Lake Winnebago Water Monster - Lake Winnebago The Wendigo is a mythical creature that has been reported in many different forms. More stories followed, each adding to the lore of the fearsome hodag. Believing it must be a large buck, the couple proceeded down the trail hoping to get a glimpse of it. The lore of the Wendigo, which is often ominously translated as the evil spirit that devours mankind, varies slightly from tribe to tribe, but it is always seen as a malevolent creature with an intense, uncontrollable perpetual hunger for human flesh, and often said to possess the minds of others in order to drive them to cannibalism. Then this brown, slimy, serpent or eel like body sloshed around and went into the water. Indeed, one was seen as perfectly able to be changed into a Wendigo, in most cases if they resorted to eating the meat of another person, or through magic woven by another Wendigo, and humans were also at times said to be possessed by the creatures. My dog, who is normally aware of every living creature from a mile away in a snow storm, is completely unaware of its presence. Then you can read about the time it was reported that a 132-million-year-old Loch Ness Monster skeleton was found. In 1896, to draw people to the Oneida County Fair, Shepard said he would exhibit a live hodag. The sightings were . These creatures have been mainstays of Native American lore for generations, their deeds well known in many of these tribal stories and legends. This is still hard for me to wrap my head around because it shook me to my core, but this story takes place just over a year ago in late November 2018. It was all very unsettling, indeed, but it was about to graduate into the horrifying. Many reports occurred during the late 1800s of fishermen who would have violent encounters with the beast. The Algonquian people say that during the turn of the 20th century, a large number of their people went missing. Other names include Windigo, Witiko, Weedigo . The voice calling me was a harsh, raspy, animalistic in tone imitation of my sisters voice, who had just recently left the trip due to stress only a few hours ago. 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