Historic Cryptid Headline: August 22, 1910 - Waupaca County's Sea Serpent Story
Janesville Daily Gazette
August 22, 1910
“Waupaca County’s Sea Serpent Story”
Strange “Beastie” That Crawls or Swims, With Huge Paws And Frightens People
Clintonville, WI- Waupaca County and its Clover Leaf Lakes have a sea serpent story. Eight reputable residents have seen the monster. As a result, terror reigns among the Milwaukee and Chicago people who have cottages along the lakes. As described by those who have seen the thing, it is more than six feet long, can swim on the surface or crawl about on the bottom. Its feet have long claws. Last Thursday it chased two women in a boat. William A. Schrander, the city treasurer of Clintonville, has seen the thing also. A baby alligator was turned loose in the lakes some years ago and the supposed sea serpent may be this reptile.
“Historic Cryptid Headlines” showcases actual articles involving cryptids that were published within United States newspapers back in the 1800’s-1900’s. The articles posted here are written exactly as they appeared during their original publishing date.
-The Pine Barrens Institute
The Minneapolis Journal
August 7, 1906
“Lake Ada Has A ‘Sarpint.’”
Mysterious Creature Seen on the Water by Pine River Men.
The Salt Lake Herald
March 25, 1899
“SEA SERPENT STORY.”
Two-Headed Hairy Monster That Weighed Seventy Tons.
The Daily Gate City and Constitution-Democrat
November 1, 1919
“SEA SERPENT IN LAKE KEOKUK.”
Fort Madison Citizens Insist That They Have Watched Monster Swimming Around and That It Is a Hard Looker.
The Evening World
September 18, 1922
“60-FT. MONSTERS RAID FISHERIES.”
Fishermen Scared Away After Narrow Escapes.
ST. JOHN’S, N.F., Sept. 18.
Richmond Indiana Palladium
August 11, 1838
“The Devil’s Lake.”