Grand Traverse County, Michigan

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Grand Traverse County Michigan (Class B) BFRO

June 2005

This is an older reporting. It was late spring or early summer of 2005. Located just 5-10 minutes south of Traverse City off a dirt road few miles off of Garfield rd. I was meeting up with a group of friends of mine on some Private property back in the woods. I was walking down a gated dirt road to meet with them in a spot we had found the summer before off of Arbutis lake. There we had come across previously while wondering through the woods was a hill that over looked the lake. You walked down the sandy bank that had erosion and you are at the waters edge, about 25 feet down. Any ways, i had just gotten out of work and it was around 5 or 6 o'clock pm and i had parked my car at the gate because it was locked. i continued to walk down the road. after about 10 minutes of walking i started to hear what sounded like sticks being banged together. knowing the camp site was relatively close, i thought it could have been my friends i was meeting up with getting fire wood, "hey guys!" i yelled...

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Grand Traverse County Michigan (Class B) BFRO

Snowmobiler observes a large figure cross the trail behind him near Traverse City

Visual incident My wife and I rented a snowmobile for the day after Christmas 12/26/2012 from Roudolph Ranch near Traverse City MI. Our first exploration on the trip were the trails from the ranch ...

December 2012

Grand Traverse County Michigan (Class B) BFRO

Reoccurring activity on a farm near Fife Lake

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August 2011

Grand Traverse County Michigan (Class B) BFRO

Possible daylight sighting by a mountain biker in the Pere Marquette State Forest

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December 2009

Grand Traverse County Michigan (Class B) BFRO

Teens find footprint in swampy ground near Interlochen

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February 1984

Hamilton County Tennessee (Class A) BFRO

Nighttime road crossing seen by a couple near Sale Creek

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September 2011

Clark County Wisconsin (Class A) BFRO

Newspaper deliveryman sees large gray colored creature that was walking on two legs and carrying dead animal. (Newspaper account, follow-up by the BFRO and Sheriff's documents included.)

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March 2000

Magoffin County Kentucky (Class A) BFRO

Man recalls early morning sighting while squirrel hunting near Salyersville

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January 1972

Hocking County Ohio (Class A) BFRO

Sighting by woman visiting an old rural cemetery, near Logan

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July 1998

Humboldt County California (Class A) BFRO

Three children have daytime sighting near Eureka

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January 1958

Washington County Oregon (Class A) BFRO

Man spots Bigfoot in field

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March 1969

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Bow Hunter Encounters Strange Creature near Argus

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October 2007

Skagit County Washington (Class A) BFRO

Three hikers see something cross their path

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