Large footprints, area of matted grass and sounds of bipedal footsteps noted along shores of Aurora Lake witnessed in Portage County, Ohio

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In the summer of 1976, I (Laurie) was playing along the shores of Aurora Lake when I came upon a very large set of human like footprints. There was two very clear footprints in clay and a lot more less recognizable in the hard soil. My best estimate was the tracks were at least 15 inches long by 7 inches wide. Compared to my size 8 ' women's shoe they were enormous. Not knowing about Bigfoot, I passed them up as a case of mistaken identity or just a practical joke. I could clearly see the five toes on both tracks in the clay. The one thing I remember the most, was how impressed I was about those tracks. Then, the following summer of 1977, I wanted to show a girlfriend (Jane) of mine the area where I played my entire life as a kid. It was just after my senior year of high school when we decided to take a hike into the woods so I could show her my favorite tree I played on my whole life. How I knew my way to this spot was by following the creek bed into the area until we reached my...