![]() When Manabozo had accomplished the works for which Kisha’ Ma’nido sent him down to Earth, he went far away and built his wigwam on the northeastern shore of a large lake, where he took up his abode. 2 This immediately brings to mind a Native American legend from the same region that the Dogman is believed to roam. They span from the tip of Michigan, South into Illinois, and then North into Wisconsin. ![]() One detail she realized was that many of the creature sightings were concentrated along the Lake Michigan shoreline. After documenting and compiling many eye witness accounts she has been able to fish out the synchronicities and better ponder on the phenomenon. Researching the initial sightings in Wisconsin she was thrown into werewolf madness for years to come. Linda wrote the book (later turned into a movie) The Beast of Bray Rd. ![]() Leading the field of research concerning the Dogman and wolf-like creatures is Linda S. Michigan and in particular Northwestern Michigan have undoubtedly become hot spots for the infamous Dogman creatures, but eye witness sightings by no means end there. Admittedly this sounds much like the building blocks of a new myth being built, but tell that to one of the hundreds of eye witnesses that have been scared “stiff” by this creature! Part of the legend goes that the Dogman seemingly likes to make an appearance on the 7th month, 7th day, and more importantly the 7th year. It may be no coincidence that “ The Legend” was released in 1987. Not only did folks enjoy the song, but started coming forward with tales of their own. Cooks surprise the local public loved the song containing lyrics compiled from local Dogman accounts. 1 The song was first played on April fools day 1987. But in 1987 the Dogman lore was revived when Traverse City radio deejay Steve Cook composed a tune he dubbed “ The Legend”. Stories of a “Dogman” or werewolf like creature have occupied myth and lore in Michigan for 100’s if not 1000’s of years. As crazy as this seems there have been quite an unusual number of normal people coming forward with stories of what they believe to be a real creature. Many have agreed that it has yellow and sometimes red eyes, and has the capability of running at tremendous speeds on it’s hind legs. The Dogman is said to resemble a large bi-pedal wolf or dog like creature. ![]() Prowling through the thick woods and over fields and farmland, along rivers and lakes, common folk have claimed to be witness to what has become known locally as the Michigan Dogman!Įye witness descriptions of the Dogman slightly vary on occasion, but the general consensus is the same. Wisconsin and Michigan in particular have become home to their own local legend of sorts. These legends and stories are exciting to ponder and share as campfire tales, but they are all just creepy myths from our ancient past aren’t they? Not as far as many citizens of the Great Lakes region are concerned! Of course Europe told the classic werewolf tales, while in Native America natives spoke of the skin walkers and shape-shifters. The Egyptians portrayed Anubis, a god of the underworld, as a jackal headed god. Sumerian mythology portrayed a character by the name of Enkidu who was reportedly covered in fur. For thousands of years humans have depicted a part man and part wolf mythical creature.
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