Bigfoot reports in Michigan
286 cases, best-documented first. Page 1 of 3.
We map claims, not creatures. A case is what some source says someone saw or heard, with the link to that source. It is not proof that anything was there, and a retelling counts once, not as a second sighting.
Bigfoot · Lake Superior State Forest - Shingleton Unit, Michigan · 1993
Witness reports seeing a young ape-like creature with reddish-brown hair and a lighter face squatting on a tree limb while driving down a sand road in the Michigan U.P.
Bigfoot · Iron County, Michigan · 1996
Witness reports seeing a large man-like silhouette on a trail in November 1996 that vanished silently.
Bigfoot · Rock, Michigan · 2018
Witness reports hearing a long loud yell that exceeded wolf capability and woke the group.
Bigfoot · Traverse City, Michigan · 2012
Witness reports seeing a tall, dark, rusty-red humanoid figure with a jet-black face moving unnaturally down a hill on snowmobile trails.
Bigfoot · Grand Traverse County, Michigan · 1979
Witness reports seeing a creature with yellow diamond eyes kill turkeys in his mother's yard.
Bigfoot · Presque Isle County, Michigan · 2003
Witness reports seeing a large, black, hairy humanoid figure with long arms and piercing eyes standing in the tree line near the New Presque Isle Lighthouse.
Bigfoot · Luce County, Michigan · 1986
Witness reports seeing a large black creature on the side of H37 that stood on its hind legs and disappeared into the woods.
Bigfoot · Monroe, Michigan · 2025
Witness reports seeing a large, gorilla-like creature drop from a tree and run away while bow fishing with his son.
Bigfoot · Fife Lake, Michigan · 2011
Witness and family report hearing a loud freakish howl/scream/wail from the woods west of their barn.
Bigfoot · Kalkaska, Michigan · 2014
Witness reports being attacked by an unseen entity throwing stones at his cabin and seeing a large dark figure move near his truck.
Bigfoot · Hillman, Michigan · 2009
Witness reports seeing a large, dark brown figure in the woods and hearing strange howls and tree knocks that they believe were Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Watersmeet, Michigan · 2012
Witness reports seeing a strange four-footed creature crossing the road in front of their car while driving in the Sylvania Wilderness.
Bigfoot · Manistee, Michigan · 2004
Witness reports hearing gibberish and sniffing sounds in the pines in October 2004, followed by two nights of feeling watched and hearing slow movement.
Bigfoot · Benzie County, Michigan · 1998
Witness reports seeing a tall, hairy creature with brownish fur and silver tips walking hastily across County Line Rd at night.
Bigfoot · Escanaba, Michigan · 2013
Witness reports seeing a shadowy figure run off the highway into the woods while driving at night.
Bigfoot · Brighton, Michigan · 1976
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy, ape-like creature with massive shoulders crouching by the Huron River while crossing a railroad bridge.
Bigfoot · Isabella County, Michigan · 1974
Witness reports seeing two upright-walking, hairy creatures, one dark and one light-colored, near Rolland Road west of Mt. Pleasant.
Bigfoot · Missaukee County, Michigan
Witness later wondered if the creature was a large Bigfoot due to its speed and rhythmic footstep crashes through dense swamp terrain.
Bigfoot · Alger County, Michigan · 1984
Witness reports hearing a screech from the woods while camping on M-28 that sounded similar to a previous encounter.
Bigfoot · Wexford County, Michigan
Witness reports seeing a massive, reddish-brown, hairy creature with broad back and arms in a flooded pond beside the highway.
Bigfoot · Lowell, Michigan · 1983
Witness reports hearing footsteps and seeing a large hairy humanoid shape while walking home in Lowell, MI.
Bigfoot · Luna Pier, Michigan · 1980
Witness reports seeing a huge, 7-foot tall, reddish-brown furry humanoid creature standing in a woodlot lane while squirrel hunting.
Bigfoot · Lovells, Michigan · 2000
Witness reports hearing heavy grunts and noises in the woods while visiting friends in Lovells.
Bigfoot · Traverse City, Michigan
Witness reports seeing an 8-9 ft tall hairy creature with a cone-shaped head while fishing in the woods near Traverse City, Michigan, and finding large X-shaped scratches on trees.
Bigfoot · Gwinn, Michigan · 1990
Witness reports seeing a tall, hairy, human-like creature cross a road in one step while driving with a friend near Wells Township.
Bigfoot · Sugar Island, Michigan · 2008
Witness reports seeing a tall shadow walking slowly and wobbling on a gravel road near Sault Ste. Marie.
Bigfoot · L'Anse, Michigan · 1998
Two witnesses report finding three sets of very fresh, large footprints in mud while scouting for bear hunting in a remote area.
Bigfoot · Pinckney State Recreation Area, Michigan · 2008
Witness reports hearing loud whooping noises and heavy bipedal footsteps in the brush while hunting with a partner.
Bigfoot · Pullman, Michigan · 2007
Witness reports hearing screams resembling two ladies being killed from the woods near their property.
Bigfoot · Benzonia, Michigan · 1998
Witness reports hearing a large creature scream twice from the bank above while camping on the Betsie River.
Bigfoot · Dickinson County, Michigan · 1984
Witness reports seeing three-toed tracks in mud and hearing a low growl and a woman's scream at an all-boy summer camp.
Bigfoot · Gwinn, Michigan · 2008
Witness reports finding large, pristine footprints approximately 15 inches long with a 4-foot stride in deep snow, leading them to reconsider their skepticism about Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Copemish, Michigan · 1990
Witness reports hearing a massive animal crashing through the woods in a rhythmic pattern resembling a person running, which they initially thought was a hunter.
Bigfoot · Fife Lake, Michigan · 2011
Witness reports seeing two large orange eyes staring at him from the woods near pig pens.
Bigfoot · New Era, Michigan · 2000
Witness reports hearing rocks being smacked together and seeing a large animal crash through the woods around their campsite at night.
Bigfoot · Big Bay, Michigan · 1972
Witness reports finding large footprints and hearing screeching sounds while a large creature jumped nearby on the beach.
Bigfoot · Goodells, Michigan · 1988
Witness reports hearing heavy footsteps and a piercing scream from an unseen creature in the woods near Pine River, followed by seeing a large shadowy figure with glowing eyes and dark fur over…
Bigfoot · Midland, Michigan · 1967
Witness reports seeing a hairy creature scaling a ditch and fence before running across an open field on two legs.
Bigfoot · Roscommon County, Michigan
Witness reports hearing a whistling noise from a large tree area during the day while researching the previous night's encounter.
Bigfoot · Mecosta County, Michigan · 2010
Witness reports hearing a high-pitched screaming sound that she later identified online as resembling supposed Bigfoot screams.
Bigfoot · Lupton, Michigan · 2007
Witness reports seeing a tall, hairy, bipedal creature on the road in Lupton, Michigan, which suddenly disappeared.
Bigfoot · Eben Junction, Michigan · 1944
Witness reports seeing a huge man standing broadside in the woods near his grandfather's farm who then walked away.
Bigfoot · Rose City, Michigan · 1991
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy, bipedal figure with animal-like movements near Rose City, Michigan, in 1991.
Bigfoot · Ransom Township, Michigan · 2014
Witness reports seeing a large, reddish-brown bipedal creature run across the road and into thick woods near Osseo, Michigan.
Bigfoot · Curtis, Michigan · 2022
Witness reports hearing distinct, loud knocks in the woods on three consecutive nights while staying at a lakeside cabin.
Bigfoot · Gladwin, Michigan · 1977
Witness reports seeing a large, upright creature resembling a gorilla standing next to a cedar tree while snowmobiling at night.
Bigfoot · Kalkaska, Michigan · 1977
Witness reports seeing a smaller-than-usual, lighter-colored Bigfoot sitting on a log in a clearing near Kalkaska before it stood up and ran into the woods.
Bigfoot · Gay, Michigan · 2001
Witness reports hearing a woman-like scream twice while deer hunting on November 15, which his father and brother also heard.
Bigfoot · Ypsilanti, Michigan · 2001
Witness reports finding large, bare footprints in the mud of a creek bed during a February thaw, jokingly referring to them as 'baby bigfoot' due to their size and lack of arch.
Bigfoot · Hardwood, Michigan · 1963
Witness reports seeing an eight-foot tall, short-haired humanoid standing under a tree near their family cabin in the late 1960s.
Bigfoot · Mecosta, Michigan · 1982
Witness reports hearing a loud, piercing scream and seeing something run down a hill through the woods while walking home alone at night.
Bigfoot · Atlanta, Michigan · 1998
Witness reports hearing a terrible, dying-like scream from the woods near their home in Atlanta for almost an hour.
Bigfoot · Seney, Michigan · 1977
Witness reports seeing a large, hunched creature with broad manlike shoulders crossing M-28 at night in winter.
Bigfoot · Paradise, Michigan · 2026
Witness reports seeing a creature duck down and look back at them near a pile of driftwood while their dog pulled them away.
Bigfoot · Boot Lake, Michigan · 2010
Witness reports encountering an eight-foot-tall, barrel-chested humanoid with black-to-brown hair and small ears while coon hunting near Green Lake.
Bigfoot · Iosco County, Michigan · 2012
Witness reports seeing a huge apelike creature near Whittemore, Michigan, which threw a rock and then ran away after he approached.
Bigfoot · Coleman, Michigan · 1997
Witness reports seeing an ape-like creature with hanging hair coming out of a ditch while driving north.
Bigfoot · Allegan County, Michigan
A researcher reports seeing a large Bigfoot silhouette on a trail at night before it walked into the woods.
Bigfoot · Rose City, Michigan · 2003
Witness reports seeing a large, silent, bipedal creature with grey/brown hair and long arms while deer hunting in Rifle River State Park.
Bigfoot · Onekama, Michigan · 1984
Witness reports seeing a tall, non-human creature walking on a hill near a migrant worker camp in Bear Lake, Michigan.
Bigfoot · Dowagiac, Michigan · 2001
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy, ape-like creature with orange eyes crouching in the woods across from their house late at night.
Bigfoot · Montcalm County, Michigan · 2012
Witness reports seeing a large illuminated figure walking in a circle and hearing a grunt before it retreated into the woods with red/orange eyes.
Bigfoot · Little Manistee River, Michigan
Witness reports finding large human-like footprints near the Little Manistee River during small game season.
Bigfoot · Custer, Michigan · 2019
Witness reports hearing unexplainable mumbled talking sounds and seeing a creature in the moonlight that followed another angler near the Pete Marquette River.
Bigfoot · Lewiston, Michigan · 1993
Witness reports seeing a large, dark reddish creature leap across a dirt road in Mountmorency County.
Bigfoot · Marquette, Michigan · 2002
Witness reports seeing a large, bipedal, furry creature crossing CR550 near Marquette during a late fall night.
Bigfoot · Luzerne, Michigan · 1990
Witness reports seeing a small, greenish-grey/black furry humanoid hiding behind a tree and smiling at him while deer hunting in the early 1990s.
Bigfoot · Dundee, Michigan
Witnesses report seeing a Bigfoot on camera holding a sheep and later observing another crouched Bigfoot in the woods.
Bigfoot · Prescott, Michigan · 2001
Witness reports that their family heard screams sounding like chaos while sitting around a bonfire, which they attributed to Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Gaylord, Michigan · 1950
Witness reports seeing a tall, hairy, buff creature resembling an oversized monkey near his outhouse in the morning, followed by family hearing screams later that night.
Bigfoot · Oscoda County, Michigan
Witness reports seeing a large, reddish-brown hairy creature walking across a dirt road near their cabin in the AuSable River Valley area of Michigan.
Bigfoot · Grayling, Michigan · 1972
Witness reports seeing a rusty-brown, hairy humanoid creature with dread-locked hair and sunken eyes near a creek in a Michigan swamp about 35 years prior to 2008.
Bigfoot · Kingston, Michigan · 1999
Witness reports seeing a tall, pitch-black ape walking through the woods behind his home in February 1999.
Bigfoot · Barton City, Michigan · 2006
Witness reports hearing a screaming sound with a human quality that caused birds and squirrels to go silent.
Bigfoot · Pittsford, Michigan · 2003
Witness reports hearing a loud, deep growling sound from a distance while mountain biking in "Lost Nation" and jokingly attributing it to bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Manistee, Michigan
Witness reports hearing a loud scream and seeing an 8-foot tall bipedal form in the swamp while deer hunting.
Bigfoot · Frankfort, Michigan
Witness reports seeing a face looking back into his window from outside in Frankfort, Michigan.
Bigfoot · Buckley, Michigan · 2004
Witness reports being followed and intimidated by a large, intelligent creature that broke trees and caused their dog to flee in fear during a coon hunt.
Bigfoot · Glennie Creek, Michigan · 2008
Witness reports seeing a large, upright, hairy creature with a very large rear end that jumped up and ran away after being prodded with a tree limb.
Bigfoot · Wellston, Michigan · 2012
Witnesses report that a large rock was thrown at their boat from the woods while they were night fishing in a remote cove.
Bigfoot · Oscoda County, Michigan · 2015
Witness reports seeing a large, muscular, ape-like creature with brown skin and sharp canine teeth leaning over a river near Whittemore, Michigan, which then fled into the brush.
Bigfoot · Allen, Michigan · 2006
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy creature with yellowed eyes staring into his trailer window before it attempted to force the front door open.
Bigfoot · Greenville, Michigan · 2002
Witness reports seeing a grayish, ghostly figure of an extremely tall male run across the road in front of her car at night.
Bigfoot · Midland, Michigan · 1977
Witness reports seeing a hairy brown man-like creature sitting against a fence post and later standing upright while they were working on a cabin in the woods.
Bigfoot · Marquette, Michigan · 1996
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy, bipedal creature on an old highway near Marquette in 1996 that stood upright, stared at him, and then ran into the woods.
Bigfoot · Fowlerville, Michigan · 1978
Witness reports seeing a juvenile bigfoot run across the road and clear a fence near Fowlerville in 1978.
Bigfoot · Cornell, Michigan · 1982
Witness reports being startled by loud whacks against the cabin window and dragging sounds down the side of the camp while alone at night.
Bigfoot · Ishpeming, Michigan · 1991
Witness reports seeing a tall white upright animal resembling a horse that disappeared into the woods near Ishpeming, Michigan.
Bigfoot · Mount Pleasant, Michigan · 1990
Witness reports a large, bipedal creature with glowing green eyes and dark brown hair crossed the road in front of their car near Mt. Pleasant.
Bigfoot · Marquette, Michigan · 2004
Witness reports finding large footprints in the snow and hearing a strange sound while walking with a friend near Marquette.
Bigfoot · Mears, Michigan · 2011
Witness reports seeing a large bipedal creature standing in the road and running up a hill on two feet.
Bigfoot · Caseville, Michigan · 1965
Witness reports seeing a hunched, ape-like creature with orange hair and claws in the sand dunes at night.
Bigfoot · Salem, Michigan · 2004
A 12-year-old witness reports seeing a black figure running down the street at night, describing it as possibly a 'germiln' or baby Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Dexter, Michigan · 2004
Witness reports hearing a loud scream identical to Klamath Screams while with friends at an abandoned gravel pit.
Bigfoot · North Muskegon, Michigan · 2006
Witness reports seeing a large figure squatting on their back deck and chasing it into the woods where they found a shed.
Bigfoot · Palo, Michigan · 1983
Witness reports seeing a huge shaggy bigfoot-looking creature standing outside the bathroom window.
Bigfoot · Traverse City, Michigan · 1982
Witness reports hearing something messing with their stepbrother's car and finding a path through ferns encircling their campsite the next morning.
Bigfoot · Michigamme, Michigan · 1971
Witness reports seeing a bigfoot running at full speed through the woods near an abandoned cabin.
Bigfoot · Tower, Michigan · 2013
Witness reports seeing tracks with an incredible stride while coyote hunting near Tower.
Bigfoot · Benzonia, Michigan · 1984
Witness reports hearing heavy footsteps and a growl from an unseen creature watching them at a bus stop in 1984.