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Water Monster reports in Maine

31 cases, best-documented first. Page 1 of 1.

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.

  1. Water Monster · Boothbay, Maine · 1831

    Boothbay, Maine2 independent sources

    Witnesses in Boothbay report seeing an enormous brown and yellow-brown monster resembling a snake with humps on its back, estimated to be over 200 feet long, swimming near the shore and wharf.

  2. Water Monster · Penobscot Bay, Maine · 1780

    Penobscot Bay, Maine1 independent source

    Captain Little swore he saw a sea serpent at sunrise in Penobscot Bay which sank out of sight before marines could shoot it.

  3. Water Monster · Boothbay, Maine · 1844

    Boothbay, Maine1 independent source

    Witness reports that the Sea Serpent was seen by the skipper and crew of the Temperance Mary, described as being bigger than a houseboat and two hundred feet long.

  4. Water Monster · Washington County, Maine · 1904

    Washington County, Maine1 independent source

    Witnesses report that several men in canoes pursued a creature described as over 30 feet long with the appearance of a monstrous snake, which swam near the surface and emitted a peculiar odor, with…

  5. Water Monster · Lubec, Maine · 1937

    Lubec, Maine1 independent source

    Witness reports a sea serpent driving fishing boats ashore on the Outer Wolves by raiding schools of herring.

  6. Water Monster · Penobscot Bay, Maine · 1793

    Penobscot Bay, Maine1 independent source

    Eleazer Crabtree saw another sea serpent near Mount Desert in 1793.

  7. Water Monster · Penobscot Bay, Maine · 1802

    Penobscot Bay, Maine1 independent source

    Abraham Cummings reported seeing a sea serpent in Penobscot Bay.

  8. Water Monster · Lower Chain Lake, Maine · 1892

    Lower Chain Lake, Maine1 independent source

    Witness reports that a party of fifteen hunters went to Chain Lake, Maine, to kill a serpent monster after Clarence S. Lunt encountered one emerging from the ice.

  9. Water Monster · Penobscot County, Maine · 1835

    Penobscot County, Maine1 independent source

    Capt. Little of the U.S. Navy reported seeing a sea serpent at sunrise in Penobscot Bay from a public armed ship.

  10. Water Monster · Portland, Maine · 1833

    Portland, Maine1 independent source

    A witness reported passing among a shoal of sea serpents measuring 80 to 130 feet long, which lifted their heads and showed snake-like undulations.

  11. Water Monster · Penobscot Bay, Maine · 1850

    Penobscot Bay, Maine1 independent source

    Rev. Allen Bradford cites evidence establishing that a large sea serpent has been seen in Penobscot Bay.

  12. Water Monster · Lower Chain Lake, Maine · 1882

    Lower Chain Lake, Maine1 independent source

    The Machias Republican published an article regarding a monster serpent in Chain Lake, which many local people believe inhabits the lake.

  13. Water Monster · Hancock County, Maine · 1793

    Hancock County, Maine1 independent source

    Capt. Crabiree reports seeing an enormous sea serpent swimming near Mont-Desert island in June 1793.

  14. Water Monster · Bar Harbor, Maine · 1881

    Bar Harbor, Maine1 independent source

    A woman known in society reported seeing a sea serpent off Bar Harbor that was over 50 feet long and moving in a circle.

  15. Water Monster · Washington County, Maine · 1941

    Washington County, Maine1 independent source

    Barnacle Mitchell claims he stumbled upon a sleeping sea serpent on the beach and killed it with an axe.

  16. Water Monster · Penobscot Bay, Maine · 1779

    Penobscot Bay, Maine1 independent source

    Commodore Preble and twelve seamen chased a sea serpent thought to be 100 feet long for twelve miles in Penobscot Bay.

  17. Water Monster · Somerset County, Maine · 1892

    Somerset County, Maine1 independent source

    A report claims that a famous serpent sighting at Chain Lake has been reduced to a mere muskrat.

  18. Water Monster · Washington County, Maine · 1883

    Washington County, Maine1 independent source

    A sea serpent was reportedly killed on Campobello Island in 1883 after it had been terrifying fishermen for over a month.

  19. Water Monster · Portland, Maine · 1873

    Portland, Maine1 independent source

    Witness reports that a 'great sea serpent' has been seen from a bridge on solid land off the coast of Portland, dividing the opinion of scientists at a convention.

  20. Water Monster · Cumberland County, Maine · 1873

    Cumberland County, Maine1 independent source

    Witness reports Mr. [name] saw an animal corresponding to the sea serpent description while getting salt water near his residence on the Nonesuch River.

  21. Water Monster · Mount Desert, Maine · 1793

    Mount Desert, Maine1 independent source

    The same man who saw the serpent in 1778 also saw another sea serpent near Mount Desert.

  22. Water Monster · Harpswell, Maine · 1835

    Harpswell, Maine1 independent source

    Witnesses report seeing a Sea Serpent in the bay between Portland and Harpswell on July 9, noting its head above water and undulating motion.

  23. Water Monster · Piscataquis County, Maine · 1884

    Piscataquis County, Maine1 independent source

    Witnesses report that a serpent of enormous size was seen in Big Lake by an Indian and two Native American women who paddled ashore in fear.

  24. Water Monster · Penobscot Bay, Maine · 1778

    Penobscot Bay, Maine1 independent source

    Alexander Campbell reported seeing a sea serpent 500 feet long with a large thick mouth in Penobscot Bay.

  25. Water Monster · Knox County, Maine · 1834

    Knox County, Maine1 independent source

    Witness reports a large sea serpent was seen for several days near Cape Rosier, carrying its head above water and passing under a boat.

  26. Water Monster · Penobscot County, Maine · 1791

    Penobscot County, Maine1 independent source

    Mr. [name] saw another sea serpent near his desert in Penobscot Bay in 1791.

  27. Water Monster · Kennebunk, Maine · 1830

    Kennebunk, Maine1 independent source

    Three men fishing off the coast of Kennebunk reported seeing a sea serpent in 1830, with one witness later making oath to its size.

  28. Water Monster · Penobscot Bay, Maine · 1778

    Penobscot Bay, Maine1 independent source

    Eleazer Crabtree claimed to have seen a sea serpent in Penobscot Bay in 1778 with a description similar to Captain de Ferry's.

  29. Water Monster · Portland, Maine · 1873

    Portland, Maine1 independent source

    Witness reports Mr. S. B. Beckett saw a large serpent-like animal swimming in Portland Harbor on the evening of July 6.

  30. Water Monster · Maine · 1901

    Maine1 independent source

    Witnesses report that the captain and crew of the schooner Madagascar saw a large snake-like creature with scales and a spinal ridge in Maine waters.

  31. Water Monster · Maine · 1817

    Maine1 independent source

    Rev. Abraham Cummings reports he has frequently seen a sea serpent along the coast of Maine.