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Water Monster reports in Vermont

21 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 · Lake Champlain, Vermont · 1929

    Lake Champlain, Vermont3 independent sources

    Three youths returning from a fishing trip reported seeing a large serpent-like creature in Lake Champlain that thrust its head above the water and lashed the surface with its tail.

  2. Water Monster · Lake Champlain, Vermont · 1929

    Lake Champlain, Vermont1 independent source

    The article reports on the Lake Champlain sea serpent, noting it was first observed by the discoverer of the water and reappeared recently after an interval of 25 years.

  3. Water Monster · Lake Champlain, Vermont · 1873

    Lake Champlain, Vermont1 independent source

    Witness reports that Commodore Bisell and party interviewed a sea serpent near Shelburne Bay, saw it moving faster than any steamer with thirty feet of its body in view showing buncles on its face…

  4. Water Monster · Lake Champlain, Vermont · 1879

    Lake Champlain, Vermont1 independent source

    A report claims a sea serpent is currently moving around Lake Champlain.

  5. Water Monster · Lake Champlain, Vermont · 1900

    Lake Champlain, Vermont1 independent source

    A lady and her two sons observed a large serpent-like creature in Lake Champlain near Cedar Reach.

  6. Water Monster · Maquam Bay, Vermont · 1879

    Maquam Bay, Vermont1 independent source

    Mr. [name] and his hired man observed a large serpent-like creature moving in Maquam Bay for about two hours.

  7. Water Monster · Lake Champlain, Vermont · 1922

    Lake Champlain, Vermont1 independent source

    Mr. [name] reports that stories concerning an amphibian reptile called the "serpent of Lake Champlain" have been current for nearly 200 years.

  8. Water Monster · Lake Champlain, Vermont · 1887

    Lake Champlain, Vermont1 independent source

    Reports allege that a Lake Champlain Boa serpent has been seen several times this year by scores of people.

  9. Water Monster · Lake Champlain, Vermont · 1887

    Lake Champlain, Vermont1 independent source

    A correspondent reports that a sea serpent seen by picnickers on Lake Champlain has traveled overland to Lake George and was spotted by a farmer driving hay.

  10. Water Monster · Lake Champlain, Vermont

    Lake Champlain, Vermont1 independent source

    Witnesses report seeing a giant creature larger than their 12ft boat in Lake Champlain, captured on drone camera.

  11. Water Monster · Rutland County, Vermont · 1873

    Rutland County, Vermont1 independent source

    Harvey W. Buel asserts he has known of an immense serpent in the vicinity of Long Pond for many years.

  12. Water Monster · Charlotte, Vermont · 1900

    Charlotte, Vermont1 independent source

    Witnesses report that the Lake Champlain sea serpent appeared near Charlotte, with its head resembling an animal but its body obscured by disturbed water.

  13. Water Monster · Lake Champlain, Vermont · 1887

    Lake Champlain, Vermont1 independent source

    W. H. H. Murray reports seeing a sea-serpent in Lake Champlain which he later identified as a flock of plovers.

  14. Water Monster · Lake Champlain, Vermont · 1982

    Lake Champlain, Vermont1 independent source

    The newsletter reports that the State of Vermont has passed a resolution recognizing the possible existence of Champ and encouraging scientific inquiry and reporting of sightings.

  15. Water Monster · Charlotte, Vermont · 1887

    Charlotte, Vermont1 independent source

    A party of Charlotte people claim to have seen the Lake Champlain sea serpent during a picnic on the lake shore.

  16. Water Monster · Lake Champlain, Vermont · 1929

    Lake Champlain, Vermont1 independent source

    The author reports that Lake Champlain's sea monster has reappeared according to press dispatches, noting that while no one they met had seen it, natives knew people who had.

  17. Water Monster · Lake Champlain, Vermont · 1879

    Lake Champlain, Vermont1 independent source

    Witnesses on the steam yacht Jessie reported seeing a serpent in Lake Champlain and claimed one man was hit by its tail.

  18. Water Monster · Panton, Vermont · 1873

    Panton, Vermont1 independent source

    Witness reports Mr. S. D. Torrey and his party had a clear view of the snake in Panton which made the whole bay boil.

  19. Water Monster · Lake Champlain, Vermont · 1887

    Lake Champlain, Vermont1 independent source

    P. T. Barnum offers a reward for a sea serpent over fifty feet long claimed to be seen in Lake Champlain.

  20. Water Monster · Lake Champlain, Vermont · 1879

    Lake Champlain, Vermont1 independent source

    A trustworthy and temperate farmer reports seeing a large serpent-like creature in Lake Champlain.

  21. Water Monster · Vermont · 1873

    Vermont1 independent source

    The newspaper mentions a beast supposed to be a sea serpent seen near Whitehall, Vergennes, and Shelburn Bay.