Sunday, September 04, 2005

America's Loch Ness Monster

Surfing through the various cable channels late last night, I came across a program that told of the existence of America's version of the Loch Ness Monster -- "Champ," a large, mysterious creature who is said to inhabit the deep, underwater caves of Lake Champlain.

This is the first I've heard of this kind of "monster" off Champlain's ample shores, a beast whose existence has yet to be fully confirmed. However, there have apparently been many sightings there of a serpentine animal with many humps whose popular image in the area is rather indistinguishable from that associated with its more famous Scottish counterpart.

Is "Champ" a holdover from the days of the dinosaurs? Is it simply a huge sturgeon?

One thing's for sure: We don't know, but it's fun to imagine.

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