Sasquatch, cryptids and UFOs in British Columbia

Creatures reported in British Columbia

Cadborosaurusaka Caddy, Hiyitl'iikA horse-headed sea serpent reported off the coast of British Columbia.Bigfootaka Sasquatch, SkookumA huge, hair-covered, upright ape said to roam North American forests.Ogopogoaka N'ha-a-itk, NaitakaCanada's famous lake serpent of Okanagan Lake, BC.Thetis Lake Monsteraka Thetis Lake creature, BC Gill-manA silver, scaly gill-man two teenagers said chased them from a BC beach in 1972.

Famous cases

1. 1937Naden Harbour carcass
   Cadborosaurus · Haida Gwaii, BC
2. 1941Ruby Creek incident
   Bigfoot · Ruby Creek, British Columbia
3. 1968Folden film
   Ogopogo · Okanagan Lake, BC
4. 1972Teenagers chased from the beach
   Thetis Lake Monster · Thetis Lake, British Columbia

UFO files

• 4,145 UFO reports from British Columbia since 1989, mapped town by town (Canadian UFO Survey)
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Places to visit

• Harrison Visitor Centre and Sasquatch MuseumHarrison Hot SpringsFree museum in the village where the word Sasquatch was born, from the Sts'ailes Sa:sq'ets. Casts, carvings, a longhouse room and an 8-foot statue for photos.
• Sasquatch DaysHarrison Hot SpringsCo-hosted by the village and the Sts'ailes Nation, with war canoe races, cultural programs and Sasquatch talks on Harrison Lake.
• Squatch Watch Vancouver IslandCourtenayA three-day Sasquatch conference in the Comox Valley with presenters, a vendor market and a gala dinner, partnered with the Queneesh Indigenous Community Societ...
• Ogopogo StatueKelownaKelowna's most photographed public art: a fibreglass Ogopogo on the downtown waterfront, sculpted in 1960.
• Sasquatch Provincial ParkHarrison Hot SpringsLakes, trails and campgrounds just north of Harrison Hot Springs, renamed for the Sasquatch in 1968.

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