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North American Bigfoot Center

Boring, Oregon

Cliff Barackman of TV's Finding Bigfoot runs this museum near Mount Hood, packed with footprint casts, field gear and a walk-through history of Sasquatch research.

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The creature

Bigfootaka Sasquatch, SkookumA huge, hair-covered, upright ape said to roam North American forests.

Nearby

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