Post by Sher on Jun 17, 2005 9:06:34 GMT -5
Sightings of a creature living in B.C.'s Lake Okanagan have persisted for generations. The first official sighting of Ogopogo – the Okanagan Lake Monster – came in 1872, after a local woman reported a creature swimming against the waves during a storm.
According to reports, the dark green, snakelike creature has a goat-like, bearded head, humps on its body and ranges in length from about five to 20 metres (15 to 70 feet). Witnesses say it moves fast along the surface of the lake.
Aboriginals called it N'ha-a-itk, or lake demon. According to legend, the creature was a murderer possessed by demons. The gods punished him by turning him into a sea serpent.
archives.cbc.ca/IDCC-1-69-1462-9713/life_society/myths_and_legends/
According to reports, the dark green, snakelike creature has a goat-like, bearded head, humps on its body and ranges in length from about five to 20 metres (15 to 70 feet). Witnesses say it moves fast along the surface of the lake.
Aboriginals called it N'ha-a-itk, or lake demon. According to legend, the creature was a murderer possessed by demons. The gods punished him by turning him into a sea serpent.
archives.cbc.ca/IDCC-1-69-1462-9713/life_society/myths_and_legends/
