Incident #991141
Interlochen, Benzie Cty, Michigan
May 1977
Account
Wayne King got a message while with United Press International reporter Jeffery Sheler, Grand Rapids bureau, and went to see tracks found by mushroom pickers. Witnesses included Mr. and Mrs. Donald Shadwick, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Silver, Beulah, MI, Mr. and Mrs. Jim LaMont, Interlochen, MI, and Nathan Blakemore, Chesning, MI. King used 5 pounds of plaster to cast a track.
When
- Observation Date
- MAY 21 1977
- Month
- May
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- spring
Where
- State / province
- Michigan
- County
- Benzie Cty
- Nearest Town
- Interlochen
- Latitude
- 4438
- Longitude
- 8546
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
- Cast Made Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
- No. of Track Witnesses
- 9
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
Source
- Source
- Wayne King investigating footprints reported by Donald Shadwick, Interlochen, MI. Also U.P.I. story, May, 1977, identifying track finders as mushroom pickers.
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 15.0
- Greates Width
- 6.0
- Average Depth
- 2.25
- Stride in Inches Average
- 90
- Number of Tracks
- 38
- Material Tracks Made in
- dirt
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- outside on foot