Incident #991144
Lake Ann, Benzie Cty, Michigan
May 1977
Account
Zane Gray and his son Dave, owners of farm implement dealership at Traverse City, building new houses in Benzie County on Bronson Lake Road. At Dave's site they found more than two dozen 19-inch tracks, which Wayne King later investigated. There was a J-shaped scar on the middle ball of the left foot. Tracks went up a steep slope with 6-foot strides.
When
- Month
- May
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- spring
Where
- State / province
- Michigan
- County
- Benzie Cty
- Nearest Town
- Lake Ann
- Latitude
- 4443
- Longitude
- 8551
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- work site
- Near or/at
- empty building
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- No. of Track Witnesses
- several
Source
- Source
- Detroit Free Press, summer, 1977, quoting retired state police lieutenant Zane Gray. Also Wayne King report June 30, 1977, Vassar, MI, Pioneer Times, Nov 8, 1977 and a Lapeer Cty papr, Nov 30, 1977.
Creature description
- Later Movement
- went up slope
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 19.0
- Greates Width
- 8.0
- Stride in Inches Average
- 72
- Number of Tracks
- 25
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- work outdoors