This isn’t the creature that the group from Nebraska spotted on the Gunflint Trail, but it is no doubt a relative from British Columbia. From time to time people claim to see Bigfoot in Cook County’s backcountry. If you do see a Bigfoot, don’t run; yodel instead, said Seymour Apes.
Famed Bigfoot researcher Seymour Apes and his equally famous research assistant Iama C.H. Impanzee were up the Gunflint Trail recently, collecting anecdotal evidence of Bigfoot.
Using old maps, satellite imagery, books of the area and geological information obtained from the Minnesota Geological Association, night vision goggles, game cameras, film cameras, snowmobiles, canoes, cross country skis, snow shoes, 4-wheelers, backpacks full of replacement batteries and other gear, the two researchers soon found themselves overwhelmed with too much stuff and wandered straight into the warm confines of Sarah Hamilton’s Trail Center restaurant and bellied up firmly to the bar. It wasn’t long before people came to them with their stories. None better, however, than a group of friends from Friend, Nebraska who were searching for the true meaning of friendship on their long strange trip up north.
August Wilson knew it when he saw it.
Penny Johnson wasn’t sure, but she guessed the creature was rare.
Ron Johnson, Penny’s little brother, was too scared to look.
Intense fear, that’s what Rick Smith felt when he saw the beast.
Loud strange low growls came from the 9- to 10-foot ape-like creature.
From the dense spruce swamp came another ominous howl.
Only this howl was high pitched, and not as angry sounding, said Penny.
Oddly, the Bigfoot didn’t respond to the howl, said Wilson.
Looking instead, directly at us with large flat black dead eyes, said Smith.
Summoning some bravery, Rick asked the creature what its name
“Melvin,” he growled. Then he slowly turned and sauntered into the dark swamp.
No one got a photograph of Bigfoot, but little Ron drew a picture of what he thought the howl looked like.
That was enough information for the two researchers to call their trip to Cook County hugely successful.
Seymour wanted to share a tidbit of information about the wiles and ways of Bigfoot, including a bit about tree knocks that Bigfoots are famous for.
“Typically you will hear two loud knocks if a Bigfoot is in the area and it wants to communicate with you,” said Apes. “Instead of beating some poor tree to death with your large stick, just answer, ‘Who is there?’”
When I first replied, “Who is there?” the answer I received was “you.”
“You, who?” I responded.
Then the creature answered back with a Yo-dah-lay-hee-hoo.
“I’m not sure where that Bigfoot learned to yodel, but it was quite impressive,” said Apes as he and his partner headed off on another Bigfoot adventure.
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