In 1884, a creature that appeared to be a cross between a
plesiosaur and a sea serpent was sighted in our little lake. Since
then it has appeared at least once every decade.
Native Americans have claimed to have witnessed Elsie lurking on
the waters. In 1932 Several swimmers were frightened off by… what
turned out to be a prank, but 2 years later a family claimed to
have seen a 100’ long monster with a tail 30’ long.
In 1967 a family out boating reported seeing the monster as it
rolled by leaving dark humps in the water. In 1970 someone
reportedly sited a 12’ long creature with the head of a dinosaur,
and humps that came in and out of the water. Even three park
official supposedly saw the creature surface. Finally, in 1992
reports of the monster surfaced again.
Although many claim to have seen Elsie, in 1954 the lake went
completely dry, and, according to witnesses, there weren’t any
beached sea serpents lying on the bottom. In the 1960’s the lake
was refilled, and has been kept full ever since.
Those in the “Elsie Exists” camp say there are underground caves
in the local mountains where Elsie hides.
Those in the “It’s a Hoax” camp believe that a rupture in the
sulfur springs on the north shore of the lake can produce a big
enough black bulge of mud, that could be mistake for a sea
monster.
So while your looking for this cache, take a good look at our lake,
and you decide…. But watch out for Elsie
Thanks to Weird California for the info on
Elsie
Congrats to gebskab on FTF