Broken trees have some thinking Bigfoot

UPI ^ | 04/09/07

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Several residents around Michigan's Tobico Marsh say the recent appearance of broken trees may be the handiwork of Bigfoot. Regional artist Lynn Conley told the Bay City (Mich.) Times that when she and a friend discovered between 15 to 20 oak and poplar trees snapped off near the marsh last month, her immediate thoughts were of the mythical creature.

"I looked at it really carefully," the 52-year-old said of the group of trees. "I thought at first it might have been a bear. But there were no claw marks, just snaps.

"My first inclination was Bigfoot," she added. "Honestly, it was so weird. The air was eerie. It was something I can't even hardly describe."

Bay City State Recreation Area official Mike Evanoff dismissed the claims, but did recognize the positive impact a resident Bigfoot would have on the region.

"There's probably a logical explanation," he told the Times.

"I think if we did have a Bigfoot sighting that would be very beneficial," he added, "then we could put some tours together and have a promotional opportunity for the park and the community."

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[woodbutcher1963]

bull moose ?

[Bigg Red]

bull moose ?

down draft?

[corlorde]

That’s what always crosses my mind when I see broken trees, “must be Bigfoot.”

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[PCBMan]

I saw the original article in the Bay City paper. These trees were snapped off high (10 ft.?) above the ground, and they were young green trees, not old and brittle.

[presidio9]

I saw the original article in the Bay City paper. These trees were snapped off high (10 ft.?) above the ground, and they were young green trees, not old and brittle.

That changes everything. Of course I am now convinced that nothing other than Bigfoot could have done this.

Damn UPI and their incomplete reporting...

[SquirrelKing]

The Truth is Out There...

[corlorde]

I saw the original article in the Bay City paper. These trees were snapped off high (10 ft.?) above the ground, and they were young green trees, not old and brittle.

Ten feet? Case closed, Bigfoot it is. I was in the woods not too long ago, and I saw broken branches at around 20 feet, my first thought was Godzilla, or perhaps Mothra was flying low and building nests.

[Ditter]

It would be funny if it wasn’t so increasingly stupid. Sure, a 9 foot tall hairy ape/man has been living in the woods around populated areas of the US and no one has shot one yet. Sure! Sell me a tour, I’ll bite. Better yet, sell me a hunt.

[PCBMan]

Oops, I forgot to add that we have had a lot of high-wind days lately in Michigan. I think that’s the most likely reason, since the area is close to Lake Huron. The newspaper pics of a clump of trees snapped off at a high and uniform height was a bit creepy, though.

[elli1]

...they were young green trees, not old and brittle.

Yeh, but in Bay City, Michigan, they were, in all probability, young green frozen trees. Water is considerably less pliable when it turns to ice.

[corlorde]

Yes but it makes for hours and hours of great television on the Discovery channel. I love it when the “experts” review the “evidence” and come to conclusions that of course, there is “something” roaming the great North woods...

[Grut]

Better yet, sell me a hunt.

How's about we sell PETA the idea we've sold you a hunt? I bet they'd show up to protest. ;^)

[Ditter]

The great north woods??? Give me a break, bigfoot is living in Oklahoma now, saw it on TV. I expect he’ll have a condo here in Houston soon.

[corlorde]

Next thing you know, they’ll be applying for welfare benefits and demanding Section 8 housing and running for Senate as Democrats.

[Dixie Yooper]

Bigfoot does not live in Lower Michigan. Bigfoot thrives in the Upper Peninsula, but not south of the Bridge.

[4yearlurker]

To be spoken in a Bill Murray voice: “No human would break trees like that.”

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