tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post6138022667816911037..comments2024-03-25T14:09:59.347-05:00Comments on Augoeides: The Lake Pepin MonsterScott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-39850415456314302372008-06-07T04:00:00.000-05:002008-06-07T04:00:00.000-05:00Naturally that's a significant part of it and the ...Naturally that's a significant part of it and the reason for the sudden interest. I know that the sightings are not completely made up out of whole cloth, though - I recall seeing an article about them something like 15 years ago in the Red Wing newspaper that was accompanied by a lot less hype. <BR/><BR/>There's also a story I heard awhile back about another lake that had a supposed monster. One day one of the locals was out hunting by the lake, sighted the creature, and shot it. Everybody figured he was making the whole thing up until a 12-foot sturgeon washed up on the shore a few days later - and the fish had been shot.<BR/><BR/>So it's not out of the realm of possibility that something similar might explain "Pepie," since lake sturgeons have been caught in Lake Pepin and they really do get that big.Scott Stenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-65475455527989059532008-06-06T19:52:00.000-05:002008-06-06T19:52:00.000-05:00Of course, and most likely, the locals are trying ...Of course, and most likely, the locals are trying to draw tourists.List with Laszlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923152175274460350noreply@blogger.com