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The legendary tale of Brigham Young and the Bear Lake Monster(s)

Oil painting of the Loch Ness Monster by Hugo Heikenwaelder. Some people believe the Bear Lake monster is actually the Loch Ness monster.

Oil painting of the Loch Ness Monster by Hugo Heikenwaelder. Some people believe the Bear Lake monster is actually the Loch Ness monster. (Create Commons)


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The Bear Lake Monster made a splash when the Deseret News in 1868 published correspondent Joseph Rich's account of the serpent-like monsters (yes, monsters plural) that locals had spotted in Bear Lake, which straddles the border of Utah and Idaho.

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