Lake Erie Monster

The creature was last seen by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, who confirmed a report of the sighting, suggesting that everyone stay out of the water. Many of the reported sightings of the monster seems to be when the lake is at its calmest. The latest reported sighting of the creature was in 2021. It occurred when a gentleman from Johnson City, Tennessee, was lounging on the patio of the Collision Brewing Company, near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River. He reported seeing a long, cylinder shadow, the width of a kayak, moving just below the surface of the water. The Tennessean man claimed that the incident felt very unsettling to him.

Over the years, publicity of the Lake Monster has reached newspapers in other countries as far reaching as the island country of Japan and UK’s Northern Ireland. Restaurants, comic books, numerous television shows, and beverages have been named after the “Lake Erie Monster.”

Scientists have weighed in over the years on what the creature could possibly be. Some of the suggestions range from a giant crazed carp to an over-sized gar-pike.

If you are interested in hearing more on this mysterious aquatic creature, you can catch the documentary,“The Legend of the Lake Erie Monster”, which is showing on Cox Cable, Channel 45, Sundays at 8:30 PM. It is listed under “Shocker Enterprises” on the TV guide listing. Also, you can view the documentary on Cleveland Spectrum, Channel 1025, Sundays at 9pm. For more info you can email: [email protected] or call: 216-230-1840.

Kevin Kelly has spent alot of his time with family and friends who live in Lakewood. He is a local video producer in Cuyahoga County who produces documentaries for independent and goverment stations around the United States. 

kevin kelly

I have spent alot of my time with family and friends who live in Lakewood, Ohio. I am a local video producer in the Cuyahoga County, that produces documentaries for independent and goverment stations around the United States. 

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Volume 21, Issue 10, Posted 7:06 PM, 05.21.2025