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The Spooky Darlings
Three sisters. Endless creepy stories. The Spooky Darlings explores true crime, the paranormal, and all things bizarre—from lighthearted hauntings to the darkest of deep dives, If it's creepy, strange, or just too intriguing to ignore, we're talking about it.
The Spooky Darlings
Cryptid Crawl #23- Minnesota! Cryptids from the Land of 10,000 Lakes
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Our 23rd stop on the Cryptid Crawl is The North Star State, Minnesota! This beautiful but cold land has a reputation for being nice. The lakes? Hmmm... Maybe not all of them. Join us as we head north to dig into the cryptic legends of the Land of 10,000 lakes, and just as many mysteries.
We explore a mystery that blurs the line between hoax and horror with the Minnesota Ice Man, then lean Into a creepy haunted lake with a story that will make you never want to swim again, and end with a river/lake monster with a history that goes waaaaayyyy back- not to mention a $50,000 dollar reward that nobody has claimed yet! Maybe it will be The Spooky Darlings that finally get the prize?
Sources:
https://scienceignored.fandom.com/wiki/Minnesota_Iceman?utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://tetzoo.com/blog/2023/9/4/review-of-neanderthal-heuvelmans-2016
Minnesota Historical Society Book of Days Almanac
Visit Lake City MN — https://www.visitlakecity.org/pepie-the-lake-pepin-monster/
Star Tribune — https://www.startribune.com/lake-pepin-s-rumored-creature-may-be-folklore-come-to-date/267579381
Daily Yonder — https://dailyyonder.com/lake-pepin-monster-fires-up-peoples-imaginations-and-local-economy/2021/05/07/
Folk Bestiary — https://folkbestiary.com/minnesota/
Thieves River — https://thievesriver.com/blogs/articles/minnesota-cryptids-other-legendary-creatures
Hangar 1 Publishing — https://hangar1publishing.com/blogs/cryptids/minnesota-cryptids
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