In Search of Lake Monsters Author:Peter Costello Certain;y Scotland's Loch Ness monster ("Nessie") is the most famous of all the monsters. So famous that a permanent spotting station has been established by the lake to collect year-round data on the monster's habits. No creature out of the past has so consistently caught and held the imagination of scientist and general public alike as has th... more »is lake monster.
But the Loch Ness monster is not unique. Here the author introduces Idaho's "Slimey Slim," Sweden's "Storsjo Animal," Ireland's "Pooka" and "Piast," and Canada's "Ogopogo," and many others. Evidence of their existence is supported by eye-witness reports, rare photographs and drawings of the animals by their awed encounterers - plus a log of every onshore monster sighting recorded from the 1870's to the present.
The evidence pro and con continues to mount - but until we know for sure, IN SEARCH OF LAKE MONSTERS is the most provocative study yet compiled on this elusive phenomenon.« less