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Cressie

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Painted illustration: long dark brown eel in a quiet Newfoundland lake
AI rendition based on witness descriptions, not an actual photo.
A statue of Cressie on the shore of Crescent Lake in Robert's Arm, Newfoundland (an artwork, not the creature).
A statue of Cressie on the shore of Crescent Lake in Robert's Arm, Newfoundland (an artwork, not the creature) · HeritageNL · CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Image source · License

An eel-like lake monster said to live in Crescent Lake, Robert's Arm, Newfoundland.

Folklore Verdict: We treat Cressie as folklore: the record is stories and local reports, with no specimen or verified photo.

Region
North America · Canada
First reports
1950s

Key sightings

Best evidence

Stories and tradition only; no physical evidence.

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