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Manipogo

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Painted illustration: long dark humped serpent on a wide gray prairie lake in Manitoba under cloudy sky
AI rendition based on witness descriptions, not an actual photo.
Lake Manitoba near Steep Rock, where Manipogo sightings are reported
Lake Manitoba near Steep Rock, where Manipogo sightings are reported · Rob Swystun from Winnipeg, Canada · CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Image source · License
Lumber raft with sails on Lake Manitoba, 1891; the lake where Manipogo sightings are reported
Lumber raft with sails on Lake Manitoba, 1891; the lake where Manipogo sightings are reported · Unknown author · Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons) · Image source

A serpent-like animal said to live in Lake Manitoba.

Folklore Verdict: Unproven; the photo is too vague to judge.

Region
North America · Canada · Canada
First reports
1957 (named); reports from earlier

Key sightings

Best evidence

The 1962 photograph, unclear and unverified.

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