Bog Hop

The Bog Hop is a creature from the North Shore of Lake Superior, often in Minnesota, specifically in an area only inhabited by trappers and fishermen. This creature is a part of Lumberjack Folklore and was heard about by Marjorie Edgar from a trapper. It was also sometimes seen in smaller lakes between Lake Superior and the border of the US. It has the scientific name “Castoralces platycerous.” It’s a creature described as half beaver and half moose, with small moose antlers and a large beaver tail. It swims like a beaver, and leaps through the air with its tail. They can be heard slapping their tails on the water as they hop across lakes. They are very shy creatures and hop away into swamps and disappear when they see anyone. They are seldom seen since summer cabins were built in that area.

Citations:

Edgar, Marjorie. “Imaginary Animals of Northern Minnesota.” Minnesota History, vol. 21, no. 4, 1940, pp. 353–56. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/20162424. Accessed 31 May 2023.

Wyman, Walker Demarquis. Mythical Creatures of the U.S.A. and Canada. United States, University of Wisconsin-River Falls Press, 1978.