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…

The Boat Hound is an odd creature from Lumberjack Folklore. It has the “scientific” name Navisfur wymani. They search at night for boats that are not tied down and swallows them whole. They have bodies shaped like boats, four ears, mouths like alligators, and feet like frogs. Due to their unique ears, they can hear perfectly in front and behind themselves. During the day they rest at the bottom of lakes. Citations: Yarns of the Big Woods, Written and Illustrated by Art Childs

The Billdad is a creature from Lumberjack Folklore. It is believed to be found in Northwest Maine. It lives in Boundary Pond in Hurrican Triumph. It is very rare and shy, making it very seldom seen and is more often heard instead. It is the size of a beaver, with back legs like a kangaroo, short front legs, a beaver tail, webbed feet, and a beak like a hawk. It hunts for fish by slapping the water to stun them and then picking them up from the water.  Citations: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016.

Big Auger is a sentient river from Lumberjack folklore. It had a rocky riverbed and moved like a corkscrew with a twisting motion. It makes gurgling sounds and can jump and move around. It could rotate so fast that it caused the water to boil. It challenged Paul Bunyan and fired ninety-nine barrels worth of water into his eyes. In response, it got slapped by the acre large hand of Paul Bunyan, who followed up by slamming a mountain into Big Auger to dam it up. Big Auger became calm for a while but eventually bored through the mountain and went wild again. Paul Bunyan tried strangling after this and…

The Ball Tailed Cat is a creature from Lumberjack Folklore. They resemble a mountain lion with abnormally long tails that have hardened masses at the end of them. They swing their tails to kill prey with the hardened mass. Citations: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016.

Bait Robbers are from Lumberjack Folklore. They have the “scientific” name is Vermisvulpes vancerandolphi. They are round, light, and airy creatures which resemble a large bubble with arms, eyes, a nose, a mouth, and horns. They have no legs, as they don’t need them since they live solely underwater. They grab worms from fishhooks without being detected, and then feed the worms to small fish that can’t get it from the hook. They then jerk the hook to trick the fisherman into rebaiting the hook and trying again. Citations: Yarns of the Big Woods, Written and Illustrated by Art Childs

Babe the Blue Ox is a well known figure from Lumberjack folklore. He was found as a calf by Paul Bunyan after it fell in Lake Michigan during the Winter Of The Blue Snow. He’s thought to be large enough to break through several feet of ice. He has an incredible appetite and could even eat a metal pot. He has bright blue hair, a black nose, and horns that were white except for the tip where they became brown, and he quickly grew to massive sizes. Citations: Rees, Ennis, and Robert Osborn. The Song of Paul Bunyan & Tony Beaver. Pantheon Books, 1964.