The United States
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Boat Hound
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
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Bmola/Bumole/Pomol
Bmola is a creature from the Abenaki people. It is thought to live on top of Mount Katahdin. It creates cold wind, bad weather, and storms. At one time it was captured by Gluskab who bound its wings, until the mountain became too warm and Gluskab freed it to cool the air again. It’s known to kill and consume any who climb the mountain. Citations: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016.
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Bloody Mary
Bloody Mary is a figure from a common American Urban Legend. The story of Bloody Mary is commonly known among teens and preteens, though the details vary from person to person. Some believe the legend to be metaphorically related to puberty with the bathroom, mirror, and blood. Bloody Mary is associated with a simple ritual meant to summon her from a mirror. – Some believe you must stand in an unlit bathroom, stare into the mirror, and say “Bloody Mary” three times. – Some believe the name must be said thirteen times or some other amount. – Sometimes it is necessary to prick ones finger in order to make her…
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Bloody Bones/Old Bloody Bones
Bloody Bones is a bogeyman figure from England and the United States. It’s described as being incredibly ugly with blood and bone visible, and sometimes even looks like a dancing headless skeleton. He was often seen as a companion to Rawhead, or one part of the same being. He is also sometimes related to a figure named High Walker, who could raise the bones of the dead. Rawhead and Bloody Bones defied him and ended up causing his death. Citations: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016. Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. United States,…
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Billdad
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.
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Big Auger
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…
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Ball Tailed Cat
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.
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Bait Robbers
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
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Babe The Blue Ox
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.
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Axehandle Hound
The Axehandle Hound is largely from Wisconsin and Minnesota. It has short legs, a long thin body like an axe handle, and a head like an axe head. It eats the handles of unattended axes. Citations: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016. Yarns of the Big Woods, Written and Illustrated by Art Childs
