Champ
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Oct 8, 2026
Tim DohertyHOST
Okay.
Ethan CarpenterHOST
Did you ever, uh, it, get introduced to the Lake Champlain monster? It's basically-
Tim DohertyHOST
Oh, yeah
Ethan CarpenterHOST
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Mike TylerHOST
Lake Champlain in Vermont.
Mike TylerHOST
Champy, the lake monster.
Mike TylerHOST
I bet you you can't see that.
Mike TylerHOST
They probably say somebody saw it in 75.
Mike TylerHOST
One of those deals.
Mike TylerHOST
What are they taking on a boat ride or something? Don't know, man.
Todd BrandtHOST
Or is there a sculpture of Champy? Yeah, might be.
Todd BrandtHOST
He's the Loch Ness monster.
Kent HovindGUEST
I interviewed Sandy Mancy.
Kent HovindGUEST
She watched what's called the Lake Champlain Monster in between New York and Vermont.
Kent HovindGUEST
There's a huge lake called Lake Champlain.
Kent HovindGUEST
Thousands of people claim they've seen a creature like this in Lake Champlain.
Kent HovindGUEST
She watched the thing for 20 minutes, I think she said, in my interview.
Kent HovindGUEST
I said, Sandy, and she said she got a good picture of the head sticking up and the long neck.
Kent HovindGUEST
OK, it's not like that.
Kent HovindGUEST
But there are quite a few places where they're still being spotted around the world.
Chris HigginsHOST
I don't know how you could corroborate this.
Chris HigginsHOST
It's the same reason why I do believe in Champy, the Lake Champlain lake monster in Burlington, Vermont.
Chris HigginsHOST
yeah because five people in three years reported the same thing
Matty RyanHOST
the big old money guy
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
Now, just on the other side of the Green Mountains, in the vast,
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
deep waters of Lake Champlain, lives Champ, America's answer to the Loch Ness Monster.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
Champ is a classic lake serpent, a cryptid whose legend is woven into the very fabric of New York and Vermont.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
For centuries, witnesses have described a massive creature, anywhere from 20 to 50 feet long, with a dark, serpentine body that rises and humps above the water.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
Its most distinctive feature, though, is its long, graceful neck, which it holds aloft, topped by a small, horse-like head.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
The legend itself is ancient.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
The native Abenaki and Iroquois people who lived on the lake's shores spoke of a horned serpent or other large water beast long before Europeans arrived.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
While a 1609 journal entry from Samuel de Champlain himself is often cited as the first sighting, this is likely a misinterpretation of his description of a large garfish.
AshleyHOST
It was a blast.
AshleyHOST
So I hope you enjoy yourself as much as I do while we reminisce about the various sea monsters like Champ in New York and the Kraken.
AshleyHOST
The Veggie Man, The Billy Whack, and so much more.
AshleyHOST
This episode's gonna feature a couple past guests.
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AshleyHOST
I'll stay here on land where only the United States government can hurt me.
AshleyHOST
Okay, let's wrap up the water beasts with another clip from our 2019 New York Hometown Haunts episode with special guest Steve Lacchioma.
AshleyHOST
This episode was called Long Live the Champ.
Steve LachiomaGUEST
Have you ever heard of Champ?
RobHOST
Hi, Digger Dog.
RobHOST
It says, now moving away from the mountain for a moment, we come to another Vermont mystery involving Lake Champlain around the Grand Isle and Isle La Motaria.
RobHOST
There have been stories of an unusually large predator being seen around the island.
RobHOST
And one of the strangest stories involves a toll booth operator who reportedly shot a massive big cat.
RobHOST
Okay, that's the write-up on that.
RobHOST
And again, a lot of these are shorter.
RobHOST
But yeah, Lake Champlain Monster...
RobHOST
For me, okay, I believe in most anything is possible.