Coastal Maine Talks
Posted by: Loren Coleman on September 3rd, 2009
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 4th
‘Monster Quest’ star explores Maine oddities Village Soup
WALDOBORO : Internationally recognized cryptozoologist Loren Coleman will speak 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, at the Waldo Theatre, Main Street/Route 220.
Involved in the study of unknown animals since 1960, Coleman first began writing about the subject in 1969. Since then, he has authored 30 books and hundreds of articles.
Coleman has appeared frequently on radio and television programs and has lectured throughout North America, as well as in London and at Loch Ness. He has been both an on- and off-camera consultant to NBC-TV’s “Unsolved Mysteries,” A&E’s “Ancient Mysteries,” History Channel’s “In Search of History,” Discovery Channel’s “In the Unknown ” and other reality-based programs. Currently, he serves as a frequent guest on “Monster Quest.”
Coleman will be speaking about all manner of Maine oddities including sea serpents, black panther sightings and, yes, Bigfoot. Following his presentation, he will be available for book signings and autographs.
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the door. Tickets also can be ordered in advance by calling 832-6060 or visiting thewaldo.org.
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SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 5th
Sea Monster Expert to Speak FenceViewer
BAR HARBOR — Cryptozoologist Loren Coleman will be a featured guest speaker on Bar Harbor whale watching tours on Saturday, Sept. 5. Mr. Coleman is one of the world’s leading authorities on the study of hidden or legendary animals such as Bigfoot, sea serpents, the Loch Ness Monster, and Chupacabras. He has authored more than 30 books including The Field Guide to Lake Monsters, Sea Serpents, and Other Mystery Denizens of the Deep, coauthored with Patrick Huyghe.
On Saturday’s tours, Mr. Coleman will be speaking on the way back from regular whale watch trips about the history of sea serpent sightings along the coast of Maine and in the Bar Harbor area. These sightings include two reported by area lobster fishermen in the fall of 2003 in the upper part of Frenchman Bay.
About Loren Coleman
Loren Coleman is one of the world’s leading cryptozoologists, some say “the” leading living cryptozoologist. Certainly, he is acknowledged as the current living American researcher and writer who has most popularized cryptozoology in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Starting his fieldwork and investigations in 1960, after traveling and trekking extensively in pursuit of cryptozoological mysteries, Coleman began writing to share his experiences in 1969. An honorary member of Ivan T. Sanderson’s Society for the Investigation of the Unexplained in the 1970s, Coleman has been bestowed with similar honorary memberships of the North Idaho College Cryptozoology Club in 1983, and in subsequent years, that of the British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club, CryptoSafari International, and other international organizations. He was also a Life Member and Benefactor of the International Society of Cryptozoology (now-defunct).
Loren Coleman’s daily blog, as a member of the Cryptomundo Team, served as an ongoing avenue of communication for the ever-growing body of cryptozoo news from 2005 through 2013. He returned as an infrequent contributor beginning Halloween week of 2015.
Coleman is the founder in 2003, and current director of the International Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, Maine.
Break a leg, Loren…
Wish I could get out East…c’est la vie
I bought my tickets Thursday at 8AM. I am so looking forward to this. There’s no way I was going to pass up the chance to meet Mr. Crypto.
Ha, ha, with a screen name like “MountDesertIslander,” I would hope you’d check out one of the two whale watch appearances I’ll be making out of Mt. Desert Island. That is if I survive Friday night at what I hear has been described as the Bates Motel East!
Come to think of it, I won’t know you. Will you be the person wearing a checkered shirt and the unbuttoned coat? Got to wear your Bluff Creek-strength camp shirt.