May 4, 2007
Norway’s Korel Giant
In a little lake called Korel, about five miles long, in Norway, a Great Sea Serpent has made his appearance. It has been seen by many credible persons, and is known by the name of the Korel Giant. On the 26th of November [1852], three women saw the animal lying stretched out on the surface of the lake. It lay quietly for several hours. A part of its body, which was elevated above water, seemed to be about 25 feet in length, and from 10 to 12 feet broad; and at the same distance were noticed three smaller but similar elevations, which were supposed to belong to the same body.
What is also remarkable in this little sheet of water, is that its surface is agitated at the same time as the sea, so that there seems to be some subterranean communication between them.
In some places the lake has been sounded to the depth of ninety fathoms.The Long Islander, Huntington, New York, February 18, 1853
Thanks for this historical item from Jerome Clark.
Thank you all for a successful first weeks of the 2007 release of MA, which will make it easier for anyone looking for these kinds of reports in North America and writing these books. Appreciation.
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.
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