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The story begins at the end of 1968 in New Jersey, when zoologist Bernard Heuvelmans and biologist Ivan Sanderson first hear from a correspondent about the frozen corpse of an extremely hairy man-like creature being exhibited in the Midwest. Upon arrival in Minnesota, the two scientists come face to face with a “hominid” not of our species embedded in a block of ice. An inquiry into the origin of the specimen triggers a bizarre adventure involving the FBI, the Smithsonian, the Mafia, the Vietnam War, drug smuggling, Hollywood, and a secretive millionaire, giving much of the account the flavor of a riveting detective story. What happened is told in meticulous detail by Heuvelmans, who draws a startling conclusion as to the Iceman’s nature based on a comparison of its anatomy with that of modern humans and fossil ancestors.

Read: Neanderthal: The Strange Saga of the Minnesota Iceman »

Read: Neanderthal: The Strange Saga of the Minnesota Iceman »

This week Mark and Seth delve into the bizarre tail of the Iceman. Who/what was is? Real or fake? Was Jimmy Stewart involved?

Read: SasWhat: The Minnesota Iceman Cometh »

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Read: Minnesota Iceman Found in a Block of Ice »

SPECIAL 90 MIN EPISODE! 7/24 8 p.m. CT. Click and listen: Minnesota Ice Man – what may have been the only actual remains of a Yeti or ‎Bigfoot-type creature ever brought to science. Joining Terry ‎Cullen is our guest, ‎Richard ‎Grigonis, author of an upcoming book on naturalist and cryptozoologist, Ivan T. Sanderson.

Read: Minnesota Iceman On The Air Tonight! »

Saturday, July 13th, 2013
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Museum of the Weird, in conjunction with the world’s foremost website on all things cryptid, Cryptomundo.com, will be hosting a very special event this Saturday, July 13th at the Museum of the Weird in Austin, TX:

THE MINNESOTA ICEMAN GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION!

Read: Reminder: Meet the Minnesota Iceman Today! »

#SquatchIt #Minnesota Iceman

Craig Woolheater of Cryptomundo.com fame will be hosting the Minnesota Iceman unveiling at The Museum of the Weird in Austin Texas and presenting a special introduction to the new Bigfoot call device and novelty noisemaker, SquatchIt. Craig will demonstrate the operation of SquatchIt for those in attendance as well as unveil the SquatchIt crowd funding initiative scheduled for launch later in July. Craig will be joined by Lyle Blackburn, who will be signing copies of his books including, “The Beast of Boggy Creek”. Ken Gerhard, author and cryptozoologist, will also be presenting a historical overview of the Minnesota Iceman.

Read: Craig Woolheater Prepares SquatchIt Presentation for Minnesota Iceman Unveiling at Museum of the Weird in Austin Texas On July 13, 2013 »

Saturday, July 13th, 2013
4:00PM-7:00PM

Museum of the Weird, in conjunction with the world’s foremost website on all things cryptid, Cryptomundo.com, will be hosting a very special event this Saturday, July 13th at the Museum of the Weird in Austin, TX:

THE MINNESOTA ICEMAN GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION!

Read: Meet the Minnesota Iceman! »

Craig Woolheater will be showing off the SquatchIt prototype on July 13, 2013 during the special Minnesota Iceman unveiling.

Read: SquatchIt to Be Featured at Minnesota Iceman Event at The Museum of the Weird in Austin Texas on July 13 2013 »

It’s back! The 1960s sideshow attraction known as the “Minnesota Icemen” has resurfaced and taken up residence at the Museum of the Weird in Austin, Texas. The infamous gaff recently turned up on ebay with an asking price of $20,000. It was promptly sold to an undisclosed buyer, which turned out to be my friend Steve Busti, owner of the Museum of the Weird.

Details of the purchase remained under wraps until Tuesday night when the Minnesota Iceman was featured on the A&E network show, Shipping Wars. In order to transport the Iceman from Minnesota to Austin, Steve worked out a deal with the network. As part of the show, Steve and the driver Jennifer, stopped off in Fouke, Arkansas where they met up with myself and fellow cryptid researchers, Ken Gerhard, Chris Buntenbah, and John Attaway. We then took Steve and Jennifer into the woods near Boggy Creek for an evening of “bigfoot hunting.” The next day they continued the trip until finally reaching Austin.

Read: Transporting the Minnesota Iceman »

Now, after many years of its whereabouts being unknown, the long enduring mystery of “Where is the Minnesota Iceman?” can finally be answered.

Read: The Long Lost “Minnesota Iceman” Resurfaces… in Austin, Texas! »

Recently, the Minnesota Iceman “body”, exhibit signage and display was listed for sale on eBay for a buy it now price of $20,000.

Read: Minnesota Iceman Found and Sold »

#Minnesota #Iceman #Anthropology #Cryptozoology #Hominology #Fakery
Are these photographs of the original or the model that was used to replace it? Images.

Read: Is This The Minnesota Iceman? »

Book has arrived. Sample color pages are shown.
Exciting news out of France is of the reprinting of an important book by Bernard Heuvelmans. Images.

Read: Minnesota Iceman: New Color Photos Update »

I’m away in New York City, doing Yeti business, of course, including launching the new classics, like Abominable Snowmen: Legend Come to Life (PayPal me at [email protected] $25 marked “For ABSM Book” and I’ll send you, postpaid, an autographed copy, a hardback of this new printing to any USA address, for this one-time discount price). […]

Read: Old Books, Classics, and the Minnesota Iceman »