![]() ![]() He also said that it left a wake like a small motor boat.īy 1954, many people had reported sightings of Slimy Slim, and residents decided their local monster needed a better name. Taylor, of Nampa, stated that it appeared to be 40 feet long and seemed to keep diving down into the watery depths. In 1946, twenty people in a group reported seeing the creature. ![]() An article published in the nationally distributed Times Magazine in August of 1944, reported that 30 people had seen the periscope-shaped head of the creature they called “Slimy Slim” since July 2 of that year. In 1944, a group of people near the Narrows saw a creature, describing it as, “At least 35 feet long, with a dinosaur-type head, pronounced jaw, humps like a camel, and shell-like skin.” This dramatic account propelled the story into the national headlines, and serpent hunters began to frequent the tranquil area to snap a photo of the creature or even capture it outright. Then the ‘log’ created its own wake as it rapidly left the area. In 1920, while cutting railroad ties near the upper end of the lake, workers thought they saw a huge log floating in the frigid water. ![]() The first documented sighting of something out of the ordinary was by a railroad logging crew. The Native Americans who once spent summers in Long Valley were said to fear the calm seemingly bottomless waters of the lake, telling stories of an evil spirit that lurked in its hidden depths. At its deepest and darkest point, near the Northwest shore, the lake is 392 ft deep. The natural lake is over 5,000 glacier-carved acres of clean, still water surrounded by towering pines and serene Douglas fir. Barbara Nokes Kwader with the Nelle Tobias Research Center in Roseberry has compiled a historic look back at the story of Sharlie.īig Payette Lake is named after Francois Payette, a French Canadian fur trapper who roamed the central Idaho mountains during the early years of the 19th century (1800’s). Everyone loves a good legend and we have a great one right here in McCall, Idaho with “Sharlie,” our resident Lake Monster. ![]()
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