The Beast Beneath Yellowstone Lake
The Guardian Archives When we visited Yellowstone National Park in October, I expected to be impressed by the geysers, the mountains, and the wildlife. What…
Black-Eyed Children: How an Internet Encounter Became Folklore
In January 1998, a journalist named Brian Bethel shared a strange story online. He said the encounter itself had happened roughly two years earlier, while…
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Buluksée: The Water Beast of the Yellowstone River
Was a mysterious creature spotted near the Yellowstone River in 1986? Explore the reported encounter and the Apsáalooke water-being tradition of Buluksée.
Devils Tower: The Bears, the Stars, and the Stories Written in Stone
Imagine waking up on top of an enormous stone tower with no memory of how you got there. Far below, the countryside stretches away in…
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The Seven Sisters: Could This Be One of the Oldest Stories in the World?
Somewhere in the night sky, a hunter is still pursuing seven sisters. He has followed them for thousands of years, yet no matter how relentlessly…
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