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Champ or Champy is the name given to a reputed lake monster living in Lake Champlain, a -long body of fresh water that is shared by New York and Vermont and just a few miles into Quebec, Canada. While there is no scientific evidence for the cryptid's existence, there have been over 300 reported sightings. The legend of the monster is considered a draw for tourism in the Burlington, Vermont and Plattsburgh, New York areas. == History of the legend == Legends of a creature living in Lake Champlain date back to Native American tribes in the region. Both the Iroquois and the Abenaki spoke of such a creature. The Abenaki referred to it as "Tatoskok".〔 〕 Samuel de Champlain, the founder of Quebec City as well as New France and the lake's namesake, is often claimed to be the first person to have sighted Champ in 1609. Champlain is alleged to have documented a "20-foot serpent thick as a barrel, and a head like a horse." A report in the Plattsburgh Republican dated July 24, 1819, titled "Cape Ann Serpent on Lake Champlain", gives the account of a "Capt. Crum" sighting an enormous serpentine monster.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Search for Champ )〕 The first media-reported sighting came in 1883 when Sheriff Nathan H. Mooney claimed that he had seen a “…gigantic water serpent about 50 yards away” from where he was on the shore. He claimed that he was so close that he could see “round white spots inside its mouth” and that “the creature appeared to be about 25 to 30 feet in length”. Mooney’s sighting led to many eyewitnesses coming forward with their own accounts of Champ sightings. Mooney’s story predated the public Loch Ness controversy by 50 years. Champ became so popular that P. T. Barnum, in the late 19th century, put a reward of $50,000 up for a carcass of Champ. Barnum wanted the carcass of Champ so that he could include it in his epic World’s Fair Show. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Champ (cryptozoology)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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