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    In American folklore, Champ or Champy is the name of a lake monster said to live in Lake Champlain, a 125-mile (201 km)-long body of fresh water shared...
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  • Look up Champ or champ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Champ, CHAMP or The Champ may refer to: Champ (cartoon character), an animated dog introduced...
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    often focus on creatures from the folkloric record. Most famously, these include the Loch Ness Monster, Champ (folklore), Bigfoot, the chupacabra, as well...
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    1 m)-long white sturgeon that has grown bitter over being misidentified. Champ (folklore) Memphre Old Yellow Top List of lake monsters Stevenson, Richard. "Mugwump"...
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  • face / Floats the Tianchi monster, staring into space." Lakes portal Champ (folklore) Loch Ness Monster Mokele-mbembe Ogopogo Korean dragon (Imugi) "'Monster'...
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  • American folklore encompasses the folklore that has evolved in the present-day United States mostly since the European colonization of the Americas. It...
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  • plesiosaurs. Lakes portal Bear Lake Monster Beithir Bigfoot Bunyip Champ (folklore) Chessie (sea monster) Gaasyendietha Jiaolong Lake Bumbunga Lake Tianchi...
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    A lake monster is a lake-dwelling entity in folklore. The most famous example is the Loch Ness Monster. Depictions of lake monsters are often similar to...
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    North Shore Monster (category Utah folklore)
    Lake monster Similar entities Bear Lake Monster, Loch Ness Monster, Champ Folklore North Shore Monster First attested July 8, 1877 Other name(s) Old Briney...
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    him. In 2018, a film centered around characters from classic American folklore titled John Henry and the Statesmen was announced to be in development...
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  • to "his ... fetch or wraith, or double-ganger". Patrick Kennedy's 1866 folklore collection Legendary Fiction of the Irish Celts includes a brief account...
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  • Champy can refer to: Champ (folklore), reputed lake monster living in Lake Champlain Champagne (wine), a sparkling wine James A. Champy, one of the founders...
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  • Irish folklore (Irish: béaloideas) refers to the folktales, balladry, music, dance and mythology of Ireland. It is the study and appreciation of how people...
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    Woman, the Weeping Woman, the Wailer') is a vengeful ghost in Mexican folklore who is said to roam near bodies of water mourning her children whom she...
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  • Altamaha-ha (category Georgia folklore)
    In Georgia folklore, the Altamaha-ha (or Altie) is a legendary creature, alleged to inhabit the myriad small streams and abandoned rice fields near the...
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  • In the folklore of the early United States, a madstone was a special medicinal substance that, when pressed into an animal bite, was believed to prevent...
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    trout) is a legendary creature found in American folklore and Icelandic folklore. According to folklore, the trout has created a thick coat of fur to maintain...
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    Jersey Devil (category New Jersey folklore)
    In South Jersey and Philadelphia folklore in the United States, the Jersey Devil, also known as the Leeds Devil, is a legendary creature said to inhabit...
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    The jackalope is a mythical animal of North American folklore described as a jackrabbit with antelope horns. The word jackalope is a portmanteau of jackrabbit...
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  • In Arizona folklore, the Red Ghost is a figure alleged to have roamed the Arizonan frontier in the late 19th century. It was said to have been a large...
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    The hidebehind is a nocturnal fearsome critter from American folklore that preys upon humans that wander the woods, and was blamed for the disappearances...
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  • In American folklore, the snow snake is a fearsome critter that, unlike other reptiles, can live in cold temperatures and is only active during winter...
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  • associated with groups such as the Boy Scouts. In camp life and children's folklore, the snipe hunt provides an opportunity to make fun of newcomers while...
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    Banshee (category Irish folklore)
    "woman of the fairy mound" or "fairy woman") is a female spirit in Irish folklore who heralds the death of a family member, usually by screaming, wailing...
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    known as Champ. Loch Morar is reputedly home to "Morag", a lake monster that has been portrayed as a water horse. While most Scottish/Celtic folklore places...
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    Carolina, Prince Edward Island, and Kamloops, British Columbia. According to folklore, the distinguishing feature of a hoop snake is that it can grasp its tail...
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  • wrapping), crispy chicken and crispy squid have become part of the Mauritian folklore. Furthermore, Chinese and other Asian restaurants are present all around...
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  • Atosis or Kci-Athussos is a mythological being from Abenaki and Algonquian folklore in northeastern North America. It is a large, swimming snake. In one legend...
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    items would be hidden in food – usually a cake, barmbrack, cranachan, champ or colcannon – and portions of it served out at random. A person's future...
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    Goatman (urban legend) (category Maryland folklore)
    University of Maryland student George Lizama completed an undergraduate folklore project on the Goatman that was later added to the Maryland Folklife Archives...
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