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The story of a monster in Flathead Lake originates in a Kutenai traditional legend. According to the story, long ago, the first native tribe in the area lived on an island in the middle of the lake. One winter while crossing the frozen lake to move camp, two girls saw antlers approximately two feet in length protruding through the frozen ice.
The island property features striking views of snow-capped mountains. And, some claim, Flathead Lake can also offer a glimpse of a deer-like water monster with huge antlers known as Flessie.
“An island offering is always unique,” the listing agent said of the Montana estate, but they don’t all come with scary, ancient folklore. Rare unfinished mansion, island with lake monster ...
Flathead Lake (Salish: člq̓etkʷ, Kutenai: yawuʔnik̓ ʔa·kuq̓nuk) [3] is a large natural lake in northwest Montana, United States. The lake is a remnant of the ancient, massive glacial dammed lake, Lake Missoula , of the era of the last interglacial . [ 4 ]
Diablo Ballena (Devil Whale), Monster of Lake Tota: A huge black fish, bigger than a whale, with the head of a bull. [11] 1652– Lake Elsinore California USA: North America: Elsie, Hamlet, Lake Elsinore Monster Cross between a plesiosaur and a sea serpent [12] 1884–1994 Flathead Lake Montana USA: North America: Flossie, [13] Flathead Lake ...
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The most famous example is the Loch Ness Monster. Depictions of lake monsters are often similar to those of sea monsters. In the Motif-Index of Folk-Literature, entities classified as "lake monsters", such as the Scottish Loch Ness Monster, the American Chessie, and the Swedish Storsjöodjuret fall under B11.3.1.1. ("dragon lives in lake").
"All of us in Montana want to see Flathead Lake at or near full pool during the summer months." Reporter Kate Heston can be reached at kheston@dailyinterlake.com or 758-4459.