A listener writes “I’m from Anoka, Minnesota, and I’ve had a few experiences outdoors over the years that have stuck with me.
Back around 2008, I was up in the Boundary Waters in northern Minnesota. One morning I was sitting on a stump, drinking coffee and looking out over a small bay. About 120 yards away, I noticed what I thought was a stump but it stood out immediately. It was dark, about 8 or 9 feet tall, and a different shade than the surrounding trees. Something about it felt off. At the time, I didn’t think anything beyond “that’s weird,” and I definitely wasn’t thinking about sasquatch or anything like that. But years later, after hearing someone describe something similar, that memory came rushing back so clearly it gave me chills. It’s always stuck with me as an odd coincidence.
About six or seven years after that, I went back to the Boundary Waters and ended up at the same campsite. The trip itself was uneventful, but about a year later one of the guys I was with brought something up. He said that one night, after everyone else had gone to bed, he was still up by the fire when he heard two sets of three loud knocks coming from just outside the firelight. He described it as sounding like a Major League player cracking a bat against a tree. He’s a solid, straightforward guy not someone I could see making something like that up so it definitely got my attention.
Then more recently, in early June of 2025, I had an experience that really shook me. My wife and I keep a camper west of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, at a small resort on Bass Lake. I was there alone that night, sitting by the fire around 2 a.m., waiting for the coals to burn down. It was calm and quiet, aside from a few loons out on the water.
Out of nowhere, something ran in front of me about 15 yards away. The whole thing lasted maybe two or three seconds, but it scared me more than anything I can remember. I shoved myself back into my chair so hard I’m surprised I didn’t tip over.
What stood out most were the legs it moved incredibly smoothly, almost effortlessly. From what I could tell, it was very tall, maybe around 9 feet, and it had lighter patches on its fur. As it passed, it seemed to glance sideways at me without breaking stride.
I noticed a lot in those couple of seconds honestly more than I can easily put into words here. Since then, I’ve even thought about how its build looked different from a human’s, especially the proportions of the legs. It made me wonder if that kind of structure would be better suited for moving through uneven terrain or changes in elevation.
I don’t know exactly what I saw, but it’s something I haven’t been able to explain and definitely won’t forget.
Thanks for your time.”
Laura J
Did you know that every October there is a bigfoot convention in Grand Rapids, MN? If you pay the VIP price (I think around $300) you get to eat dinner and breakfast with the speakers and you do a Friday night hike in the woods (that was kind of dumb….there were about 25 of us making a ruckus). Anyway, it’s kind of fun to attend. They start out Saturday morning with testimonies if you’d want to tell the audience what you saw!