Lake Champlain, knifing through the north-eastern United States between NewYork, Vermont, and Canada, is said to be home to ‘Champ’, America’s equivalent of the Loch Ness monster. Long-time investigator Roy Mackal has concluded that of all the alleged lake monsters in the world, “the best case is that made for the existence of a monster in Lake Champlain.” 1

There are only a few photographs and videotapes purporting to be of the creature known as Champ, the best of which (and, indeed, the best photograph of any lake monster) is the picture taken by Sandra Mansi in 1977. John Kirk, of the British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club, states: “The monster of Lake Champlain...