I am back from Alberta, and this is going to be a day of catch-up.

There’s been a new sighting of Ogopogo in Okanagan Lake, British Columbia, which took place, coincidentially, as I was talking of Lake Monsters (including Ogopogo), Sea Serpents, and Dragons, at the Royal Alberta Museum, in the province next door.

On Sunday, July 20, 2008, Robyn Holman reportedly saw Ogopogo as she and a friend were travelling along the highway near Peachland, British Columbia. Holman says she noticed a wave in the water on Okanagan Lake and couldn’t believe her eyes when she turned to look.

Holman says she took a picture and is now waiting to get the photo developed. Whether it turns out or not, the Kelowna, B.C., woman is now convinced that the legendary Ogopogo does exist.

The Canadian Press ultra-briefly summarized the history of Ogopogo by noting the first recorded sighting was in 1872, by Mrs. John Allison, and sightings have been recorded regularly ever since. First Nations legends call the beast the n’ha-a-itk, or “lake demon,” according to local lore.

Similar to the Loch Ness Monster in Scotland, the Ogopogo is purportedly a serpent-like or seal-like creature, somewhere between six and 15 meters (18 to 45 feet) long, with a horse-shaped head and a dark blue or brown body.

Source: “Kelowna woman says she believes she saw legendary Ogopogo in B.C. lake,” The Canadian Press, Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Also here.

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