MONSTER OF THE GREAT SLAVE LAKE

Great Slave Lake

The Great Slave Lake in Canada is the 9th largest lake in the world.  The folklore of the Dene Indians has maintained the existence of a monster in its watery depths.  However, sightings have not been confined to the First Nations.  During the 1990s certain divers in the lake reported a strange creature that seemed to have a head like a pike and a body like an alligator.  A priest, Father Lynn, must have been somewhat startled one day when he looked out and saw a draconic head following a boat.

The creature is said to live off Utsingh Point.  Its color is supposedly green.  A considerable portion of the lake is icebound throughout the year, so it is very unlikely the creature, if indeed the observations are not mistaken, is  a reptile.

As for the peculiar name of the lake, it is taken from the tribal name of the Slave or Dogrib Indians.