It wasn’t Bigfoot.

That big, hairy creature spotted by Clare County sheriff’s deputies on Harding Road north of M-115 wasn’t the mythical, frightening stalker of the North Woods.

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“State Police, along with another sheriff’s car, arrived shortly afterward,“ Miller said. The deputies and trooper wanted to make sure the people running into the woods weren’t breaking into residences, a problem in rural Clare County.

“It was confirmed that the people running in the woods and the man dressed in the stringy outfit belonged there,“ Miller said. He said deputies explained that seeing a large, hairy creature standing by the road might prove distracting for passing drivers, and that wasn’t a good idea.

[via The Morning Sun]

Well, by the time you read this, the mystery of Bigfoot could be solved.

You see, while perusing the wire seeking inspiration for this week’s column topic, I ran across a story headlined, “Bigfoot — Imminent capture anticipated.”

After recovering from the horror of an editor using a dash in a headline, I read on.

It seems two recent sightings from “very credible witnesses,” and a night of investigation by two Bigfoot researchers, have lead to a forecast of capture or at least of recovering undisputable evidence.

[via Sioux City Journal]