Recent Bigfoot sightings In Massachusetts

Unseasonably warm winters. Cool beginning to the summer. All may have conspired to make it the perfect weather for....Bigfoot.

Based on posts on Bigfoot websites, 2012 has been a big year for the Bigfoot. Several people have claimed to have spotted the creature.  You might be surprise. When people think of Bigfoot, they think of the wild woods of the Northwest, the thick forests of the Appalachian. Few people ever think of Massachusetts as a home to the legendary creature.

However, Massachusetts has been the locale of several Bigfoot sightings. The western forests around the Berkshires and the surrounding forests of northern New England have made the region a home to many Sasquatch sightings since the first people settled here long ago.


According to a variety of sites, here are a few places where Bigfeet have been spotted before 2012:


• Plum Island - in 1978, several people heard, then caught a fleeting glimpse of a hairy creature that was walking upright

• Bridgewater - this tiny southeastern  town is home to many farms as well as the mysterious Hockomock swamp. There have been several sightings of a creature in this region since the earliest people inhabited the region.

• Washington, Massachusetts - in 1983, according to the newspaper the Berkshire Eagle, two men having a campfire near Lake Felton, heard strange noises and noticed the silhouette of a creature of a six or seven foot creature. One of the men, familiar with bears, was sure it was not a bear and walked toward it....but the creature took off into the woods.

• Leominster State Forest - in 2010, a man and woman hiking in the woods hiking in the woods were startled when they heard a grunting noise coming from the brush. Nearby, they found some deep and large footprints of a creature that was clearly very large and human-like that appeared to have been chasing a deer.

 • Route 2 - the western part of route 2 connects Massachusetts to New York. The scenic road encompasses what was known as the old Mohawk Trail. According to many reports, there have been a variety of sightings of the hairy guy on this road.

Want to know more about Bigfoot's exploits in the Bay State?

Check more out for yourself at these sites

Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

Gulf Coast Bigfoot Research Organization

60th Anniversay of he Salem UFO

During the summer, residents from across the nation flock like crazy to the Halloween capital of America (although Amoka, Minnesota might have something to say about that) - Salem, Massachusetts.

Salem is the home of quaint restaurants, a lovely waterside, a summer funspot called Salem Willows, and lots of tourist attractions. However, it is also home to one of the most unusual UFO sightings in history.

The UFO story itself is not without a lot of controversy. The year was 1952 and UFOs were big business in America. Just 5 years earlier, the UFO flap began as Kenneth Arnold first reported chasing a flying saucer while piloting a plane. From that time on, UFOs have been the topic of interest in the world.

In that summer 60 years ago, on July 16, Shel Alpert, a US Coast Guard Seamen was on duty at the Winter Island Coast Guard Station. While manning the weather room, Alpert noticed some strange lights outside the window, not far from the station. According to reports, there were four lights in formation near what is now the Salem power plant. The lights seemed to dim and brighten while Alpert was on duty. He had a camera nearby and snapped the picture of the eerie lights. The picture is a classic and has been voted one of the most famous UFO pictures of all time. Chances are you've seen it, but if not, here is a link below.

Salem UFO picture

What Alpert saw to this day remains a mystery. Alpert was pretty convinced the lights were real. The government investigated the incident and it appears a conundrum occurred. To this day, the results of the investigation remain inconclusive. According to local lore, the original reports said the lights could not be explained, yet the official report now is that the lights were caused by the reflection of lights in the office off the window. When the picture was snapped - the government explained - it was just a mirror of the lights behind Alpert.

To this day, no one knows what happened in Salem in 1952, yet the picture lives on in UFO books and on websites. There are many who believe the government's official story is just as hollow as the light bulbs hanging in the office that day. No matter what the source of the lights, they remain one of Massachusetts most famous mysteries and it happened 60 years ago this year.

Rolling uphill in Greenfield

Summer is a fun time to visit many places in Massachusetts. But, one of the weirdest places you can visit is just past the Shelburne Bridge on Route 2 right after the Route 2 overpass in Greenfield. There, a strange phenomenon happens. If you put your car in neutral, hold on tight....you appear to be rolling uphill!

The place is called Gravity Hill and many tourists come to the spot to see the strange occurrence (note: it is recommended that you use hazard lights/four way flashers when you do it).

The car will roll up to 50 feet heading what appears to be an uphill position.

Before you get too freaked out, there is a natural explanation for the ability to defy gravity. It is simply an optical illusion. The surrounding landscape makes the spot appear to be an uphill slope. But, in actuality, you are really rolling downhill....the land around you makes it appear otherwise.

To learn more, check out this photo on the following website:

Check it out the next time you are there....just make sure to do so at your own risk.