Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In this video, we explore the legend of the Ogopogo, the huge horned water serpent said to haunt the waters of Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, Canada.
Co-Producer: Dan Chomistek
ChomistekFilms.com
Cover art by Hannah Parker
HannahParkerArts.com
With footage by Extemporalist
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INTRODUCTION
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:01:43 - Legend of the Ogopogo
NATIVE PERCEPTION
0:06:18 - The Ogopogo in Native Tradition
0:08:25 - Local Legend
0:11:48 - Chief Timbasket’s Folly
0:16:12 - Water Mysteries
0:21:09 - Okanagan Pictographs
0:28:19 - Connection Between Okanagan Lake and the Columbia River
0:32:00 - Fox, Coyote, and the Whale Monster
0:37:26 - How the Spider-Woman Was Rescued From the Fish-Man
0:42:21 - The Carving
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
0:43:53 - The Pacific Fur Company
0:48:13 - The Okanagan Trail
0:54:17 - The Fraser Canyon Gold Rush
0:57:46 - Settlement of the Okanagan Valley
EARLY SETTLER ACCOUNTS
1:00:29 - John and Susan Allison
1:03:07 - Susan Allison’s Introduction to the Ogopogo
1:07:00 - Allison’s Ranch on the Similkameen River
1:10:31 - Rattlesnake Island
1:15:14 - Johnny McDougall’s Encounter
1:17:55 - Susan Allison’s Sighting
EARLY 20TH CENTURY SIGHTINGS
1:21:36 - Captain Thomas Short’s Sighting
1:25:28 - Frank Stevens’ Sighting
1:27:00 - Ruth Richardson’s Sighting
1:28:53 - The CPR Sternwheelers
1:31:37 - The Sightings of 1925
1:34:43 - John Logie’s Sighting
1:38:57 - How the Ogopogo Got Its Name
1:42:20 - Parallels with the Loch Ness Monster
DESCRIPTION
1:44:38 - Witness Descriptions of the Ogopogo
1:45:10 - Distribution
1:46:08 - Activity and Behavior
1:47:27 - Physical Appearance
1:57:37 - The Horned Water Serpent of Pan-American Tradition
THEORIES
2:00:31 - The Plesiosaur Theory
2:03:08 - The Whale Theory
2:09:12 - Optical Illusion
2:12:05 - The Sturgeon Theory
2:16:05 - The Oarfish Theory
2:17:41 – ‘The Amphibian Theory
In this video, we explore the legend of the Ogopogo, the huge horned water serpent said to haunt the waters of Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, Canada.
Co-Producer: Dan Chomistek
ChomistekFilms.com
Cover art by Hannah Parker
HannahParkerArts.com
With footage by Extemporalist
pixabay.com/users/extemporalist-2482730
If you enjoyed this video and would like to help support this channel, please check out my books:
mysteriesofcanada.com/bookshop
INTRODUCTION
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:01:43 - Legend of the Ogopogo
NATIVE PERCEPTION
0:06:18 - The Ogopogo in Native Tradition
0:08:25 - Local Legend
0:11:48 - Chief Timbasket’s Folly
0:16:12 - Water Mysteries
0:21:09 - Okanagan Pictographs
0:28:19 - Connection Between Okanagan Lake and the Columbia River
0:32:00 - Fox, Coyote, and the Whale Monster
0:37:26 - How the Spider-Woman Was Rescued From the Fish-Man
0:42:21 - The Carving
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
0:43:53 - The Pacific Fur Company
0:48:13 - The Okanagan Trail
0:54:17 - The Fraser Canyon Gold Rush
0:57:46 - Settlement of the Okanagan Valley
EARLY SETTLER ACCOUNTS
1:00:29 - John and Susan Allison
1:03:07 - Susan Allison’s Introduction to the Ogopogo
1:07:00 - Allison’s Ranch on the Similkameen River
1:10:31 - Rattlesnake Island
1:15:14 - Johnny McDougall’s Encounter
1:17:55 - Susan Allison’s Sighting
EARLY 20TH CENTURY SIGHTINGS
1:21:36 - Captain Thomas Short’s Sighting
1:25:28 - Frank Stevens’ Sighting
1:27:00 - Ruth Richardson’s Sighting
1:28:53 - The CPR Sternwheelers
1:31:37 - The Sightings of 1925
1:34:43 - John Logie’s Sighting
1:38:57 - How the Ogopogo Got Its Name
1:42:20 - Parallels with the Loch Ness Monster
DESCRIPTION
1:44:38 - Witness Descriptions of the Ogopogo
1:45:10 - Distribution
1:46:08 - Activity and Behavior
1:47:27 - Physical Appearance
1:57:37 - The Horned Water Serpent of Pan-American Tradition
THEORIES
2:00:31 - The Plesiosaur Theory
2:03:08 - The Whale Theory
2:09:12 - Optical Illusion
2:12:05 - The Sturgeon Theory
2:16:05 - The Oarfish Theory
2:17:41 – ‘The Amphibian Theory









![Legends of Prince Edward Island [Folklore and History Documentary]
Canada’s island province is filled mysterious locations pregnant with age-old legends which even Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne Shirley would be hard-pressed to improve upon. From haunted coves and mystical ponds to phantom lights and monsters of the deep; from chilling tales shared around the hearths of Scottish and Irish farmers to ancient traditions orated by the flickering light of Acadian and Mi’kmaq campfires; here are a few of the many colourful legends of Prince Edward Island.
Co-Producer: Dan Chomistek
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0:00:00 - Anne of Green Gables’ Haunted Wood
REIGN OF THE MI’KMAQ
0:03:00 - The Battle of Pretty Stream
ACADIAN SETTLEMENT
0:07:51 – Early Modern North American Explorers
0:10:37 - Acadian Settlement of Ile Saint-Jean
0:14:00 - Legend of the Mineotta Stone
0:24:39 - The Witch of Port La Joye
THE BRITISH CONQUEST
0:29:56 - King George’s War
0:33:01 - The Acadian Expulsion
0:36:20 - The Phantom Church of St. John
0:37:58 - The Hunchback of Point Prim
0:39:45 - The Fairies of Cape Wolfe
SCOTTISH-IRISH SETTLEMENT
0:44:02 - The White Lady of Holland Cove
0:50:42 - The Ghosts of Brudenell Island
0:54:55 - Ghost Ship of the Northumberland Strait
1:01:44 - Phantom Bell Ringers of the Kirk of St. James
CONFEDERATION
1:07:29 - The Haunting of Binstead Manor
1:15:54 - P.E.I. Today
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