Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
With summer right around the corner, thousands of Canadians are gearing up for long-awaited vacations at their favourite lakeside retreats. As they waterski, paddleboard, or float under the summer sun, some recreationists will be struck by the unnerving notion that something huge is lurking in the water beneath them, observing them from concealment in the shadows – a sentiment doubly disturbing to those familiar with local native legend. In this video, we look at forgotten native legends of lake monsters in Canada.
0:00:00 – Introduction
0:01:44 - The Monster of Shawnigan Lake,
0:04:03 - The Monster of Kamloops Lake
0:07:32 - The Horned Monster of Buffalo Lake
0:12:50 - The Devils of Last Mountain Lake
0:14:42 - The Snake Sturgeon of Lake Hanna
With summer right around the corner, thousands of Canadians are gearing up for long-awaited vacations at their favourite lakeside retreats. As they waterski, paddleboard, or float under the summer sun, some recreationists will be struck by the unnerving notion that something huge is lurking in the water beneath them, observing them from concealment in the shadows – a sentiment doubly disturbing to those familiar with local native legend. In this video, we look at forgotten native legends of lake monsters in Canada.
0:00:00 – Introduction
0:01:44 - The Monster of Shawnigan Lake,
0:04:03 - The Monster of Kamloops Lake
0:07:32 - The Horned Monster of Buffalo Lake
0:12:50 - The Devils of Last Mountain Lake
0:14:42 - The Snake Sturgeon of Lake Hanna
