Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In this video, we take a look at traditional Cree and Ojibwa tales of wild giants set in the wilderness of the Canadian Shield, and in a string of sightings of a very peculiar yellow-headed wildman in the bush outside Cobalt, Ontario, whom local legend has christened “Old Yellow Top”.
0:00:00 - The Canadian Shield
0:02:34 - The Fat Boy and the Giants With No Hearts
0:06:13 - Mistapewak
0:07:02 - Wild Man of the Woods
0:08:00 - Hairy Hearts
0:08:43 - Cobalt, Ontario
0:10:12 - 1906 Sighting
0:11:06 - 1923 Sighting
0:12:35 - 1946 Sighting
0:14:09 - 1970 Sighting
0:16:27 - Marked Hominids
My new book, ‘Mysteries of Canada: Volume IV’, is now available in paperback, eBook, and audiobook format. To get a copy for yourself, or for a friend or family member, please check out the link below:
mysteriesofcanada.com/alberta/mysteries-of-canada-volume-iv
In this video, we take a look at traditional Cree and Ojibwa tales of wild giants set in the wilderness of the Canadian Shield, and in a string of sightings of a very peculiar yellow-headed wildman in the bush outside Cobalt, Ontario, whom local legend has christened “Old Yellow Top”.
0:00:00 - The Canadian Shield
0:02:34 - The Fat Boy and the Giants With No Hearts
0:06:13 - Mistapewak
0:07:02 - Wild Man of the Woods
0:08:00 - Hairy Hearts
0:08:43 - Cobalt, Ontario
0:10:12 - 1906 Sighting
0:11:06 - 1923 Sighting
0:12:35 - 1946 Sighting
0:14:09 - 1970 Sighting
0:16:27 - Marked Hominids
My new book, ‘Mysteries of Canada: Volume IV’, is now available in paperback, eBook, and audiobook format. To get a copy for yourself, or for a friend or family member, please check out the link below:
mysteriesofcanada.com/alberta/mysteries-of-canada-volume-iv
![Mystery Cats of the Northern Wilderness [New 2025 Cryptozoology Documentary]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_vO6a2BdpCs/mqdefault.jpg "Mystery Cats of the Northern Wilderness [New 2025 Cryptozoology Documentary]
In this video, we explore legends of mystery cats in Canada, from a maned monster said to haunt the subarctic forests, to a dangerous predator of Ontario lumberjack lore.
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:00:56 - The Lion of Subarctic Canada
0:03:50 - The Maned American Lion
0:07:08 - Black Panthers in New Brunswick
0:16:27 - Black Panthers in Ontario
0:19:28 - Black Cougars in Other Eastern Provinces
0:20:37 - The Sliver Cat")
![[2 HOUR LONG Cryptozoology Documentary] Ogopogo: Canadas Loch Ness Monster](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/a_vVO34cvYM/mqdefault.jpg "[2 HOUR LONG Cryptozoology Documentary] Ogopogo: Canadas Loch Ness Monster
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
https://ChomistekFilms.com/
Cover art by Hannah Parker
https://www.HannahParkerArts.com/
With footage by Extemporalist
https://pixabay.com/users/extemporalist-2482730/
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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")
