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Michigan Dogman

TRAVERSE CITY • MICHIGAN

The Michigan Dogman is described in modern folklore as a large canine-like creature capable of standing or walking upright, usually associated with the forests of northern Michigan. Its familiar history includes an alleged 1887 encounter...

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Nain Rouge Detroit’s Red Dwarf Omen

DETROIT • MICHIGAN

The Nain Rouge—French for 'red dwarf'—is one of Detroit’s oldest and most distinctive supernatural figures. Modern retellings describe a small red-faced being who appears before disaster, political crisis or personal misfortune, often framing the creature...

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Paulding Light Ghost Lantern, Highway Mirage and Michigan’s Mystery Light

PAULDING • MICHIGAN

The Paulding Light is one of Michigan’s most famous anomalous-light traditions. Since the 1960s, observers near Paulding in the western Upper Peninsula have reported a bright light appearing in a distant valley, sometimes changing color,...

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