S13 E12 - F-Bomb - The Presque Isle Monster

Lake Superior is massive, freezing, unpredictable—and according to more than a century of strange stories, something enormous may be moving beneath its surface. On this episode of F-Bomb Friday, Tracy dives into the legend of Pressie, the Presque Isle Monster, a serpent-like creature reportedly seen across Lake Superior since the late 1800s.

From steamship crews describing enormous humps rising from the water to an alleged attack near Duluth, frightened fishermen, a bizarre deer encounter, and Randy Braun’s famous 1977 photograph, the stories surrounding Pressie are as murky as the lake itself.

Could witnesses have seen giant lake sturgeon, waves, driftwood, or optical illusions? Or does Lake Superior still hold secrets we haven't discovered?

Because unexplained doesn't mean monster.

But unexplained still means…we don't know.

#Pressie #LakeSuperior #MichiganCryptids #MichiganFolklore #FBombFriday

Hosted, edited and produced by Tracy Preston, featuring Todd Preston

Researched and written by Todd Preston

Original music created exclusively for F-Bomb by Tracy Preston

Original artwork by Todd Preston

Sources

Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society. “Wreck of the Western Reserve.” 10 Mar. 2025.

Michigan Department of Natural Resources. “Lake Sturgeon.” State of Michigan.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. “Lake Superior.” State of the Great Lakes Ecosystem Conference.

Woolheater, Craig. “Pressie, The Lake Superior Monster.” Cryptomundo, 10 July 2013.

“Pressie: Lake Superior’s Serpent Legend.” Yooper, 21 July 2026.

“Pressie: A Lake Superior Monster or Copper Loving, Ojibwe Mishipeshu?” Cryptids Across the Atlas, 9 Dec. 2022.