Memphre
Legendary lake monster of Lake Memphremagog
In Canadian folklore, Memphré is a lake monster said to live in Lake Memphremagog, a fresh water glacial lake located between Newport, Vermont, United States and Magog, Quebec, Canada.
01Background
Lake Memphremagog stretches for 40 kilometres (25 mi), with a mean depth of 15.5 metres (51 ft) and a deepest point at 107 metres (351 ft). It was formed by melting glaciers 10,000 years ago, during the last ice-age. The lake freezes over each winter, often becoming up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) thick.
02History
Memphré is often described much like the Loch Ness Monster. While the existence of Memphré and most other lake monsters is treated skeptically by the scientific community, reports of sightings persist, with the last in 2005.
Coin
In August 2011, an artistic impression of Memphré was featured on a coloured Canadian quarter.
Sources and credits
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Lake Memphremagog.JPG by Jean-Philippe Boulet, CC BY 3.0
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