Unnatural Ohio: Buckeye Cryptids

Strange things are afoot in the Buckeye State; explore the unnatural side of Ohio's heritage and urban legends from its stored history with authors Kristina Smith and Kevin Moore. Ohio echoes with tales of creatures, ghosts, and other unexplained phenomena. A monster that appeared to be half-man and half-dog and wielding a 2-by-4 terrorized a small Northwest Ohio town during the summer of 1972. Over the years, visitors to a quiet Cincinnati suburb claim to have been accosted by a human-size, leathery frogman lurking near the riverbank. For generations, hikers and hunters have reported seeing Bigfoot throughout forests across Ohio, and some of the most notorious and well-documented UFO encounters on record have taken place here. Unnatural Ohio: A History of Buckeye Cryptids, Legends & Other Mysteries, published by The History Press in September 2023, was based on a special exhibit at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums on Ohio folklore and legends. Learn more at rbhayes.org.