Lake George Monster
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lake-george-monster-276-6299115
title:
Lake George Monster
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The Lake George Monster, fittingly nicknamed "Georgie", was a hoax invented by painter Harry Watrous after a fishing bet with newspaper editor Colonel William d'Alton Mann in 1904. The monster was purportedly sighted at Hague Bay in Lake George in New York, United States. This was a reported solution to an ongoing rivalry that Watrous had with another resident. After word had spread about, Watrous began to move the monster around the lake for more publicity. The monster was also sighted at The V
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Fictional lake monster
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_George_Monster
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2024-02-12T12:50:33Z
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