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July 07/27/21, 02:00:51 PM

Offline mike89

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lake Pepin monster
ok I have lived in Minnesota all my life... never heard of this Lake Pepin creature...  I looked it up and folks really think it's there...  another big foot???   :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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July 07/27/21, 02:08:41 PM Reply #1

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Re: lake Pepin monster
I have never heard of it myself.
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July 07/27/21, 02:17:20 PM Reply #2

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Re: lake Pepin monster
That's Pepie!  Even have Pepie Days up at Lake City. (or used to...think I have a Pepie Days T-shirt somewhere) That story goes back a long, long time. A guy I grew up with and went to school with, Larry, is Captain of the Pearl of the Lake, and he says he's seen it before. There was even a $50G reward offered for it by him, I think. I've heard from more than a few people I know that live on Pepin that they've seen it, and locals think it's a giant sturgeon.
I've fished Pepin since the 60's and have seen some mighty danged big sturgeon up there........we even hit a huge dead one in my boat one evening about 6 years ago. Who knows?


https://dailyyonder.com/lake-pepin-monster-fires-up-peoples-imaginations-and-local-economy/2021/05/07/
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July 07/27/21, 02:40:46 PM Reply #3

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Re: lake Pepin monster
cool!!    :happy1:
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July 07/27/21, 02:52:15 PM Reply #4

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Re: lake Pepin monster
Quote from: mike89 on July 07/27/21, 02:00:51 PM
ok I have lived in Minnesota all my life... never heard of this Lake Pepin creature...  I looked it up and folks really think it's there...  another big foot???   :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
:scratch: :scratch: :scratch: i havent either........and i went to red wing at least once a month for 13 1/2 years and dont recall it being talked about. and there where alot of guys from that area i knew that worked at that Hagar City plant????????
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July 07/27/21, 03:11:06 PM Reply #5

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Re: lake Pepin monster
Quote from: glenn57 on July 07/27/21, 02:52:15 PM
Quote from: mike89 on July 07/27/21, 02:00:51 PM
ok I have lived in Minnesota all my life... never heard of this Lake Pepin creature...  I looked it up and folks really think it's there...  another big foot???   :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
:scratch: :scratch: :scratch: i havent either........and i went to red wing at least once a month for 13 1/2 years and dont recall it being talked about. and there where alot of guys from that area i knew that worked at that Hagar City plant????????


Do you know about the Sea Wing disaster that happened on Pepin?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Wing_disaster





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July 07/27/21, 03:24:48 PM Reply #6

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Re: lake Pepin monster
Quote from: Rebel SS on July 07/27/21, 03:11:06 PM
Quote from: glenn57 on July 07/27/21, 02:52:15 PM
Quote from: mike89 on July 07/27/21, 02:00:51 PM
ok I have lived in Minnesota all my life... never heard of this Lake Pepin creature...  I looked it up and folks really think it's there...  another big foot???   :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
:scratch: :scratch: :scratch: i havent either........and i went to red wing at least once a month for 13 1/2 years and dont recall it being talked about. and there where alot of guys from that area i knew that worked at that Hagar City plant????????

 

Do you know about the Sea Wing disaster that happened on Pepin?


not until now!!  looked it up wow!!  that was a bad deal!!!  again the weather... 
« Last Edit: July 07/27/21, 03:27:33 PM by mike89 »
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July 07/27/21, 03:31:57 PM Reply #7

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Re: lake Pepin monster
nope!!!!!!!
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July 07/27/21, 03:45:51 PM Reply #8

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Re: lake Pepin monster
Lotsa history up there...!  The Indian maiden, Daughter of Souix Chief Red Wing, (for which the town is named) that jumped off Maiden Rock (for which it's named) when her main squeeze, a Chippewa, was murdered by her tribe....
There's a plaque at the base of the cliff commemorating this.  :shocked:
I spent lotsa years in that area and love the history. Have an old book and map on the Sea Wing disaster, with archival photos. Pretty sad and gruesome ending for those folks. And of course, Lake City is the home of where water skiing was invented.   :smiley:
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July 07/27/21, 03:48:12 PM Reply #9

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Re: lake Pepin monster
Quote from: mike89 on July 07/27/21, 03:24:48 PM
Quote from: Rebel SS on July 07/27/21, 03:11:06 PM
Quote from: glenn57 on July 07/27/21, 02:52:15 PM
Quote from: mike89 on July 07/27/21, 02:00:51 PM
ok I have lived in Minnesota all my life... never heard of this Lake Pepin creature...  I looked it up and folks really think it's there...  another big foot???   :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
:scratch: :scratch: :scratch: i havent either........and i went to red wing at least once a month for 13 1/2 years and dont recall it being talked about. and there where alot of guys from that area i knew that worked at that Hagar City plant????????

 

Do you know about the Sea Wing disaster that happened on Pepin?


not until now!!  looked it up wow!!  that was a bad deal!!!  again the weather...

I added the link, Mike. And a great video.  Forgot to do that.  :rolleyes:
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July 07/27/21, 03:53:10 PM Reply #10

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Re: lake Pepin monster
Quote from: Rebel SS on July 07/27/21, 03:45:51 PM
Lotsa history up there...!  The Indian maiden, Daughter of Souix Chief Red Wing, (for which the town is named) that jumped off Maiden Rock (for which it's named) when her main squeeze, a Chippewa, was murdered by her tribe....
There's a plaque at the base of the cliff commemorating this.  :shocked:
I spent lotsa years in that area and love the history. Have an old book and map on the Sea Wing disaster, with archival photos. Pretty sad and gruesome ending for those folks. And of course, Lake City is the home of where water skiing was invented.   :smiley:
the st james hotel has some of the history, mostly the watersking, but dont remember much as we switched places for negotiations a long time ago from there. besides that place haunts me!!!!!! :rotflmao: :rotflmao: had some pretty feisty negotiations there. :rotflmao:
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July 07/27/21, 03:53:29 PM Reply #11

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Re: lake Pepin monster
Yep, I heard a Pepie.  That's a neat area down that way. Went down the MN side and came back the Sconi last year, lots of people fishin but no shortage of good size boats cruising either.
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July 07/27/21, 06:41:20 PM Reply #12

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Re: lake Pepin monster
good link and clip, thanks Reb!!   :happy1:
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July 07/27/21, 07:07:28 PM Reply #13

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Re: lake Pepin monster
'Welcome.  :smiley:
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July 07/27/21, 08:36:40 PM Reply #14

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Re: lake Pepin monster
Thanks for posting that video Rebs.  Very interesting history.  Always enjoy that. 
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July 07/27/21, 08:39:22 PM Reply #15

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Re: lake Pepin monster
Quote from: LPS on July 07/27/21, 08:36:40 PM
Thanks for posting that video Rebs.  Very interesting history.  Always enjoy that.

There also used to be a button factory along the lake, that made buttons out of mussel shells.
You can still find shells with a hole in them that were dumped back in the lake 70 years ago.
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July 07/27/21, 08:54:49 PM Reply #16

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Re: lake Pepin monster
That does sound familiar.   :happy1:
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July 07/28/21, 06:38:13 AM Reply #17

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Re: lake Pepin monster
the button factory does sound familiar..   
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July 07/28/21, 07:11:21 AM Reply #18

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Re: lake Pepin monster
dont remember hearing about no button factory????? :scratch: :scratch: damn you guys must be old!!!!!! :sleazy: :scratch: :evil: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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July 07/28/21, 07:25:02 AM Reply #19

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Re: lake Pepin monster
Quote from: glenn57 on July 07/28/21, 07:11:21 AM
dont remember hearing about no button factory????? :scratch: :scratch: damn you guys must be old!!!!!! :sleazy: :scratch: :evil: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

Mayhap it's because  there isn't much history talk in dark, seedy, union meeting taverns.... ;)
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July 07/28/21, 07:27:22 AM Reply #20

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Re: lake Pepin monster
Quote from: Rebel SS on July 07/28/21, 07:25:02 AM
Quote from: glenn57 on July 07/28/21, 07:11:21 AM
dont remember hearing about no button factory????? :scratch: :scratch: damn you guys must be old!!!!!! :sleazy: :scratch: :evil: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

Mayhap it's because  there isn't much history talk in dark, seedy, union meeting taverns.... ;)
:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :nerd: :laughroll: :laughroll: yea its usally who's kneecaps we're taking out today!!!!!! :mooning: :mooning: :rotflmao:
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July 07/28/21, 07:57:13 AM Reply #21

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Re: lake Pepin monster
 :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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