You are in a kayak paddling across a beautiful lake. You are taking in the views of mountains and trees when suddenly a wave pushes upward from under the surface of the water. It steadily undulates across the surface and as you look closer and see flashes of green reflecting the sunlight. Something stirs in and slithers under the surface of the water. And just as fast as it appeared it descends back to the depths of the lake. This may sound like a fairy tale or folklore but for the people of Kelowna, British Columbia, their Okanagan Lake harbors what is known as Canada’s loch ness monster. The Ogopogo.   

SHOW NOTES

Videos/Interviews (in order)

"The Ogo-Pogo" Harry Fay (1924) Ogopogo is sea serpent (naitaka) in Canada's Lake Okanagan LYRCIS (youtube.com)

Alleged Ogopogo sighting caught on camera | Watch News Videos Online (globalnews.ca)

Possible Ogopogo sighting on Okanagan Lake | Watch News Videos Online (globalnews.ca)

Lake stratification with Stan Gregory -- Video 1 (youtube.com)

Research

Legend of Ogopogo in the Okanagan Valley | Tourism Kelowna

Ogopogo: The Myth - McKinley Beach

www.ogopogoquest.com - Researching the existence of Ogopogo

Canada’s mysterious lake monster (bbc.com)

Do you know about the Ogopogo statue at the bottom of Okanagan Lake? - Salmon Arm Observer (saobserver.net)

Copyrighting the Ogopogo: The © Story Behind the News Story – Hugh Stephens Blog

Ogopogo | Cryptid Wiki | Fandom

What Lurks Beneath: The Legend of Ogopogo — Swim Drink Fish

Ogopogo: The Myth - McKinley Beach

The Legend of Ogopogo | Reader's Digest Canada (readersdigest.ca)

Ogopogo: Canada's Loch Ness Monster | Live Science

Ogopogo: How Canada's famed lake monster gained worldwide notoriety | Canada (dailyhive.com)

Ogopogo | The Canadian Encyclopedia

Is Ogopogo A Giant Sturgeon | Lake Okangan Legend (fraserriversturgeon.com)

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