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Laissez les bon temps rouler! We're travelling through the bayous of Louisiana in search of the Honey Island Swamp Monster and the Rougarou; Louisiana's very own werewolf. While we ponder our place in the world, we'll learn the challenges the Mississippi River Delta faces and how wolves have been perceived throughout history.  Stick to the trail (or stay on the boat rather) and don't feed the wildlife!

If you'd like to learn more about the Mississippi River Delta and ways you can help visit https://mississippiriverdelta.org/

If you want to learn more about wolves, their role in the environment, or just want to see cute wolf photos, visit the International Wolf Center's website at https://wolf.org/

Today's Lunch Break is a poem titled "Fire Circle" by park visitor Janee.

Sources:

“America Needs the Delta.” Restore the Mississippi River Delta, 22 Sept. 2021, https://mississippiriverdelta.org/.

Evans, Michael. “Facts about Louisiana Bayous.” USA Today, Gannett Satellite Information Network, 28 Apr. 2022, https://traveltips.usatoday.com/louisiana-bayous-59733.html.

Heimlich, Evan. “Acadian-Cajun History and Culture.” Acadian Genealogy - Historical Acadian-Cajun Resources, 1 Dec. 2018, https://www.acadian.org/history/acadian-history/overview/.

Honey Island Swamp Tours . “Honey Island Swamp Legends: Pearl River Swamp Tours, LA.” Pearl River Swamp Tours, New Orleans, 7 Sept. 2022, https://www.pearlriverswamptours.com/legends/.

Kerner, Frank Kerner. “History of the Rougarou: Louisiana's Werewolf.” Pelican State of Mind, 18 Oct. 2021, https://pelicanstateofmind.com/louisiana-love/history-rougarou-louisiana-werewolf/.

Kinchen, Cole. “The Legend of the Honey Island Swamp Monster.” Pelican State of Mind, 3 May 2021, https://pelicanstateofmind.com/louisiana-love/legend-honey-island-swamp-monster/.

Kinchen, Cole. “The Mystery of the Louisiana Feu Follet.” Pelican State of Mind, 4 May 2021, https://pelicanstateofmind.com/louisiana-love/mystery-louisiana-feu-follet/.

Renfro , Alisha. “Save the Swamp: But, Beware the ‘Rougarou’ • The National Wildlife Federation Blog.” The National Wildlife Federation Blog, 29 Oct. 2019, https://blog.nwf.org/2019/10/save-the-swamp-but-beware-the-rougarou/. 

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Welcome back visitor! Today will be easy as it requires no hiking. Just enjoying a nice, relaxing ride on a dragon turtle, who has kindly offered to take us to the South China Sea. We'll be looking for the jiaoren, the Chinese mermaids who cry pearls instead of tears. And we may just run in to an unexpected surprise on the way!

Sources Cited:
Alan Rankin Last Modified Date: August 26 & Alan Rankin Date: August 26, 2022. What is a dragon turtle? All Things Nature. Available at: https://www.allthingsnature.org/what-is-a-dragon-turtle.htm [Accessed September 6, 2022]. 

Creative, J.L., Jiaoren. Westport Winery Garden Resort - Jiaoren. Available at: https://www.westportwinery.com/oceans-daughter-distillery/spirit-list/duckleberry-grunt.html [Accessed September 6, 2022]

Hansen, C., 2014. Zhuangzi. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Available at: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/zhuangzi/ [Accessed September 6, 2022]. 

jamespederson5, 2021. Mythic creature of the day: Jiaoren. Mythology Worlds. Available at: https://www.mythologyworlds.com/post/mythic-creature-of-the-day-jiaoren [Accessed September 6, 2022]. 

 Peng symbolizes great aspiration, indomitable will-SSCP. (n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2022, from http://www.csstoday.com/Item/5510.aspx

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Welcome back visitor! Today we head into Sherwood forest where we visit one of the oldest oak trees in England, Major Oak. Then we'll head into the Harenna Forest in Ethiopia and the Dehing Patkai Rainforest of India. Hopefully we won't run into any bugbears on the way!

Today's lunchbreak is a short story titled "The Gnarly Oak" written by Thomas Strewler.

-Sources Cited-

Buchan, Ella. “The Last Beekeepers of Ethiopia's Harenna Forest.” BBC Travel, BBC, https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20180123-the-last-beekeepers-of-ethiopias-harenna-forest.

Greenberg, Mike. “What Was the Crocotta?” MythologySource, 28 June 2021, https://mythologysource.com/what-was-the-crocotta/.

Nayak , Niranjan. “Dehing Patkai - the Rainforest of Assam in Peril - Econe.” ECONE, https://www.econe.in/post/dehing-patkai-the-rainforest-of-assam-in-peril.

Nottinghamshire County Council. “History of Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood and Major Oak.” Nottinghamshire County Council, https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/culture-leisure/country-parks/history-of-sherwood-forest-robin-hood-and-major-oak.

Richard. “What Is the Crocotta .” Mythology Planet, 24 June 2021, https://mythologyplanet.com/what-is-the-crocotta-indian-mythology-beast/.

“Sherwood Forest-Where Legends Grow .” Sherwood Forest, https://www.visitsherwood.co.uk/. 

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Put on your hiking boots and long sleeved shirt and pants; we're heading into the wetlands of Loveland, Ohio. Today we're on the search for the Loveland Frogman and we'll discuss the anatomical similarities it shares with regular frogs. How far do you think this cryptid can jump? Welcome to Supernatural Park!

Sources:
Dalea, Natalie. “The Strange Case of the Loveland Frog, Ohio's Amphibian Cryptid.” Theportalist.com, 29 July 2020, https://theportalist.com/the-loveland-frog. \

Posted by blogger in Charleston Terrors, and Tim Bertelink. “The Loveland Frogman – Ohio's Most Famous Cryptid.” The Loveland Frogman – Ohio's Most Famous Cryptid - Charleston Terrors, 19 Apr. 2021, https://charlestonterrors.com/the-loveland-frogman-ohios-most-famous-cryptid/. 

“The Loveland Frogman.” Sinisterhood , created by Christie Wallace , and Heather McKinney, episode 133, https://www.sinisterhood.com/shownotes/episode-133-the-loveland-frogman. 

The Loveland Frog.” Skeptoid, https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4473. 

Staff, WLWT Digital. “The Legend of the Loveland Frogman.” WLWT, WLWT, 5 Oct. 2021, https://www.wlwt.com/article/the-loveland-frogman/37871711#.

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Welcome to Supernatural Park! Here you'll find all sorts of creatures that can be read about in myth, legend, and folklore. If it's the popular Bigfoot you're interested in or the adorable, lesser known carbuncle you're anxious to see you're sure to find them here. Please follow just a few rules we have as we guide you along:

1. Stick to the trail
2. Do not approach the wildlife, unless instructed to do so
3. Do not feed the wildlife

This week we'll be looking for Pressie, the Park's mascot and Lake Monster that calls Lake Superior her home. We hope you enjoy your visit!

Sources cited for this episode:

1.The Pine Barrens Institute. An online, cryptozoological, Midwest folklore and historic newspaper reference site based out of Janesville, WI
01, D., & Benedict, /  A. (n.d.). Pressie - cryptid/folklore profiles. THE PINE BARRENS INSTITUTE. Retrieved July 26, 2022, from https://pinebarrensinstitute.com/cryptids/tag/pressie

2.  The University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies
The Ojibwe People's Dictionary. (n.d.). Retrieved July 26, 2022, from https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/

3.  The Duluth News Tribune
Thomas , R. (2017, December 9). You cannot handle Pressie. Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved July 26, 2022, from https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/opinion/you-cannot-handle-pressie 

4.  Seamonster.org-You can find a video of Randy talking about his experience here
Seamonster.org Lake and sea monsters sightings,videos and news. SeaMonster.org Lake and Sea Monsters Sightings,videos and news. (n.d.). Retrieved July 26, 2022, from https://seamonster.org/

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