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Does a hulking, 7-foot-tall, ape-like creature roam the rugged mountains and forests of Northern New York and Vermont?
It may seem far-fetched, but accounts can be traced back to Indian lore and even the logs of Samuel de Champlain.
While the lake creature Champ remains the region's best known 'monster,' in recent years, two nationally televised documentaries - on the History and Discovery Channels - have featured entire segments on Bigfoot sightings in upstate New York and Vermont.
The most recent, "Monster Quest," in 2008, chronicled numerous sightings of a large, hairy, ape-like creature on both sides of Lake Champlain.