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Nov 17 2023, 5:00 am A 3-D rendering of the Ogopogo, or Naikata, in Okanagan Lake (Daniel Eskridge/Shutterstock) The Ogopogo is arguably one of the most famous lake monsters in the world. While not on the level of fame as the Loch Ness Monster, the Ogopogo is something most Canadians have heard of.
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New video of Canada's legendary Ogopogo lake monster surfaces. NEW footage of Canada's answer to the Loch Ness monster has emerged amid a spate of sightings of the elusive Ogopogo lake serpent.
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Around town, Ogopogo takes on a benign cartoonish form as a 15-foot-long green- and cream-coloured statue on the waterfront, the smiling mascot for the local WHL hockey team and as plush toys.
2. Kelowna City Park. Kelowna's lakeside park is a charming feature and gets busy on warm summer days. 3. City Hall. The home of city services. 4. Kasugai Gardens. Behind the Okanagan Heritage Museum, the exquisite grounds of Kasugai Gardens are good for a peaceful stroll.
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Ogopogo. Article by Carole H. Carpenter. Published Online September 9, 2012. Last Edited December 16, 2013. Ogopogo is a fabled aquatic monster which is said to inhabit Okanagan Lake. The Salish called it "snake in the lake"; the Chinook called it "wicked one" and "great beast in the lake." Representation appeared in precontact petroglyphs.
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Ogopogo Statue The earliest record of the monsters existence dates back to 1860 and was ascribed as a ranting of the first European settlers. That is sixty years before the first recorded reports of The Loch Ness Monster. In 1926 some 30 carloads of people saw the appearance of legendary lake monster at a Okanogan Mission Beach.
Ogopogo play sculpture, Kerry Park, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Artist: Peter Soelin Year: 1960 Collection: City of Kelowna Public Art Program The Work Visitors to Kelowna are often seen photographing this cheerful rendering of Okanagan Lake's most famous resident, Ogopogo, originally named N'Ha-a-itk or 'Lake Serpent Spirit' by the area's First Nation peoples.
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The pictures have always been inconclusive. Spotlight on Kelowna Read about the legend of Ogopogo, a fierce lake monster who resides at Squally Point and has inconclusively been spotted throughout the lake for centuries.
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Sea Monster Skeleton Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada - September 6th 2021: Ogopogo statue in downtown Kelowna The legendary Ogopogo, a lake monster said to inhabit the Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, Canada.
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According to Tourism Kelowna, the Ogopogo has a snakelike body and is about 25 metres long. They say First Nations people spoke of N'ha-a-itk, a fierce lake monster, living at Squally Point, 20.
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A statue of the beast, undulating in a fake lake, is in a lakefront park for those who crave an Ogopogo in their snapshots. Address: Abbott St., Kelowna, BC, Canada. Directions: The statue is in lakefront Kerry Park. From Hwy 97/Harvey Ave., turn north at the first cross street east of the bridge onto Abbott St.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Canadian folklore, the Ogopogo said to inhabit Okanagan Lake British Columbia, Canada. Some scholars have charted the entity's development from First Nations folklore and widespread water monster folklore motifs. The Ogopogo now plays a role in the commercial symbolism and media representation of the region.
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RM 2F9H4BJ - A view of a statue of Ogopogo, a lake monster that is supposed to live in Lake Okanagan, on the waterfront in downtown Kelowna, British Columbia, Cana RM F0N5M4 - Ogopogo paddleboat, Waterfront Park, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada RM KM1XRR - The Ogopogo sculpture, City park, Kelowna City, Okanagan Lake, British Columbia, Canada.
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Tourism Kelowna says photos and sightings of Ogopogo have so far been inconclusive. A statue of a green, serpent-like figure resembling what may be an Ogopogo is located in downtown Kelowna near.
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The statue of Ogopogo is nestled near a sunken power boat. Across the lake, at Wilson Landing, there is a submerged milk truck from what he estimates the 1950s. There is also a Canadian Pacific Railway barge 300 feet deep at Bear Creek Provincial Park, several underwater parks for divers, and for the experienced, they can follow the old ferry line across the lake and discover hidden treasures.
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THE HUNT. There have been numerous hunts to prove the existence of the Ogopogo, one of which included a one million dollar reward for irrefutable proof. The reward has yet to be claimed. The Okanagan lake is 135 km long and between 4 and 5 km wide, with an average depth of 249 feet. Though at its deepest the lake plummets a shocking 840 feet.
