Nessie Visits the Great Lakes

The Loch Ness Monster, affectionately nicknamed Nessie, is a creature from Scottish folklore that inhabits Loch Ness, a deep lake in the Scottish Highlands. Stories and mysterious sightings of Nessie have captivated people all over the world for 1,500 years! The first photograph taken of what some claim to be the monster was taken in 1933.
Image and more information: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Loch-Ness-monster-legendary-creature

Lake Trout are fish native to freshwater lakes in Canada and the Northeast United States. They are a popular species for fishing and can weigh up to 100 pounds!
Image and more information: https://www.fws.gov/fisheries/freshwater-fish-of-america/lake_trout.html

Walleye, also called yellow pike, are known for their impeccable eyesight in dark or murky waters. They are a crowd favorite serving as the official fish species for multiple states and provinces around the Great Lakes.
Image and more information: https://www.fws.gov/fisheries/freshwater-fish-of-america/walleye.html

Piping Plovers are small shorebirds that nest around the Great Lakes and travel as far as the Bahamas to escape the winter cold each year. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with biologists from the University of Michigan and the Detroit Zoo to rescue and protect these endangered birds.
More information: https://www.greatlakespipingplover.org

Mizhibizhu, or water panther, is a legendary creature revered by the Anishinaabe, indigenous peoples of the Great Lakes region. It is said to guard a mountain of copper and is important in keeping the forces of water in harmony with the sky ruled by thunderbirds.
Artwork and the story of Mizhibizhu and the Black Snake by Esha Biswas and Johnny Petoskey: quod.lib.umich.edu/s/seas
Image and more information: Agawa pictograph site in Lake Superior Provincial Park, Ontario https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mishipeshu