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SPECTER MOOSE- MAINE

Among the pines, an apparition looms.  Towering twice the height of a man, the beast has the form of a moose, but is far bigger than any ordinary member of Alces alces.  Its coat is deathly white. Its antlers spread wide as outstretched arms, pronged with over two dozen sharp points. Is it a ghost? A spirit of the forest? Or perhaps it is merely an ordinary- if impressive- natural mutation.

The first recorded sighting of Maine’s spectral moose occurred in 1891 when hunting guide Clarence Duffy spotted the creature around Lobster Lake. A year later it was seen again by a sportsman from New York who shot at it, only to be chased down and nearly trampled by the vengeful beast.

Regular sightings occurred for several decades. Witnesses described the moose as being white or light gray, with some even claiming that it glowed dimly. It was said to be about 10-15 feet high at the shoulder, much taller than the 8-10 foot shoulder height of an average moose. Its antlers were said to be 10-12 feet wide and festooned with up to 22 prongs- much larger and more complex than the 4-6 foot spread of a regular moose. Some eyewitnesses claimed that the moose would actually vanish into thin air right in front of them.

Some have suggested that the animal was albino. Albino moose have indeed been documented many times, but their eyes are pink or violet, while the eyes of the spectral moose are said to be brown. Albinism would also not explain the creature’s tremendous size and enormous antlers.

Its possible the spectral moose had a condition similar to the Kermode Bears of British Columbia, also known as Spirit Bears or Moksgm’ol in the language of the Indigenous Kitasoo, a tribe of the Tsimshian people. Although these bears have white fur, their eyes and skin do have pigment. The white coloration is due to a recessive gene that stops melanin from being made only in the fur, a condition called leucism (as opposed to albinism, in which all pigmentation is lost in all tissues).

In fact, population of white moose are well-known to inhabit the woods around the town of Foleyet in Ontario. Like the Moksgm’al, these moose are not albino, instead possessing a recessive gene that makes their coats a grayish-white. Its quite possible that Maine’s spectral moose had a similar genetic condition, though again the creature’s alleged great size, and its seeming ability to disappear into thin air have not been fully explained. Perhaps eyewitnesses, startled by the sight of such an otherworldly-looking animal, exaggerated their descriptions.

SOURCES

An article from New England Folklore about the Spectral Moose

An article from Mysterious Universe about the Moose

An article from Lumberwoods.org

A Smithsonian article about the white Moksgm'ol Bear

Ontario's white moose

A 1911 article from the Sacramento Union about the Specter Moose

A post from legendsofamerica.com about the Specter Moose

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OPP Close Highway 101 Due to Multiple Motor Vehicle Collision

OPP Close #Hwy101 Due to Multiple #MotorVehicleCollision @OPP_NER @VisitChapleau @Wawa_Ontario @ONtransport @511ONNortheast @OnTruck @CanTruck

CHAPLEAU, ON – The Superior East Chapleau Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) advises that Highway 101 is closed from Chapleau to Foleyet while they investigate multiple motor vehicle collisions due to deteriorating road and weather conditions. OPP advises motorists to exercise caution as driving conditions are hazardous at this time, so please stay off the roads unless emergent…

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A rare white moose and her calf were spotted as they crossed Highway 101 near Foleyet, Ont. Read more by following the link in our bio. #mooseofinstagram #whitemoose #rare #wildlife #ontario #canada #ctvnews https://www.instagram.com/p/BpiHuDchetf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1eoot2chtm4h1

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Two face spousal assault charges in unrelated incidents

Members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a domestic dispute in Foleyet at approximately 10:45 a.m. on Sept. 29, 2020. A 35-year-old male from Timmins was arrested as a result of the investigation and charged with the following: Assault -- spousal, contrary to section 266 of the Criminal Code (CC).

Superior East OPP officers responded to a domestic dispute in Foleyet at approximately 12:10 a.m. on Oct. 1 , 2020. A 40-year-old male from Foleyet was arrested as a result of the investigation and charged with the following: assault — spousal, contrary to section 266 of the CC.

Both accused parties were released from custody and are set to appear in Chapleau before the Ontario Court of Justice in December 2020.

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$180,000 in lost revenue due to fewer moose tags, says lodge owner | CBC News

$180,000 in lost revenue due to fewer moose tags, says lodge owner | CBC News

A hunting and fishing lodge owner in Foleyet says he had to shut down his business for the moose hunting season this year due to changes in the tag allocation.

Richard Comeau has owned Horwood Outpost for two decades. He says this year he received only one cow tag. Comeau says that isn’t enough for a business to stay open for the season.

He says the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry…

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“Defaulter Was Close Friend of Postmaster’s,” Sudbury Star. May 28, 1919. Page 02. --- Court Hints That May Be Reason He Didn’t Get Notice --- Circumstances brought out in the trial Monday morning of Louis Bellcourt, an alleged Blezzard Valley defaulter, and which pointed strongly to collusion between Bellcourt and Postmaster Baisaillon, of Blezzard Valley, to defeat the M.S.A. and assist Bellcourt to evade service, led Magistrate Brodie to adjourn the trial for two weeks. Meanwhile M.S.A. authorities will make an investigation into this and probably some other cases from the same neighborhood.

Notwithstanding that two registered letters were posted to Bellcourt from Toronto, one of which contained him exemption papers and the other an order to report for medical re-examination, Bellcourt testified that he never received the latter letter, and backed his statement up by producing a letter from Postmaster Baissaillon to the effect that no registered letter other than the one containing his exemption papers ever came to Blezard Valley post-office. In view of the fact that prosecution was instigated against Bellcourt following the return of the letter to the registrar, marked ‘uncalled for,’ it is plain that someone is not telling the truth. This is the point that is being investigated,

When questioned by Crown Attorney McKessock, Bellcourt admitted that he was a close personal friend of the postmaster’s. ‘It looks very much like conspiracy to me,’ was Magistrate Brodie’s comment on the case. It was added that this is not the only incident of its kind in the district.

Six Defaulters Appear Altogether some six defaulters appeared Monday morning, and those whose cases were disposed of were given suspended sentence on the defaulter charge an fined $25 and costs for failing to notify the registrar of a change of address. All were low category men who had been granted exemption until their class was called and failed to report when ordered for re-examination.

Peter Sauve was first granted exemption until class two was called, but this was cancelled when the proclamation was issued calling up the 21-23 class. He had two brothers at the front, one of whom was killed, also a widowed mother to care for. He went to Hawke Junction, on the A.C.R. in 1917, shortly after getting exemption and failed to notify the registrar of his change of address. Suspended sentence was given on the charge of being a defaulter and a fine of $25 and costs levied for failing to notify the registrar. The magistrate stated that in meting out sentence he took into consideration the war record of the Sauve family.

Frank Butler was another young man who failed to report for medical re-examination and also failed to notify the registrar when he moved from Sudbury to Thor Lake. He was a B-2 man. A registered letter ordering him to report for medical re-examination, was returned uncalled for. His excuse that Naughton postoffice, to which the letter was sent, had been burned down and that the postmaster had since died of the ‘flu’ did not help his case any, for the letter arrived safe and sound in Toronto and all future efforts to locate Butler proved unavailing. He also was given suspended sentence on the major charge and fined $25 and costs on the lesser.

John Lorden, a category C man, also failed to report for medical re-examination and drew down a penalty similar to those previously recorded. He is a New Brunswick man.

A Startling Disclosure Alex. Landry, a category B man who faced a similar charge, startled the court by producing written evidence to show that he had paid Inspector Logan, at one time stationed at Foleyet enforcing the M.S.A., showing that on several occasions he had paid $6 ‘defaulter fees.’ The department representative in court took charge of the papers. This fact, however, did not save Landry from a conviction. He, too, was given suspended sentence on the defaulter’s charge and fined $25 and costs for failing to notify of a change in address. Landry said he was able to get a letter from his girl in Sturgeon Falls every other day, but never did he receive his registered notice to report for medical re-examination. He blamed Sudbury postoffice Landry admitted that he was aware that other men in his class were being re-examined and the court held that it was his duty to make enquiries.

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Snippets of Foleyet, 2011