Sprawled out over 4,246 acres in the U.S. state of Massachusetts is the Leominster State Forest, near the towns of Leominster, Fitchburg, Princeton, Sterling, and Westminster. The park is known for its extensive trails, making it popular for hikers, as well as for its abundant wildlife and numerous ponds, attracting many visitors coming to enjoy the great outdoors. However, in addition to the pristine wilderness, the area has over the years become a wellspring of reports of UFOs, Bigfoot, and high strangeness.
Much of the strange phenomena reported from here revolve around a forested area of South Leominster, sitting within the Leominster State Forest the near Old Mill Bridge and Jungle Road, which has gained the rather apt nickname of “Monsterland.” According to local historian and Leominster native Ronny Le Blanc, the area has been a hotspot of Bigfoot sightings going back all the way to 1884, with early settlers even complaining that the creatures would attack and kill livestock. The stories really picked up in the 1950s, and Le Blanc has said of this: