A lake in Indiana with a very interesting history is currently for sale. For a million dollars, you could own a lake, land, and possibly a beast. Located near Churubusco, a creature called the “Beast of Busco” (also known as “Oscar the Turtle”) apparently lurks in Fulk Lake.
According to numerous reports, the gigantic snapping turtle is said to live in the lake and that legend has been around since 1898 when a farmer named Oscar Fulk apparently saw the creature. Fifty years later, in 1948, two locals named Ora Blue and Charley Wilson allegedly saw the same creature while they were out fishing and they described it as being approximately 500 pounds.
We all know the legend of Nessie the creature who inhabits Loch Ness, but did you know Indiana has it s own Loch Ness monster?
CashnetUSA.com went through each state in the U.S. and found the most famous mythical creature from each state. Indiana s is said to be the Beast of Busco, but is he really that mythical?
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UnknownExploreres.com has the full legend of the Beast of Busco, but here s my condensed version. Legend has it that in 1948 two men went fishing in Fulk Lake in northern Indiana. When they were done they told the owner of the lake about a giant turtle they saw in the lake. Now this wasn t any turtle, this turtle was MASSIVE, supposedly the top of his shell was the same size as the top of a car. Even though a local turtle expert said the claims the men made were a hoax local newspapers still reported the giant turtle sighting. That s when the massive hunt for the Beast of Busco began. The owner of the lake claimed to have seen the giant turtle