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Dates: May 21-24, 2009 (Thurs. - Sun.)
This will be the third BFRO expedition in the Michigan Upper Peninsula
(UP).
The first BFRO expedition in the UP attracted national media attention,
after a local newspaper story about the upcoming expedition made its way
onto the news wire services. Usually we do not encourage news media reports
about BFRO expeditions, especially prior to an expedition, but we needed
the help of the local news media beforehand for that one, after the advance
team scouted initial areas proposed for the expedition and strongly felt
those areas would not be particularly attractive to sasquatches.
We needed more recent information from the UP, so we contacted a small
newspaper asking them to write a story saying we were coming to the area
and we wanted to speak with any recent witnesses. It was a desperate last
minute move, but it turned out to be very fortuitous. As expected, several
witnesses came forward as a result of the local media exposure,
including a handful of unrelated witnesses near Marquette. One of those
witnesses was a medical professional in Marquette. He and his wife took
us to a place where two incidents had happened a year apart while walking
their dogs.
When we saw the area for the first
time, we were impressed. It was perfect, at least for this region. The
handful of credible incidents in this region occurred along high ground
divides between large watersheds that flowed in opposite directions. The
area had that ingredient, and more. It was a dense, lush forest besides
with uneven topography where one could seek protection from driving winter
winds. The area was also full of deer. This first UP expedition yielded
some observations with thermal imagers and several recordings of distant
vocalizations.
The next expedition in 2008 took place before the foliage had returned,
which helped the group learn the area much better.
BFRO organizer Bernie Martin is organizing
this expedition. He organized the second expedition, and co-organized
the first one, after wisely determining that the initial target areas
were inadequate. At this time, Bernie is accepting requests for participation
by non-members. You can contact him to inquire via email (MichiganUP@BFRO.net)
after you have read the Frequently Asked Questions
about the expeditions.
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