BEWARE!

When we were growing up, we shared a cabin with another family, the Moffits. We would all meet there in the summer (they had 4 kids, we had 3) and boat and hang out at the lake. It was great fun. Even typing this, my brain can remember the smell of the cabin when we'd first walk in and also the smell of pancakes on the griddle in the morning. 7 kids, that's a lot of pancakes..... We would go out in our boats together and sometimes we would go over to a beach we liked, dubbed "Sandy Bay." We could play in the shallow part of the water and had to stay on the shore and not venture back too far onto the land. The reason is that Steve (Moffit dad) warned us of the Wampus Cats that lived back there that would sometimes snack on young kids. Every once in a while after we'd spent the afternoon on that beach and were packing up, we'd hear one of the Wampus Cat screams and we'd know it was time to get packed up and head back home.

proof that Steve would never have lied to us:
A Wampus Cat is a cryptid cougar-like feline. According to eyewitness accounts, a Wampus Cat is about 5'-6' in height, and can be detected by its strange, pungent musk. Its cry is similar to a cougar's yeowl, but sounds moreso like a woman's scream. It has stripes, gold eyes, and plenty of sharp teeth and claws. Much like the Chupacabra, their favorite food is goats and other livestock. When detected or startled, a Wampus Cat will stand upright and run on its hind legs.
According to folklore, Wampus Cats are semi-aquatic, and spend a lot of time in river bottoms. Locals would tell their kids not to dangle their feet over the bridges because the Wampus Cat would bite their legs and drag them into the water.


John and I are going to be out in a boat tomorrow and if we go on land, I'll be keeping my eyes and ears peeled. Even though Steve told us they liked to snack on kids, it doesn't mean they don't like a grown up now and then....