Fouke, Arkansas
Myself and Patrick Bennett made our second trip to the Fouke Monster Festival. Unlike last year, however, we weren’t in attendance as fans of the legendary Boggy Creek Monster, we were there as representatives of our podcast, Filmsquatch……and as fans of the Boggy Creek Monster! We got to meet a ton of people, made new friends like Jeff and Cindy Sheldon of the brand new Boggy Creek Boutique, and got to talk with folks like Lyle Blackburn, Chester Moore, and the mayor of Fouke himself, Terry Purvis!
It was amazing to see the support not only for the festival, but for cryptozoology in general. Fouke seems to have truly embraced the Fouke Monster as the Monster Mart, the Monster Activity Center, the Boggy Creek Boutique, and even the police force have the monster plastered all over the place. This city really loves its legendary beast and that’s okay in my book!
Patrick and I had a blast visiting the Monster Mart again. We both picked up some squatchy goods there and at a number of other places in town. As always, Allen’s Burger Center fed us well with some awesome cheeseburgers and I discovered my new favorite salsa from Gladden Farms, Boggy Creek Chipotle! If you haven’t visited Fouke, what are you waiting for? If you’re waiting for an invitation, I cordially invite you to visit this wonderful town and the Fouke Monster Festival. If you do visit, let me know and I’ll make the three-plus hour drive to meet you there!
I drove up to Texarkana, Texas on Friday, making a couple of stops along the way, to spend the evening at the host hotel. My favorite stop was in Jefferson, Texas, the Bigfoot Capital Of Texas, and I visited the History and Nature Center. I took a wonderful walk along Big Cypress Bayou and got some great photos. I also found Bigfoot! When I arrived in Texarkana, I spent a little money at some local stores and then worked on the podcast with Patrick that evening. There were some decent storms that blew through Texarkana on Friday evening, dropping the temperatures into the fifties. It was a huge difference from last year’s June-based monster festival!
I hope to return to the Fouke Monster Festival next year. I also plan on attending the Texas Bigfoot Conference in Jefferson, TX, later this year. I hope to see some of you there!
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