Okanagan Lake is the largest of five inter-connected freshwater fjord lakes in the Okanagan Valley in … See more

According to historian Mark M. Orkin, the creature received its name "on a night in 1924 when the strains of an English music-hall song were first heard in the city of Vernon, British Columbia". Orkin cites the following lin… See more

According to Ben Radford, the Ogopogo is "more closely tied to native myths than is any other lake monster." The Secwepemc and Syilx natives regarded the Ogopogo, which they called the Naitaka, as "an evil supernatur… See more

Susan Allison's 1872 sighting was the first detailed Ogopogo account from a white settler. She was the first non-native person to live in the region, establishing relations with the native peoples.
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According to skeptical author Benjamin Radford, contemporary sightings of Ogopogo were most likely misidentifications of water fowl, otter, or beaver, adding, "[the First Nations stories] were not referring to a literal lake … See more

The Ogopogo is referenced in the classic Super Nintendo role playing game Final Fantasy IV, being one of the superbosses in the game's final dungeon in the Moon's Core, guarding the legendary Masamune katana. Th… See more