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believed he had made a, miraculous escape from the monster. That ended his set-line fishing that summer. His story caused much excitement among his neighbors, and it was some time before swimmers were brave enough to frequent that part of the lake.
Denizen Wrecks a Seine
Indians had a legend of the presence of a destructive w^ater demon in Lake Koshkonong. White residents of its shores, therefore, had every right to similar beliefs.
Some former carp fishermen once told how^ their seine engaged a very large water animal which completely wrecked its meshes. It may have been a huge pickerel, but they thought otherwise from the way it twisted and tore the stout seine.
A farmer living on the west side of this big lake w^as quite sure that this same animal devoured several of his pigs which w^ere feeding off shore. Others saw a strange water animal they could not identify off the mouth of Koshkoning Creek. The late well-known naturalist, Halvor L. Skavlem, in one summer caught a large number of big pickerel in this lake. These he killed with an axe handle. A large number of cuts on his handy weapon each represented a dead pickerel But there is no mark to show that he ever caught and killed the water demon.
A Serpent Aristocrat
Less than fifty years ago some wealthy summer residents at beautiful Lake Geneva were rather alarmed by stories of a local "sea serpent". It was also reported by others. This troublesome animal lurked in the water at The Narrows and seems to have taken a particular pleasure in overturning small water craft. There would be a sudden surge under a boat and its occupants would find themselves upset or hurled into the water. It w^as also sometimes active at the Fontana end of the lake. Now and then it followed in the wake of a lake steamboat. What became of this terror no one knows. Not long after Lake Geneva had its sea serpent, Delavan Lake also produced a prankful monster.
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Object Description
| Page Title | Folklore Pamphlets, 1921-1945 |
| Author | Brown, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1872-1946 |
| Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
| Source Creation Date | 1921-1945 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2006 |
| Digital Identifier | TP423000 |
| Description |
Charles E. Brown (1872-1946) was curator of the Museum of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin and secretary of the Wisconsin Archaeological Society. He also collected a substantial body of folklore on Wisconsin Indians, lumbering, steamboating, local history, and related topics which he published in pamphlet form. Brown created these pamphlets for the Wisconsin Archaeological Society, the Wisconsin Folklore Society, courses he taught during University of Wisconsin summer sessions, and simply as privately published booklets for the amusement of his friends and colleagues. Most are only 4-8 pages long. In the printed booklets, Brown did not usually cite sources for the tales, but his correspondence and research notes are available in the Wisconsin Historical Society Archives in boxes 2-10 of Wis Mss HB.
The links below will open a collection of 47 pamphlets totaling 444 pages that were issued between 1921 and 1945 (all that are known to exist). They have been grouped loosely according to subject and appear in the following order: Native American Folklore: Indian Folk Lore (1921), Moccasin Tales (1935), Birchbark Tales (1941), Lake Mendota Indian Legends (1927), Indian Flower Toys and Games (1931), Lake Mendota: Prehistory, History and Legends (1933), Winabozho, Hero-God of the Indians of the Old Northwest (1944), Indian Star Lore (1930), Wigwam Tales (1930) Lumbering and Logging: Paul Bunyan Tales (1922; revised editions, 1927 and 1929), Paul Bunyan and Tony Beaver Tales (1930), Paul Bunyan, American Hercules (1937), Paul Bunyan Classics (1945), Paul Bunyan Natural History (1935), Flapjacks from Paul Bunyan's Cook Shanty (1941), Brimstone Bill (1942), Johnny Inkslinger (1944), Bunyan Bunkhouse Yarns (1945), Shanty Boy (1945), Ole Olson (1945), Sourdough Sam (1945) Other Wisconsin & American Folklore: Ghost Tales (1931), The Ridgeway Ghost (1943), "Cousin Jack" Stories (1940; Cornish folklore), Prairie Stories (1934), Whiskey Jack Yarns (1940; river rafting folklore), Old Man River (1940), Sea Serpents (1942), Bluenose Brainerd Stories (1943), Bear Tales (1944), Ben Hooper Tales (1944), Hermits (1945), Lost Treasure Tales (1945), Flower Toys and Games (1923), Insect Lore (1929), Cowboy Tales (1929), Little Stories about George Washington (1932), Gems: Magic, Mystery and Myths of Precious Stones (1932), Old Stormalong Yarns (1933), Cloud Lore (1935), Gypsy Lore (1935), Flower Lore (1938), The Trees of the Campus (1925), Wisconsin Indians (1933), French Pathfinders of Wisconsin (1934) |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Format | Text |
| Recommended Citation | Use the bibliographic data on the cover or title page of each individual pamphlet, concluding with the phrase Online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1622 |
| Document Number | TP423 |
| Size | 46 items ; 19-28 cm. |
| URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1622 |
| Owner Collection | Pamphlet Collection; Pamphlets in Rare Book Collection |
| Genre | pamphlet; |
| State/Province | Wisconsin |
| Sub-Topic | Mid-19th century Immigration; Development of the Railroads; Early U.S. Settlement; Farming and Rural Life; The French Fur Trade; Great Lakes Steamships and Canals; Lead Mining in SOuthwestern Wisconsin; Lumbering and Forest Products; |
| Art | Folklore |
| Education | University of Wisconsin |
| Type | Text |
Description
| Page Title | Page 9 |
| Author | Brown, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1872-1946; |
| Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
| Source Publisher | Wisconsin Folklore Association |
| Source Creation Date | 1942 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2006 |
| Digital Identifier | TP423283 |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Format | Text |
| Size | 10 p. ; 19 cm. |
| Owner Collection | Pamphlets in Rare Book Collection |
| Owner Object ID | 98- 405 |
| Genre | pamphlet; |
| Full Text | believed he had made a, miraculous escape from the monster. That ended his set-line fishing that summer. His story caused much excitement among his neighbors, and it was some time before swimmers were brave enough to frequent that part of the lake. Denizen Wrecks a Seine Indians had a legend of the presence of a destructive w^ater demon in Lake Koshkonong. White residents of its shores, therefore, had every right to similar beliefs. Some former carp fishermen once told how^ their seine engaged a very large water animal which completely wrecked its meshes. It may have been a huge pickerel, but they thought otherwise from the way it twisted and tore the stout seine. A farmer living on the west side of this big lake w^as quite sure that this same animal devoured several of his pigs which w^ere feeding off shore. Others saw a strange water animal they could not identify off the mouth of Koshkoning Creek. The late well-known naturalist, Halvor L. Skavlem, in one summer caught a large number of big pickerel in this lake. These he killed with an axe handle. A large number of cuts on his handy weapon each represented a dead pickerel But there is no mark to show that he ever caught and killed the water demon. A Serpent Aristocrat Less than fifty years ago some wealthy summer residents at beautiful Lake Geneva were rather alarmed by stories of a local "sea serpent". It was also reported by others. This troublesome animal lurked in the water at The Narrows and seems to have taken a particular pleasure in overturning small water craft. There would be a sudden surge under a boat and its occupants would find themselves upset or hurled into the water. It w^as also sometimes active at the Fontana end of the lake. Now and then it followed in the wake of a lake steamboat. What became of this terror no one knows. Not long after Lake Geneva had its sea serpent, Delavan Lake also produced a prankful monster. 9 — |
| Type | Text |