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		<title>Video Sunday</title>
		<link>http://backyardphenomena.wordpress.com/2008/05/04/video-sunday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 15:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Shiel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out these two videos from National Geographic News:
Footage and discussion of the colossal squid found off Antarctica, a creature which has the largest eyes of any known species
watch the video
News of a new discovery in Colombia which may shed light on a mysterious period in the region&#8217;s ancient history
watch the video

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		<title>Sculpting a Sea Monster</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Shiel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just for Valentine&#8217;s Day, something for the cryptid lover in all of us. This Kraken&#8212;a sea monster of Scandinavian lore&#8212;made an appearance at the Michigan Tech Winter Carnival in Houghton. Okay, so the college kids misspelled Kraken. I&#8217;m sure college classes don&#8217;t cover the mythical sea giant, so I can forgive the error. Besides, the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backyardphenomena.wordpress.com&blog=5284333&post=65&subd=backyardphenomena&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Can Lake Superior Hold a Sea Monster?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Shiel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sea / Lake Monsters]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I talked about sightings of giant serpents in Lake Superior, including the 1977 sighting by Randy Braun. The sightings bring up a question: Can Lake Superior support a large serpent?
In size, Superior certainly can. In surface area, Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world. At its deepest, the lake plunges over [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backyardphenomena.wordpress.com&blog=5284333&post=34&subd=backyardphenomena&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What Do You Believe In?</title>
		<link>http://backyardphenomena.wordpress.com/2008/01/06/what-do-you-believe-in/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2008 20:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Shiel</dc:creator>
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		<title>Lake Superior Serpent Video</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Shiel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Randy Braun has posted a video on YouTube about his encounter with Pressie, the Lake Superior serpent. Randy saw what he believes was a lake monster back in 1977, along the shores of Lake Superior near Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Michigan. Watch the video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UANazZX7u9A
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		<title>Sea Monsters in Michigan</title>
		<link>http://backyardphenomena.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/sea-monsters-in-michigan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Shiel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[     Lake Superior is vast and deep. Its nickname the Inland Sea stems from its similarities to the oceans. So it comes as no surprise that mysteries lurk in the depths of Superior.
 In 1977, Randy Braun snapped a photo of something which he suspects was a giant serpent swimming in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backyardphenomena.wordpress.com&blog=5284333&post=16&subd=backyardphenomena&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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