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MONSTER HUNTERS GATHER AT SALT FORK STATE PARK FOR CREATURE WEEKEND CONFERENCE

The 6th annual Creature Weekend Conference being held at Salt Fork Lodge is scheduled for October 21, 2017 from 9:00AM to 6:30PM and features Adam Davies, Todd Neiss, Scott Mardis, Tom Sewid and Jeff Wamsley. Presentations will include discussions about , Lake , and other monsters mentioned in the tribal of the Pacific Northwest. The event also hosts Arts and Crafts vendors. Tickets are available at the door. Adults $30/Children 12 and under $10.

Cambridge, , 10/18/2017: Creature Weekend is proud to announce that it will be holding its 2017 Conference at Salt Fork State Park in Ohio on October 21, 2017 From 9:00AM to 10:00PM. This year’s speakers include Internationally reknown Adam Davies whose adventures can be seen on the show, “Finding Bigfoot : The Sumatra Expedition” and several episodes of “MonsterQuest”. He will be joined by longtime Bigfoot Researcher, Todd Neiss, Lake expert Scott Mardis, Mothman Historian Jeff Wamsley and First Nations Bigfoot Researcher, Tom Sewid. Adam Davies will be talking about his two expeditions to Nepal in search of the , and will include insights into the T.V. programs he made there, History Channels' Abominable Snowman, and Josh Gates' Expedition Unknown on the Travel Channel. He will then move onto his current Bigfoot research in the U.S.

Todd Neiss will be doing a presentation on his recent expedition into the Sasquatch Islands of the Broughton Archipelago in . Scott Mardis will be talking about his research on the Lake Monster as well as his thoughts about other famous lake monsters. First Nationer, Tom Sewid will be sharing present day information about his people’s interactions with the sasquatch and other cryptids . Most the information he will be sharing has rarely been shared with outsiders much less. On Sunday, Tom will also be performing a traditional tribal ceremonial dance honoring the Sasquatch.

Jeff Wamsley will be speaking about the Mothman phenomena of Point Pleasant, WV. About Creature Weekend: Creature Weekend is the nation’s largest annual Cryptozoology Conference held in Cambridge, Ohio. Each year, speakers from a cross‐section of the field of Cryptozoology give presentations on various cryptids including Bigfoot, Yeti, Dogmen, and other creatures which defy science and the imagination. Creature Weekend 2017 will be held on October 21, 2017 at Salt Fork State Park in Cambridge, OH from 9:00AM to 6:30PM. Tickets are available at the door. Adults $30/Children 12 and under $10. For more information and a complete schedule of events, please visit http://www.creatureweekend.com/ or email bruce(at)creatureweekend(dot)com or call 740‐888‐1313. Salt Fork State Park Lodge & Conference Center is located at: 14755 Cadiz Road Lore City, OH 43755 740.439.2751

"Absolutely LOVED Creature Weekend! Had a blast guys, thanks so much … for putting together such a great event! I will definitely be there next year…" – Shannon LeGro, Creature Weekend Attendee

Contact: Bruce Harrington Title: Conference Director Phone: 740.888.1313 Email: [email protected] Website: www.creatureweekend.com