The venerable Inverness Courier has started its own Loch Ness Monster section. I noticed the click through icon above a few days ago and it takes you to their latest articles on the monster (such as the recent eDNA experiments) and it goes back further. It would be nice if they could add even older articles for a good historical line on the monster and its varied crew of followers.
It would seem that interest in the monster is creating enough clicks to merit its own section on their website. It's good to see that Nessie continues to generate a following despite the attempts of critics to bury her forever. Well, some do. Others don't for reasons that have nothing to do with cryptozoology.
It would seem that interest in the monster is creating enough clicks to merit its own section on their website. It's good to see that Nessie continues to generate a following despite the attempts of critics to bury her forever. Well, some do. Others don't for reasons that have nothing to do with cryptozoology.
Regulars fans of the monster will know that the Courier led the way in reporting on the monster when it first surfaced anew in the 1930s beginning with that famous "Strange spectacle on Loch Ness" from May 2nd 1933 penned by then anonymous correspondent, Alex Campbell. It was a pity they weren't so upfront in earlier decades going back to the 19th century, but the world was looking for a good monster story during the Depression years and there was a creature in a remote Highland loch that just fitted the bill.
The Courier published a 200th anniversary book recently by Jim Miller which I have. The Nessie part is brief, but it is interesting to have a history of the area going back to 1817. I don't know where you can buy this - a brief search of some online book stores had none in stock.
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I can't help but think it's a smart move for tourism and the economy in spite of what critics may say. If it promotes interest in monster, then it's all well and good. Good looking Website with a lot of the latest Nessie news and information. For a good historical line and all of it's motley characters, we can always rely on this excellent blog, thank you very much.
ReplyDeleteGood on the courier I say.. Why not?? I remember when I first visited Loch Ness I was told to go to the Inverness library and ask for the loch ness monster archives... I was amazed how much info was in the files they gave me and most were newspaper cuttings from the courier... I spent a few hours going thru it all.. and for anyone with an interest in the mystery these archives were a huge must as they wer really interesting and full of information... Sadly I don't think they are available anymore... Cheers
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