In Indiana folklore, the Beast of Busco is an enormous snapping turtle which citizens claimed to have seen in 1949. Despite a month-long hunt that briefly gained national attention, the "Beast of Busco" was never found.

In March of 1949 the town of Churubusco, Indiana (population 1,200) made national headlines as a result of a turtle sighting in the murky waters surrounding Fulk Lake. This wasn’t just any turtle, but a turtle of monstrous proportions—400 or so pounds of skin and shell, as big as a …

2024年7月17日 · When he ran to tell others in his small town of Churubusco, no one believed him, and the beast disappeared for 50 years. In July 1948, two men, Ora Blue and Charley Wilson, were fishing in the...

2021年7月1日 · The legend of a turtle with a shell bigger than a dining room table began about three miles outside of downtown Churubusco down a quiet dirt road with a small seven-acre lake today known as Fulk Lake.

2021年6月16日 · Before drones, the internet, and social media there was a turtle whose home was located in a lake just east of Churubusco. The town is located northwest of Fort Wayne and home to nearly two...

The Beast of Busco is said to be a huge snapping turtle, weighing over 500 pounds and measuring six feet across, that lives in a small lake near Churubusco, Indiana. The story of this elusive monster dates back to 1898, when a farmer named Oscar Fulk claimed to have seen it in his lake. He tried to catch it, but failed.

2023年2月1日 · There are all sorts of lake monsters out there, and in Churubusco, Indiana, a small town of fewer than 2,000 people, it is the home of the “Beast of Busco,” an enormous …

According to the legend, the Beast of Busco is an enormous snapping turtle that was first spotted in Fulk Lake, near Churubusco, Indiana. Despite a month-long hunt that briefly gained national attention, the creature was never found.

The Beast of Busco is a legendary creature that has been the subject of folklore in Churubusco, Indiana, for over a century. The creature is believed to be a giant snapping turtle that resides in Fulk Lake, near Churubusco. According to legend, the creature was first spotted by a farmer named Oscar Fulk in 1898.

For decades, sightings of a monster turtle ran rampant at Fulk Lake. Though the legendary monster turtle was never captured, Churubusco placed a 12-foot statue on the north end of town in honor of the Monster Turtle of Fulk Lake. Fondly named "Oscar, the turtle inspired the annual "Turtle Days" festival.