SAVE THE DATE: May 16-18, 2014
What is Creature Weekend?
Creature Weekend is Cambridge, Ohio's third annual Cryptozoology Conference which will be held at the Salt Fork State Park Lodge and Conference Center on May 16-18, 2014.
What is Cryptozoology?
Cryptozoology is the study of hidden animals, i.e. animals that have yet to be identified by science or thought to have been long extinct. Bigfoot, Dogmen, The Abominable Snowman, The Loch Ness Monster, Thunderbirds and many other mysterious and elusive creatures fall into this category.
QUESTIONS? Contact Kel Varnsen / EMAIL: [email protected]
**Speakers and Schedule May Be Subject to Change Without Notice
Creature Weekend is Cambridge, Ohio's third annual Cryptozoology Conference which will be held at the Salt Fork State Park Lodge and Conference Center on May 16-18, 2014.
What is Cryptozoology?
Cryptozoology is the study of hidden animals, i.e. animals that have yet to be identified by science or thought to have been long extinct. Bigfoot, Dogmen, The Abominable Snowman, The Loch Ness Monster, Thunderbirds and many other mysterious and elusive creatures fall into this category.
QUESTIONS? Contact Kel Varnsen / EMAIL: [email protected]
**Speakers and Schedule May Be Subject to Change Without Notice
2014 CONFERENCE UPDATE (1/17/2014)
2014 CONFERENCE UPDATE (5/12/2014)
Craig Woolheater has announced on the Cryptomundo website that he will be bringing, as a guest, John "Trapper" Tice, cast member of "Mountain Monsters". John will be at Craig's vendor table signing autographs so stop by the Vendors area and say hello!
Craig Woolheater has announced on the Cryptomundo website that he will be bringing, as a guest, John "Trapper" Tice, cast member of "Mountain Monsters". John will be at Craig's vendor table signing autographs so stop by the Vendors area and say hello!
2014 CONFERENCE UPDATE (5/10/2014)
The Creature Weekend Experience Competition will be held Saturday night, following the conference. The winner of this competition will receive two free tickets to next year's conference. Entry into the competition is free and we will have sign up sheets at the Creature Weekend Registration Desk. Exact time of the competition will be announced during the conference.
The Creature Weekend Experience Competition will be held Saturday night, following the conference. The winner of this competition will receive two free tickets to next year's conference. Entry into the competition is free and we will have sign up sheets at the Creature Weekend Registration Desk. Exact time of the competition will be announced during the conference.
2014 CONFERENCE UPDATE (5/9/2014)
Tickets for VIP seating, the Friday Night Dinner and the Sunday BBQ are SOLD OUT. However, we will be offering some General Admission Tickets for sale on Saturday, May 17 (The day of the conference). Creature Weekend Registration/Ticket Sales Tables will be open at 10AM on Saturday. If you have already purchased your tickets online, you can pick up your tickets at the Creature Weekend Registration Table. If you plan on purchasing your tickets on the day of the conference, get there early!
Tickets for VIP seating, the Friday Night Dinner and the Sunday BBQ are SOLD OUT. However, we will be offering some General Admission Tickets for sale on Saturday, May 17 (The day of the conference). Creature Weekend Registration/Ticket Sales Tables will be open at 10AM on Saturday. If you have already purchased your tickets online, you can pick up your tickets at the Creature Weekend Registration Table. If you plan on purchasing your tickets on the day of the conference, get there early!
2014 CONFERENCE UPDATE (5/5/2014)
Many Thanks to April Beal Tate, a member of the Southeastern Ohio Society for Bigfoot Investigation (SOSBI) and Ohio Ghost Towns, for her generous donation of the John Green bigfoot books to the Creature Weekend Auction. Please check out SOSBI and Ohio Ghost Towns!
Many Thanks to April Beal Tate, a member of the Southeastern Ohio Society for Bigfoot Investigation (SOSBI) and Ohio Ghost Towns, for her generous donation of the John Green bigfoot books to the Creature Weekend Auction. Please check out SOSBI and Ohio Ghost Towns!
2014 CONFERENCE UPDATE (4/21/2014)
UPDATE: According to an anonymous blogger, the lodge only has nine rooms left for the Creature Weekend event in MAY! We are still almost a month away from the conference so if you have not already booked your room, you stand a very good chance of not being able to get a room at Salt Fork.
DON'T MISS OUT ON THE CONFERENCE AND CLICK HERE FOR INFO ON HOW TO BOOK YOUR ROOM AT THE LODGE!!
UPDATE: According to an anonymous blogger, the lodge only has nine rooms left for the Creature Weekend event in MAY! We are still almost a month away from the conference so if you have not already booked your room, you stand a very good chance of not being able to get a room at Salt Fork.
DON'T MISS OUT ON THE CONFERENCE AND CLICK HERE FOR INFO ON HOW TO BOOK YOUR ROOM AT THE LODGE!!
2014 CONFERENCE UPDATE (4/30/2014)
Many Thanks to Craig Behnke, who donated two cutting boards to the Creature Weekend Conference! These donated cutting boards will be signed by all of the speakers and auctioned at the Conference on Saturday. If you would like to order your own cutting boards, you can reach Craig at http://threeafter.wordpress.com .
Many Thanks to Craig Behnke, who donated two cutting boards to the Creature Weekend Conference! These donated cutting boards will be signed by all of the speakers and auctioned at the Conference on Saturday. If you would like to order your own cutting boards, you can reach Craig at http://threeafter.wordpress.com .
2014 CONFERENCE UPDATE (4/21/2014)
UPDATE: According to an anonymous blogger, the lodge only has nine rooms left for the Creature Weekend event in MAY! We are still almost a month away from the conference so if you have not already booked your room, you stand a very good chance of not being able to get a room at Salt Fork.
DON'T MISS OUT ON THE CONFERENCE AND CLICK HERE FOR INFO ON HOW TO BOOK YOUR ROOM AT THE LODGE!!
UPDATE: According to an anonymous blogger, the lodge only has nine rooms left for the Creature Weekend event in MAY! We are still almost a month away from the conference so if you have not already booked your room, you stand a very good chance of not being able to get a room at Salt Fork.
DON'T MISS OUT ON THE CONFERENCE AND CLICK HERE FOR INFO ON HOW TO BOOK YOUR ROOM AT THE LODGE!!
2014 CONFERENCE UPDATE (4/17/2014)
It looks like we are going to have a really busy conference again this year! VIP SEATS (and Weekend Gold Passes for Creature Weekend) are almost sold out. We only have a dozen WeekendRooms at Salt Fork during Creature Weekend are ALMOST SOLD OUT. If you have not YET booked your rooms at Salt Fork for Creature Weekend in May, you stand a very good chance of not being able to get a room at Salt Fork.
DON'T MISS OUT ON THE CONFERENCE AND CLICK HERE FOR INFO ON HOW TO BOOK YOUR ROOM AT THE LODGE!!
It looks like we are going to have a really busy conference again this year! VIP SEATS (and Weekend Gold Passes for Creature Weekend) are almost sold out. We only have a dozen WeekendRooms at Salt Fork during Creature Weekend are ALMOST SOLD OUT. If you have not YET booked your rooms at Salt Fork for Creature Weekend in May, you stand a very good chance of not being able to get a room at Salt Fork.
DON'T MISS OUT ON THE CONFERENCE AND CLICK HERE FOR INFO ON HOW TO BOOK YOUR ROOM AT THE LODGE!!
2014 CONFERENCE UPDATE (4/6/2014)
Conference T-shirts and posters are now available online! Our inventory is limited so get them while they are available !
http://www.creatureweekend.com/posterst-shirts.html
Conference T-shirts and posters are now available online! Our inventory is limited so get them while they are available !
http://www.creatureweekend.com/posterst-shirts.html
2014 CONFERENCE UPDATE (4/5/2014)
Many Thanks to our sponsors 2014 Creature Weekend sponsors!
http://www.creatureweekend.com/2014-sponsors.html
Many Thanks to our sponsors 2014 Creature Weekend sponsors!
http://www.creatureweekend.com/2014-sponsors.html
2014 CONFERENCE UPDATE (3/20/2014)
ARE YOU A CRYPTOZOOLOGIST? NEW REALITY TV SHOW WANTS YOU !!!
(IF YOU ARE UNDER 26 YEARS OLD)
Gurney Productions (Duck Dynasty, Auction Hunters, Haunted Collector, American Guns) is creating a new cable show based around the NEXT GENERATION of paranormal investigators and cryptozoologists.
If you have a team of investigators or researchers under 26 years old, or are a college or high school cryptozoology group with outgoing, charismatic members, we would like to meet you!
Your team would be the subject of a brand-new docu-series on investigations of paranormal and unexplained phenomena, ancient mysteries, and even discovering new inexplicable creatures, sightings or evidence.
Interested groups OR individuals should email their name, group (if applicable), location, a recent photo, a brief bio, contact email and cell to [email protected] asap. We will contact interested parties for a brief phone interview.accompanied by an adult.
ARE YOU A CRYPTOZOOLOGIST? NEW REALITY TV SHOW WANTS YOU !!!
(IF YOU ARE UNDER 26 YEARS OLD)
Gurney Productions (Duck Dynasty, Auction Hunters, Haunted Collector, American Guns) is creating a new cable show based around the NEXT GENERATION of paranormal investigators and cryptozoologists.
If you have a team of investigators or researchers under 26 years old, or are a college or high school cryptozoology group with outgoing, charismatic members, we would like to meet you!
Your team would be the subject of a brand-new docu-series on investigations of paranormal and unexplained phenomena, ancient mysteries, and even discovering new inexplicable creatures, sightings or evidence.
Interested groups OR individuals should email their name, group (if applicable), location, a recent photo, a brief bio, contact email and cell to [email protected] asap. We will contact interested parties for a brief phone interview.accompanied by an adult.
2014 CONFERENCE UPDATE (3/1/2014)
Creature Weekend Announces the "Creature Weekend Experience" Competition!
The winner will receive two free VIP Tickets to next year's Creature Weekend Conference!
What is the Creature Weekend Experience?
It’s an exciting event where you can test your bigfoot research / investigative skills. Are you ready for whatever happens in the woods? Be prepared to put your research skills to the test. Saturday night after the conference, you will set off on a mini-expedition into the woods. A field guide will take you to an undisclosed location near the lodge. At that location, you will experience some type of activity and you need to be ready to remember what you’ve experienced. As the famous saying goes, “there will be a test at the end”. The things you will encounter will be the typical experiences of bigfoot research. You will need to use all your senses. Your hearing, your judgment of distance and just be ready for ANYTHING! Be sure to bring your camera, you never know what you may run into in the woods. (And please make sure your camera has a memory card or other method capable of downloading to a computer). At the end of your “Creature Weekend Experience”, you will be given a questionnaire. Answer the questions to the best of your ability and you will have an opportunity to submit any possible photos you take. There will be prizes and certificates of achievement for the best researchers. Do you have what it takes to be a great researcher or even a mediocre eyewitness? Are you ready for whatever goes bump in the night? Here is your opportunity to show what you’ve got! Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult.
Registration is free. To enter this competition, email [email protected] with the following contact information:
Full Name, Mailing Address, Email Address, Phone Number, Age, (If Under 13, include name of the parent or guardian who will be accompanying you).
Good Luck !
Creature Weekend Announces the "Creature Weekend Experience" Competition!
The winner will receive two free VIP Tickets to next year's Creature Weekend Conference!
What is the Creature Weekend Experience?
It’s an exciting event where you can test your bigfoot research / investigative skills. Are you ready for whatever happens in the woods? Be prepared to put your research skills to the test. Saturday night after the conference, you will set off on a mini-expedition into the woods. A field guide will take you to an undisclosed location near the lodge. At that location, you will experience some type of activity and you need to be ready to remember what you’ve experienced. As the famous saying goes, “there will be a test at the end”. The things you will encounter will be the typical experiences of bigfoot research. You will need to use all your senses. Your hearing, your judgment of distance and just be ready for ANYTHING! Be sure to bring your camera, you never know what you may run into in the woods. (And please make sure your camera has a memory card or other method capable of downloading to a computer). At the end of your “Creature Weekend Experience”, you will be given a questionnaire. Answer the questions to the best of your ability and you will have an opportunity to submit any possible photos you take. There will be prizes and certificates of achievement for the best researchers. Do you have what it takes to be a great researcher or even a mediocre eyewitness? Are you ready for whatever goes bump in the night? Here is your opportunity to show what you’ve got! Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult.
Registration is free. To enter this competition, email [email protected] with the following contact information:
Full Name, Mailing Address, Email Address, Phone Number, Age, (If Under 13, include name of the parent or guardian who will be accompanying you).
Good Luck !
2014 CONFERENCE UPDATE (2/10/2014)
There have been a lot of inquiries directed to this website about John Mionczynski. Since he rarely speaks at conferences, we have provided some links to past interviews that John has given. You will be hard-pressed to meet a kinder, more sincere gentleman. And YES, he will be attending the private dinner on Friday (May 16) and if you're lucky, you may get to sit at his table! Thanks for all your inquiries; keep those emails coming!
John Mionczynski interview (1)
John Mionczynski interview (2)
There have been a lot of inquiries directed to this website about John Mionczynski. Since he rarely speaks at conferences, we have provided some links to past interviews that John has given. You will be hard-pressed to meet a kinder, more sincere gentleman. And YES, he will be attending the private dinner on Friday (May 16) and if you're lucky, you may get to sit at his table! Thanks for all your inquiries; keep those emails coming!
John Mionczynski interview (1)
John Mionczynski interview (2)
2014 CONFERENCE UPDATE (1/30/2014)
John Mionczynski's bio has been updated on the Speakers Page. <CLICK HERE>
John Mionczynski's bio has been updated on the Speakers Page. <CLICK HERE>
2014 CONFERENCE UPDATE (1/20/2014)
Creature Weekend Tickets are available online. For a limited time, we are offering discounted tickets which can be purchased online. You can purchase them with your paypal account or with a major credit card! <CLICK HERE>
Creature Weekend Tickets are available online. For a limited time, we are offering discounted tickets which can be purchased online. You can purchase them with your paypal account or with a major credit card! <CLICK HERE>
2014 CONFERENCE UPDATE (1/15/2014)
Vendor table registration forms are now available. Please email [email protected] for more information.
Vendor table registration forms are now available. Please email [email protected] for more information.
2014 CONFERENCE UPDATE (1/7/2014)
Speaker Lineup - We're proud to announce the speaker line up for Creature Weekend 2014! <CLICK HERE>
Lodging - Rates are confirmed! While there was a rumor of an increase in room rates this year, we can confirm that we were able to keep the same low rates as last year! Believe it or not, It looks like some people have already started booking their rooms for the Creature Weekend conference! Don't forget to mention "Creature Weekend in May" when you book your room in order to get your special conference rates . <CLICK HERE>
Speaker Lineup - We're proud to announce the speaker line up for Creature Weekend 2014! <CLICK HERE>
Lodging - Rates are confirmed! While there was a rumor of an increase in room rates this year, we can confirm that we were able to keep the same low rates as last year! Believe it or not, It looks like some people have already started booking their rooms for the Creature Weekend conference! Don't forget to mention "Creature Weekend in May" when you book your room in order to get your special conference rates . <CLICK HERE>
2014 CONFERENCE UPDATE (1/3/2014)
Speaker Lineup - I'm sure you're wondering who the speakers are going to be for this year's conference. Stay tuned and keep checking back. We will be releasing the lineup in January.
Vendor Tables - will be available for Creature Weekend 2014 next week. Email Kel Varnsen ([email protected]) to get on the waiting list for the vendor table registration form and the forms will be emailed to you as soon as they are available.
Lodging - we are currently finalizing pricing for attendee lodging. We should have that info next week.
Conference Tickets - As we expect a mad rush for the conference tickets. We will release the registration materials on this website on a predetermined date in January to give everyone a fair shot at getting their tickets.
2014 Creature Weekend Conference Schedule - has been posted CLICK HERE !
Speaker Lineup - I'm sure you're wondering who the speakers are going to be for this year's conference. Stay tuned and keep checking back. We will be releasing the lineup in January.
Vendor Tables - will be available for Creature Weekend 2014 next week. Email Kel Varnsen ([email protected]) to get on the waiting list for the vendor table registration form and the forms will be emailed to you as soon as they are available.
Lodging - we are currently finalizing pricing for attendee lodging. We should have that info next week.
Conference Tickets - As we expect a mad rush for the conference tickets. We will release the registration materials on this website on a predetermined date in January to give everyone a fair shot at getting their tickets.
2014 Creature Weekend Conference Schedule - has been posted CLICK HERE !
2014 CONFERENCE UPDATE (12/17/2013)
The Schedule for the 2014 Creature Weekend Conference has been posted HERE !
The Schedule for the 2014 Creature Weekend Conference has been posted HERE !
CONFERENCE UPDATES (5/25/2013)
Thank you to all of the folks who supported Creature Weekend 2013. We could not have done it without you! The reviews of Creature Weekend 2013 were overwhelmingly positive! On the back of this overwhelmingly positive event, we are pleased to announce the Creature Weekend Summer Camp Out 2013! This will be a weekend event which will feature seminars on track casting, equipment reviews and basic evidence collection techniques. This event will be held at Salt Fork State Park on July 10-14 in the primitive camping area.
CONFERENCE UPDATES (5/2/2013)
For those of you interested in signing up for the FREE Midnight Bigfoot Lantern Tour and the Creature Safari and Squatchin' Workshops, you may sign up at the registration desk at the Creature Weekend Conference starting at 2pm on Saturday, May 4. The registration desk will be located in the lower level of the Salt Fork State Park Lodge near the Ballroom.
CONFERENCE UPDATES (4/5/2013)
A big thanks goes out to Thomas Finley for his donation of a beautiful set of limited edition conference cards to Creature Weekend 2013! We just received these and they are soon-to-be collectors items. They are an excellent way for conference attendees to collect signatures from all of the speakers. The front of the card features a hand-drawn scene depicting an awkward moment between a researcher and the Cryptid he's searching for! Since these are special edition and only available in limited quantities, we have decided to give them to the people who have sent in their registration and payment for RESERVED seating at the Creature Weekend 2013 Conference. It's our way of saying THANKS to the good folks who supported the conference last year and are coming back to another fun-filled Creature Weekend!
CONFERENCE UPDATES (5/15/2013)
Congratulations to the contest winners of the 2013 Creature Weekend Bigfoot Drawing Contest!
http://www.creatureweekend.com/drawing-contest-winners.html
http://www.creatureweekend.com/drawing-contest-winners.html
CONFERENCE UPDATES (4/15/2013)
As we head into the final stretch here are a couple things to keep in mind:
- Tickets for the Private Dinner with the Speakers will be advance sale only. We will NOT be selling any tickets at the door for this event.
- If you would like to purchase advance sale tickets for the conference, we must receive your registration form and payment by April 26th. If we have any seats left, we will offer them for sale at the door on the day of the conference, but since we expect that it will be VERY busy, we urge folks not to wait until the last minute. You may be disappointed if you show up for the conference and all of the seats are already sold out!
CONFERENCE UPDATES (2/18/2013)
We have a limited number of vendor tables available for the conference! Do you have items that you would like to sell at Creature Weekend 2013 and would like your own table? Please email Newman at the following email address for more information and put "vendor tables" in the subject of your email:
[email protected]
Last year, we had a waiting list for vendor tables! It's first come, first serve so reserve your vendor tables now!
[email protected]
Last year, we had a waiting list for vendor tables! It's first come, first serve so reserve your vendor tables now!
Dana Holyfield Evans speaks to a full house at Creature Weekend 2012
CONFERENCE UPDATES (2/14/2013)
We are pleased to announce pricing for the Creature Weekend events. For detailed descriptions and times, please refer to the schedule of events:
$40 ~ Private Dinner with the Speakers: Price includes an intimate dinner (choice of PRIME RIB DINNER or VEGETABLE WELLINGTON) with the conference speakers, Free Conference Poster (A $10 value) and a special presentation by Ron Morehead.
$35 ~ Reserved seating for Saturday's Speaking Events: Price includes reserved seating within the first four rows from the front and eligibility for the VIP Express lines at the lodge lunch and dinner events. Purchase a reserved seating ticket and be assured that your seat will be waiting for you up front!
$25 ~ General seating for Saturday's Speaking Events (Adults)
$15 ~ General seating for Saturday's Speaking Events (Children 12 and under)
FREE - MIDNIGHT BIGFOOT LANTERN TOUR
FREE - CREATURE SAFARI AND SQUATCHIN' WORKSHOPS
We will be posting the registration form shortly, so keep checking back!
$40 ~ Private Dinner with the Speakers: Price includes an intimate dinner (choice of PRIME RIB DINNER or VEGETABLE WELLINGTON) with the conference speakers, Free Conference Poster (A $10 value) and a special presentation by Ron Morehead.
$35 ~ Reserved seating for Saturday's Speaking Events: Price includes reserved seating within the first four rows from the front and eligibility for the VIP Express lines at the lodge lunch and dinner events. Purchase a reserved seating ticket and be assured that your seat will be waiting for you up front!
$25 ~ General seating for Saturday's Speaking Events (Adults)
$15 ~ General seating for Saturday's Speaking Events (Children 12 and under)
FREE - MIDNIGHT BIGFOOT LANTERN TOUR
FREE - CREATURE SAFARI AND SQUATCHIN' WORKSHOPS
We will be posting the registration form shortly, so keep checking back!
CONFERENCE UPDATES (2/12/2013)
Schedule of events has been posted! We have a fun weekend of activities planned for Creature Weekend 2013!
CONFERENCE UPDATES (3/14/2013)
Man Claims He Has Audio Proof of Bigfoot (Recent Scott Nelson interview on Channel 5 News)
CONFERENCE UPDATES (4/19/2013)
Since we have received numerous requests for the ability for Conference Attendees to reserve their posters and T-shirts in advance, we have decided to make them available for purchase online via paypal. If you purchase a T-shirt or Poster, we will hold your items for you at the registration table when you check in for the conference on Saturday. However, we must receive your order by April 24th in order to reserve your items for you.
CONFERENCE UPDATES (4/26/20130
- Online Poster and T-Shirt ordering is now closed. However, we will have limited availability of T-shirts and Posters at the conference.
- Advance sale registration for the conference is now closed. We will have tickets available at the door for the conference.
- The Private Dinner with the speakers scheduled for Friday Night is SOLD OUT.
CONFERENCE UPDATES (3/20/2013)
By popular demand, we have added some vegetarian options to the Friday Night Dinner. You now have a choice of prime rib or vegetable wellington, fresh veggies and tomato basil sauce baked in a puff pastry shell. This vegetarian option will come with side dishes. Please indicate on the registration form if you would like the vegetarian option instead of the Prime Rib dinner.
CONFERENCE UPDATES (2/24/2013)
The Conference Registration Form has been posted! Print it, fill out the form and send it with payment to the address indicated... But don't wait too long. This will be a historic event that you can't miss!
CONFERENCE UPDATES (2/09/2013)
It's hard to believe we are only months away from another exciting Creature Weekend Conference! Last year, our conference was an incredible success. Thanks to our All-Star lineup of speakers, dedicated volunteers and perhaps the finest audience that any conference could hope for, we hosted a spectacular program in front of a full house at Salt Fork State Park -- Not bad for our first year! With our guided tours of Salt Fork's Bigfoot Hotspots, and free workshops on choosing wildlife surveillance equipment, collecting and analyzing evidence, and casting tracks, we raised the bar on conferences at Salt Fork and had a lot of fun doing it! It was an educational and fun event that the attendees are still talking about almost a year later. As they say, the rest is history... and if you want to be part of history in the making at Salt Fork, please join us for Creature Weekend 2013!
This year we are pleased to announce our lineup of speakers for Creature Weekend 2013:
Pat Spain - You know him as the intrepid host of the National Geographic Channel's Cryptozoology Reality Show, "Beast Hunter". On this show, we followed Pat as he traveled the world, investigating sighting reports and looking for mysterious monsters. Now, he has arrived at Salt Fork to share his experiences and adventures, both in front of and behind the camera. What really did happen during his expedition to search for the elusive wild man of Sumatra??? This is a rare opportunity that you will not want to miss!
David Paulides - The author of "Tribal Bigfoot", "The Hoopa Project", and the popular book series, "Missing 411 - Eastern United States:Unexplained Disappearances of North Americans that have never been solved", "Missing 411 - Western United States and Canada:Unexplained Disappearances of North Americans that have never been solved" and the upcoming "Missing 411 - North America and beyond", Dave Paulides has spent the last several years researching missing persons reports at state and national parks all over the US and Canada. During the course of his investigation, he discovered some peculiar patterns that seem to indicate that these disappearances may not be so random and may involve foul play. Who or what could be responsible?? If you have been fortunate enough to hear his interviews on the "Coast to Coast" radio show, you know that his missing persons stories are bone chilling. Dave was also instrumental in bringing the Bigfoot DNA project to fruition. The project, led by Dr. Melba Ketchum, involved analyzing hundreds of Bigfoot DNA samples. Upon mapping out the Bigfoot DNA, Dr. Ketchum made some startling discoveries which Dave will be sharing with us at the conference. Join us for Dave's first appearance at Salt Fork!
R. Scott Nelson - Scott Nelson was a trained Crypto-linguist for the United States Navy. His job in the Navy was decoding encrypted transmissions. With his extensive background in languages, he realized that the bigfoot vocalizations that have been recorded by various researchers contain a structure which is consistent with some sort of language. In other words, these bigfoot vocalizations may be part of a larger communication system that these creatures use to interact with members of their own species. Listen to what Scott has to say about his research and you will be surprised at what you will learn.
Ron Morehead - On the Friday night of the conference, we will be hosting a private dinner with the speakers. A limited number of tickets will be available to the public for this event and our special guest presenter will be Ron Morehead. Ron will be discussing his life's work, researching Bigfoot in the Sierra Nevadas, as well as his recent adventures in South America. Please note, Ron's presentation is for Friday night only; he will not be speaking at the conference on Saturday.
And last but not least, Billy Willard and Doug Waller are back by popular demand! Billy and Doug are active Creature Weekend volunteers who will be discussing recent sighting reports in their respective areas. Their presentations were so engaging, that they were asked to come back for additional "Microphone time" at this year's conference. Billy Willard, Director of Sasquatch Watch of Virginia, will be discussing recent sightings and encounters in his home state of Virginia. Doug Waller, Director of the Southeastern Ohio Society for Bigfoot Investigations and local Cambridge Bigfoot Researcher, will be talking about the most recent Bigfoot Activity at Salt Fork.
Over the next week, we will be releasing information on the Creature Weekend website (including Schedule of Activities, Ticket Prices, vendor table pricing and registration information. Check back at (http://www.creatureweekend.com) for up-to-date conference information.
Also, we now have a Creature Weekend facebook page! If you haven't already done so, please go to the Creature Weekend facebook page and "Like" the page. We will be giving away prizes for certain "Like" milestones! Congratulations to Melissa Adair who already won a Creature Weekend Poster for being the 200th person to "Like" our facebook page!
We hope to see you all back at Salt Fork for Creature Weekend 2013!
This year we are pleased to announce our lineup of speakers for Creature Weekend 2013:
Pat Spain - You know him as the intrepid host of the National Geographic Channel's Cryptozoology Reality Show, "Beast Hunter". On this show, we followed Pat as he traveled the world, investigating sighting reports and looking for mysterious monsters. Now, he has arrived at Salt Fork to share his experiences and adventures, both in front of and behind the camera. What really did happen during his expedition to search for the elusive wild man of Sumatra??? This is a rare opportunity that you will not want to miss!
David Paulides - The author of "Tribal Bigfoot", "The Hoopa Project", and the popular book series, "Missing 411 - Eastern United States:Unexplained Disappearances of North Americans that have never been solved", "Missing 411 - Western United States and Canada:Unexplained Disappearances of North Americans that have never been solved" and the upcoming "Missing 411 - North America and beyond", Dave Paulides has spent the last several years researching missing persons reports at state and national parks all over the US and Canada. During the course of his investigation, he discovered some peculiar patterns that seem to indicate that these disappearances may not be so random and may involve foul play. Who or what could be responsible?? If you have been fortunate enough to hear his interviews on the "Coast to Coast" radio show, you know that his missing persons stories are bone chilling. Dave was also instrumental in bringing the Bigfoot DNA project to fruition. The project, led by Dr. Melba Ketchum, involved analyzing hundreds of Bigfoot DNA samples. Upon mapping out the Bigfoot DNA, Dr. Ketchum made some startling discoveries which Dave will be sharing with us at the conference. Join us for Dave's first appearance at Salt Fork!
R. Scott Nelson - Scott Nelson was a trained Crypto-linguist for the United States Navy. His job in the Navy was decoding encrypted transmissions. With his extensive background in languages, he realized that the bigfoot vocalizations that have been recorded by various researchers contain a structure which is consistent with some sort of language. In other words, these bigfoot vocalizations may be part of a larger communication system that these creatures use to interact with members of their own species. Listen to what Scott has to say about his research and you will be surprised at what you will learn.
Ron Morehead - On the Friday night of the conference, we will be hosting a private dinner with the speakers. A limited number of tickets will be available to the public for this event and our special guest presenter will be Ron Morehead. Ron will be discussing his life's work, researching Bigfoot in the Sierra Nevadas, as well as his recent adventures in South America. Please note, Ron's presentation is for Friday night only; he will not be speaking at the conference on Saturday.
And last but not least, Billy Willard and Doug Waller are back by popular demand! Billy and Doug are active Creature Weekend volunteers who will be discussing recent sighting reports in their respective areas. Their presentations were so engaging, that they were asked to come back for additional "Microphone time" at this year's conference. Billy Willard, Director of Sasquatch Watch of Virginia, will be discussing recent sightings and encounters in his home state of Virginia. Doug Waller, Director of the Southeastern Ohio Society for Bigfoot Investigations and local Cambridge Bigfoot Researcher, will be talking about the most recent Bigfoot Activity at Salt Fork.
Over the next week, we will be releasing information on the Creature Weekend website (including Schedule of Activities, Ticket Prices, vendor table pricing and registration information. Check back at (http://www.creatureweekend.com) for up-to-date conference information.
Also, we now have a Creature Weekend facebook page! If you haven't already done so, please go to the Creature Weekend facebook page and "Like" the page. We will be giving away prizes for certain "Like" milestones! Congratulations to Melissa Adair who already won a Creature Weekend Poster for being the 200th person to "Like" our facebook page!
We hope to see you all back at Salt Fork for Creature Weekend 2013!
CONFERENCE UPDATES (4/20/2013)
Thanks to all those that have signed up for the Creature Safari and Squatchin' Workshops. The workshops start at 10AM on Sunday, May 5 and will run about 60-90 minutes. We will cover various aspects of track casting, evidence collection, call blasting and wood knocking. The instructors will explain the significance of these methods of collecting evidence as well as demonstrate the proper technique. We will be taking small groups of people into the field, starting at 10AM and the last group will be at 2pm. When you arrive, we will assign you a group and a guide. Don't forget to wear comfortable clothing and shoes!
CONFERENCE UPDATES (2/11/2013)
Cabins are sold out !!! We still have some lodge rooms available... Click here for more info!
