oba , ▁Canada . ▁S ight ings ▁of ▁this ▁ser pent ▁like ▁sea ▁mon ster ▁have ▁been ▁going ▁on ▁since ▁roughly ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁The ▁creature ▁was ▁dub bed ▁Man ip ogo ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁the ▁name ▁echo ing ▁British ▁Columbia ' s ▁Og op ogo . ▁ ▁" M emph re ▁of ▁Mag og ▁Quebec " ▁- ▁In land ▁sea ▁ser p ents ▁are ▁not ▁unknown ▁of ▁in ▁Canada . ▁The ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁M emp he ▁ ▁res emb les ▁very ▁closely ▁that ▁of ▁Og op ogo ▁in ▁central ▁BC . ▁Lake ▁M emph rem agog ▁is ▁a ▁long ▁finger - like ▁running ▁south ▁from ▁Mag og , ▁Quebec ▁( near ▁Sher bro oke ) ▁across ▁the ▁Canada / US ▁border ▁to ▁about ▁New port , ▁Verm ont . ▁N est led ▁in ▁between ▁mountains , ▁the ▁lake ▁is ▁both ▁deep ▁and ▁cold . ▁In ▁the ▁latter ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁stories ▁of ▁enc oun ters ▁by ▁Indians ▁with ▁a ▁giant ▁sea ▁creature ▁began ▁to ▁emer ge . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁two ▁fish erm en ▁saw ▁a ▁black ▁creature ▁about ▁ 4 0 ▁feet ▁( 1 3 ▁metres ) ▁long ▁sw imming , ▁partially ▁sub mer ged , ▁past ▁their ▁boat . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁four ▁persons ▁in ▁two ▁separate ▁boats ▁reported ▁a ▁, ▁black , ▁three - h ump ed ▁creature . ▁Is ▁the ▁M emph re ▁real ▁or ▁just ▁another ▁Myst ery