▁its ▁body . ▁M oth man ▁has ▁been ▁bl amed ▁for ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁Silver ▁Bridge . ▁ ▁The ▁H od ag ▁is ▁myth ical ▁be ast ▁that ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁inhab it ▁the ▁for ests ▁of ▁Northern ▁Wisconsin , ▁particularly ▁around ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Rh in el ander . ▁The ▁H od ag ▁has ▁a ▁re pt ilian ▁body ▁with ▁the ▁horn s ▁of ▁a ▁b ull , ▁and ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁pen chant ▁for ▁m isch ief . ▁ ▁Other ▁folk lor ic ▁cre atures ▁include ▁the ▁Jack al ope , ▁the ▁N ain ▁Rou ge ▁of ▁Detroit , ▁Michigan , ▁Wend igo ▁of ▁Minnesota ▁and ▁Ch ess ie , ▁a ▁legend ary ▁sea ▁mon ster ▁said ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁Ch es ape ake ▁Bay . ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁Santa ▁Cla us , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Saint ▁Nicholas , ▁Father ▁Christmas , ▁or ▁simply ▁" S anta ", ▁is ▁a ▁figure ▁with ▁legend ary , ▁myth ical , ▁historical ▁and ▁folk lor ic ▁orig ins . ▁The ▁modern ▁figure ▁of ▁Santa ▁Cla us ▁was ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Dutch ▁figure , ▁S inter k la as , ▁which ▁may , ▁in ▁turn , ▁have ▁its ▁orig ins ▁in ▁the ▁h agi ographical ▁tales ▁concerning ▁the ▁Christian ▁Saint ▁Nicholas . ▁" A ▁Vis it ▁from ▁St . ▁Nicholas ", ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁" The ▁Night ▁Before ▁Christmas " ▁is ▁a ▁poem ▁first ▁published ▁an onym ously ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁and ▁generally ▁attributed ▁to ▁Clement ▁Clar ke ▁Moore