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Featured Exhibit

Giants in the Mountains: The Search for Sasquatch

Now through June 27



A page from the 1975 Washington Environmental Atlas, Army Corps of Engineers.
(Army Corps of Engineers)

Explore the Sasquatch mystery, set in the Pacific Northwest region said to be home to these ape-like creatures. The exhibit examines how scientists attempt to explain and investigate the Sasquatch phenomenon. It also looks at hoaxes and popular cultural interpretations of Bigfoot. A look at tribal legends and masks provide yet another insight into this elusive being.

This exploration of Sasquatch stories looks at the Pacific Northwest environment, which provides a rich setting for the folklore surrounding these unexplained creatures.

Physical evidence collected by anthropologist and famed Bigfoot researcher, Dr. Grover Krantz, and Discovery Channel expert and professor Dr. Jeffrey Meldrum of Idaho State University, are on display.

Organized by the Washington State History Museum.

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Dr. Grover Krantz
Dr. Grover Krantz presenting evidence he collected on Sasquatch. (Bettmann/CORBIS)
Jeff Meldrum
Dr. Jeff Meldrum, author of Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science, will co-host "Sasquatch: The Sightings, the Science, the Stories" on June 5. (Jeff Meldrum photo)
Tribal legends
d'Sonoqua-Her Lighter Side, by Pete Peterson, Sr. Learn some of the tribal legends about Sasquatch in this exhibit. (Washington State Historical Society)
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