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Windigo name
Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 11:49 am
by HoosierHiker1202
I came across this recently and couldn’t help but think this must have something to do with the name Windigo. Anyone know if such a connection exists?
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/mn-wendigo/
Re: Windigo name
Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 12:37 pm
by hooky
It's my understanding that the name comes from that legend.
Re: Windigo name
Posted: Fri May 14, 2021 9:29 am
by Pinksiren1
Here is a great spooky story on podcasts from National Parks after Dark - I advise not listening to it if you happen to be camping near Windigo
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1 ... 0519808935 
Re: Windigo name
Posted: Fri May 14, 2021 12:23 pm
by HoosierHiker1202
Thanks for the link; interesting stuff. I appreciate it.
Re: Windigo name
Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 8:34 pm
by Tom
Indeed, from The Place Names of Isle Royale: Windigo is a variation of an Indian word for a mythical monster which roamed the woods of the North Country to consume humans.
What the book doesn't mention, but is fun to show kids and adults alike: Flip your map upside down; Feldtmann Lake is the eye, Cumberland Point the nose, and Washington Harbor the mouth. The creature lives.
Re: Windigo name
Posted: Mon May 24, 2021 11:12 am
by hooky
Tom wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 8:34 pm
Indeed, from
The Place Names of Isle Royale: Windigo is a variation of an Indian word for a mythical monster which roamed the woods of the North Country to consume humans.
What the book doesn't mention, but is fun to show kids and adults alike: Flip your map upside down; Feldtmann Lake is the eye, Cumberland Point the nose, and Washington Harbor the mouth. The creature lives.
How about that? Very cool and I'll be doing this in the future.