It seems locals have been seeing the big guy for a century. In the early 70s, a fun film (a G rated movie about a monster!) came out, which drew a ton of attention to the are. "The Legend of Boggy Creek" made everyone aware of Fouke, and their rarely viewed cryptid.
Tourists came out to try to see the creature. Locals were both annoyed at people invading their privacy, and they were glad to capitalize on the folks stopping by out of curiosity.
Monster-Mart in Fouke is still there to sell a tourist a t-shirt, book, or postcard relating to their local legend!
You know me, I love places like this! I actually did some of my Christmas shopping here! And, the people running the place were super cool, giving me directions to some other sites in the area. You can tell they love running Monster-Mart!Monster-Mart has several news paper articles and other items relating to the Monster on display. This is a fun place to hang out for a bit before checking out the rest of the area.
Here is a link to some more info on Monster-Mart
http://www.rue-morgue.com/2013/06/fouke-monster-mart/
http://foukemonstermart.net/
There is a Fouke Monster fest too! I MUST attend that one at some point!
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