Bigfoot in Minnesota
43 mapped reports in the TidyTuesday extract of the BFRO database (#29 of 49 states with reports). A row is a submitted report, not a confirmed animal.
One profile per state. 'stats' are computed from sightings_seed.csv (4,045 mapped BFRO reports, 1869-2021, from the TidyTuesday 2022-09-13 extract). These are mapped reports in that extract, not all reports ever made and not confirmed sightings. Class A = clear sighting, Class B = sound/tracks/obscured view, Class C = secondhand or less reliable (BFRO definitions). Festivals, creatures and museums are pulled from festivals.json, regional_creatures.json and research.json.
Mapped reports
- Class A (clear sighting report): 15
- Class B (sound, tracks, or an obscured view): 28
- Class C (secondhand): 0
- Years: 1970–2020. Since 2010: 16.
- Busiest decade: 2000s (17). Busiest month: June (7).
- Seasons: spring 7, summer 18, fall 13, winter 5.
- Counties with at least one mapped report: 17.
Top counties: St. Louis County (11); Itasca County (7); Beltrami County (5); Pine County (3); Cass County (3).
Regional names
No regional nickname is attached to Minnesota in this package.
Festivals
- Bigfoot Days (Remer) · Remer · 2026 edition July 10-11 (10th annual); usually mid-July
- Minnesota Bigfoot Conference · Grand Rapids · 2026 edition Oct 3
Museums and landmarks
- Remer Bigfoot Days (Remer Area Chamber) - Remer, MN — Chamber events page for Remer's annual Bigfoot Days; a town Bigfoot statue is widely mentioned but not verified here.