Bigfoot in New York
58 mapped reports in the TidyTuesday extract of the BFRO database (#23 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): 25
- Class B (sound, tracks, or an obscured view): 33
- Class C (secondhand): 0
- Years: 1966–2020. Since 2010: 16.
- Busiest decade: 2000s (26). Busiest month: August (9).
- Seasons: spring 13, summer 18, fall 19, winter 8.
- Counties with at least one mapped report: 27.
Top counties: Warren County (7); Dutchess County (5); Orleans County (4); Essex County (4); Steuben County (3).
Regional names
- Genoskwa (Stone Giant) — Indigenous tradition (Haudenosaunee); sometimes associated with Bigfoot
Festivals
- New York Bigfoot Conference · Johnstown · 2026 edition Oct 2-3
- Whitehall Sasquatch Festival & Calling Contest · Whitehall · 2026 edition (10th annual) was Sept 26, 10 AM-6 PM; usually the last Saturday of September (2027: Sept 25)
- Adirondack Bigfoot Cruise · Lake George · 2026 sailing was Sunday Sept 27, 5:30-7:00 PM (boarding 5:15), the day after the Whitehall festival