Rob McConnell Interviews - CHAD LEWIS - Pepie - The Lake Monster of the Mississippi River
Chad Lewis, one of North America’s leading cryptozoologists and folklore investigators, dives deep into the legendary mystery of Pepie—the elusive lake monster said to inhabit the waters of Lake Pepin along the Mississippi River. Blending eyewitness accounts, historical newspaper reports, Indigenous lore, and modern-day investigations, Lewis explores how this serpentine creature has become one of the Midwest’s most enduring supernatural legends. From massive undulating shapes seen beneath the waves to unexplained disturbances on the water, Pepie represents a living mystery that has fascinated generations. Through careful research and on-the-ground fieldwork, Chad Lewis separates myth from possibility while revealing how Pepie continues to haunt the cultural imagination of river communities to this day.
