Discover The Chilling Legend Of Belle Isle’s Snake Goddess
Belle Isle has a legend that’ll send chills down your spine. Picture a protective spirit who turns into a mystical creature just to keep her safe.
From the legend of the Dogman to haunted asylums, Michigan has its lion's share of spooky tales and haunted myths. In my opinion, one of the more interesting spooky tales took place on an island in the Detroit River between Detroit and Windsor. Of course, I'm speaking of the Snake Goddess of Belle Isle.
As the story goes, Ottawa Chief Sleeping Bear was worried about the safety of his daughter. She was very beautiful and worried that he would not be able to protect her. Chief Sleeping Bear moved her to a secret location and asked spirits for help protecting her, according to Ghostbusters Fandom.
The Chief relocated her to an island where the spirits promised to protect her with snakes. In modern day, witnesses claim to see the maiden's spirit dancing in the wind on Belle Isle.
Not only did the spirits surround the island with rattlesnakes, but they also granted the Snake Goddess of Belle Isle immortality and the ability to shapeshift into a white doe to help her hide from her predators.
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To this day, people claim to see the Snake Goddess when they visit the island, according to the Perna Team.
Today, the Snake Goddess of Belle Isle is said to appear as either a lady in white or a mystical white doe. Park-goers occasionally report glimpsing a spectral woman who beckons from the woods, or a white deer that vanishes when approached.
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