Hello there, R. L. Stein Story Club members. I'm Ivy, your host, and keeper of those strange and spooky tales from the hidden vault of R.L. Stein. Today is yet again another chilling tale. This waterborne tale story club members might make quite a splash with you if you like sea

monsters. It's one I call Chessie of Chesapeake Bay. So I was searching for some summer fun and maybe doing a little monster hunting because, hey, I'm a multitasker.

And so I decided to check out Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.

The boating there is great, and also there's a mythical monster who allegedly lurks beneath the waves of the massive estuary.

Her name is Chessie.

Described as serpent-like and as long as a telephone pole, the first sighting of Chessie seems to have been in 1846,

when a captain named Lawson spotted an unusual creature in the waters between the tip of the

Delmarva Peninsula and what is today Virginia Beach at the mouth of the bay.

Later, the sea monster was reported to be seen in 1936 by some helicopter pilots, and in later

years by other witnesses.

In 1982, one witness recorded what is believed to be Chessie with a video camera.

The footage was viewed on the local news and you can find it easily online.

Though some sightings were attributed to manatees, others were not so sure.

The last sighting of Chessie was in 2014, quite a while

ago, and the bay is 4,500 square miles, so the chances of seeing any kind of sea monster

were remote at best. But even if I didn't see the legendary Chessie, at least I would

get some water and sun. Because it's more fun to go on a

trip with a friend, the first person I invited was my traveling partner, Willow Yates. Now, if you've

been tuning in daily devoted listeners, you'll remember that Willow and I tangled with Bandage Man in

Cannon Beach, Oregon, and Bigfoot in Ape Canyon, Washington. My girl was done going on

adventures with me, but I begged and pleaded, which isn't pretty. This time, I was straight

up honest with her about the Sea Monster legend, but I told her the only thing we had to worry

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