Author and naturalist will discuss Bigfoot at Pateros Public Library

PATEROS – Speculation about the existence of a man-like creature called Sasquatch or Bigfoot has been a topic of interest to outdoorsmen and researchers of mysterious phenomena for decades. The Pateros Public Library will be one among 10 North Central Regional Libraries that will offer the public an opportunity to learn more about this elusive and thought-provoking enigma.
Northwest writer and naturalist David George Gordon, author of The Sasquatch Seeker’s Field Manual among numerous other nature books, will speak about Bigfoot at the Pateros Public Library at 3 p.m., March 9.
During the free hour-long program, Gordon will explore the collective folklore, testimonies and evidence of Bigfoot in the Northwest to help people become better informed citizen scientists.
Gordon will be at the following NCRL library branches:
March 7: Okanogan Public Library, 3:30 p.m.; Omak Public Library, 6:30 p.m.
March 8: Grand Coulee Public Library, 6:30 p.m.
March 9: Pateros Public Library, 3 p.m.
March 10: Soap Lake Public Library, 12:30 p.m.
March 12: Royal City Public Library, 6 p.m.
March 13: Chelan Public Library, 7 p.m.
March 14: Waterville Public Library, 3 p.m.; Wenatchee Public Library, 6:30 p.m.
March 15: Cashmere Public Library, 6:30 p.m.
March 16: Tonasket Public Library, 2 p.m.
March 17: Oroville Public Library, 2 p.m.; Republic Public Library, 5 p.m.
Bigfoot burst onto the national scene in 1967 when the late Roger Patterson of Yakima and his partner Bob Gimlin shot movie footage of what the pair claimed to be Bigfoot in Humboldt County, Northern California. Since that time many scientists and researchers of various stripes have weighed in on discussions which attempt to either authenticate or debunk the film’s subject matter.
According to a media release from NCRL, Gordon has spoken at the American Museum of Natural History, The Philadelphia Academy of Sciences, Yale University, the Smithsonian Institution, and Ripley’s Believe It or Not! museums in San Francisco, Hollywood and Times Square. He has been interviewed by National Geographic, Time, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal, and has appeared as a guest on The Late Late Show with James Corden, The View and ABC’s Nightline.
He will be speaking as part of the Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau.