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Dan Blankenship, treasure seeker
Have you ever spied on Sasquatch or ogled Ogopogo? Do you ponder the buried treasure on Oak Island or sob over suicidal lemmings? You're not alone. Canada is full of stories about elusive monsters, legendary loot, mystical creatures and contemporary lore. Join CBC Archives as we take a trip across this land of legends.
Program: The National
Broadcast Date: Aug. 5, 1991
Guest(s): Dan Blankenship
Reporter: Dan Bjarnason
Duration: 3:42
Last updated: March 13, 2012
Page consulted on August 21, 2012
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Tantalizing rumours of untold riches have kept fortune-seekers digging...
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A woman describes seeing a sea serpent in the waters of Victoria's Cad...
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Two interior B.C. towns lay claim to the famous monster of Okanagan La...
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An early interview with Sasquatch hunter Rene Dahinden.
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A native storyteller relates a legend about Nokomis, Winona and the bi...
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Rene Dahinden seeks the elusive giant man-ape of the North American wi...
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Sightings of Okanagan Lake's Ogopogo help the region's tourist trade.
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A Canadian folklorist talks about some of his favourite legends.
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Ingenious flood tunnels keep diggers from getting at the island's priz...
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A B.C. reporter tries to lure Sasquatch with a little bit of Mozart.
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The "urban legend" is a modern update on centuries-old folklore.
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An Edmonton geologist claims to have found a legendary Alberta gold mi...
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A transplanted American is determined to discover the secret buried on...
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A professor of zoology refutes the notion that lemmings commit suicide...
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There's evidence of a sea serpent living in the waters of Victoria's C...
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Will the mystery of Oak Island be solved once and for all?
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