Big Foot, Sasquatch, and… Wood Boogers?
Join us as we discover the origins and folklore surrounding the mysterious cryptid that haunts the mountains, forests, and hollers of Appalachia. Broadcast from The Stone Branch Center for the Arts during the Virginia Wine and Craft Festival.
In 2014, Norton’s city leaders formally recognized the surrounding High Knob wilderness as protected territory for Sasquatch, Bigfoot, and, of course, the Woodbooger. Visitors were encouraged to experience the region, but always with the utmost respect.
Which may be the only time in American municipal history a city government essentially said: “Please enjoy our cryptids responsibly.
These mythical, "wild men" existed between the physical and spiritual worlds and were believed to be fierce guardians of the forest and untamed nature, much like how the Sasquatch are viewed.
The Slavic Leshy, a type of shapeshifting wood spirit. These shapeshifting guardians are believed to serve as reminders to behave respectfully toward nature, or suffer the consequences.
In 2009, an amateur video surfaced of a person riding an ATV in a rocky stream that captured an image of a woodbooger walking in the background. They call it the “Beast of Gum Hill,” and you can find it on YouTube. In 2011, Animal Planet’s Finding Bigfoot filmed an episode in Norton as well.
Two Woodboogers spotted at the festival along with Tino Fierro.
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