People Kept Going Missing | The Abandoned Village of Portlock, Alaska

Sometime around the year 1900, a small cannery town was established at Portlock, Alaska. By 1949, the only resident who remained was the post master. Not only that, but it appears that the entire town simply up and left all at once. Portlock, essentially overnight, was completely abandoned. The question is why? Some have suggested an "Alaskan Killer Bigfoot", others simple economic factors. So, what's the truth behind this ghost town? Welcome back to The Lore Lodge...
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0:00 - Intro
0:35 - FlexiSpot Ad
2:10 - The Story of Portlock
6:21 - The Mystery of Portlock
13:12 - The Naniitaq
22:12 - Conclusion and Outro

[@TheLoreLodge]

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[@beneficent2557]

That actually is a great ad read for a useful product. Thanks for not selling me a mobile game or fake land titles.

[@beneficent2557]

Do they have family cut off across the border with Siberia? Because, that might explain the disappearance.

[@TheLoreLodge]

@@beneficent2557 I can’t promise we’ll never do mobile game ads but we do try to pitch you useful stuff haha

[@Soy_Bomb]

Hi, I'm Bob Gylman

[@WardahTheBlaqQ]

So about that bridge... How much are you asking for it? 😁

[@allisond6441]

I’m white but my friend is indigenous (iriqois) and I’m invited over to their house on the rez often. I hate staying overnight! Not just because it’s so quiet you hear the coyotes but because my friend thinks it’s so funny to wear a taxidermy deer head and scare me around the house.

[@dusfitz]

Grew up with a bunch of Mohawk kids. Their families land was always sketchy as shit. His dad used to set steel for a living. He would often hide in trees and scare the crap out of us, he could run up trees like it was covered in steps.

[@allisond6441]

@@dusfitzNah cus I’d have a heart attack if I saw that shit

[@dusfitz]

@Allison D It was always nerve racking if his dad was home. He LOVED the look on our faces when he just scurried up a tree. I could never get my feet to hold against the tree like he could.

[@b226tj]

That sounds terrifying.

[@user-mm8vw1ow1x]

Pants off?

[@luciendolo6604]

17:08 Native here and wanted to correct something for anyone who cares to read. For most of US and Canadian history our stories and culture were illegal. To be found practicing our "pagan and savage ways" was grounds for being arrested, having our children taken, or just disappearing (look up MMIW). Even speaking our languages was illegal. They called it "kill the Indian, save the man." Meanwhile White people could talk about OUR stories all they wanted, and we were forbidden from correcting them as they twisted it into something unrecognizable. Sasq'ets is a shap-shifting spirit that protected our forests. It was twisted into Bigfoot, a giant ape based on pseudo-science, completely removed from its religious, spiritual, and cultural roots. Skinwalkers are people who practice dark magic and can shape-shift into predatory animals like wolves, bears, cougars, not emaciated meth heads. Wendigos ironically are the emaciated meth heads. People driven mad by starvation they committed the sin of cannibalism and were cursed by it to never feel satisfied making them a constant danger for others. Not this deer skull monster that has nothing to do with the morality lesson of the original. Despite those laws being repealed back in the 70s the lies are still what's popular so we're guarded about the stories we still have lest the Travel Channel tries to make another reality show or the History Channel tells us we don't know what we're talking about, all our sacred stories are actually aliens.

[@leelay5919]

My attention was immediately caught by your reply I would treasure any stories you would share I get the feel you know alot more than most of the videos I watch

[@wrengiles7984]

You hit the nail on the head. I have been very fortunate to sit with our local elders and hear some of their stories. Experiences my relations were denied. Perhaps the world is ready to be corrected. Here on Vancouver island there is a forest creature that will bang on trees if you get too close or disrespect the forest. We all know it's there but few speak of it. People still go missing in the back country.

[@kevincoble912]

I've tried to tell him that he is getting it wrong, don't know if he ever read any of my posts. He seems obsessed with the wendigo, he mentions it in almost every show. Not sure why that is. I really like the way he digs into a lot of these stories, but for a graduated historian, he gets a lot wrong about Native American history. For instance, he says what the Cherokee name for Sasquatch is, T'sul-Kalu which is incorrect, our name for it was Kecleh-Kudleh, or roughly translated as hairy savage or hairy wild man. I believe it was closer to the latter, because many native villages around and including ours, traded with them and could speak to them, they understood and spoke our language according to the elders. There were bad ones as well, but they were supposedly kept at bay by the others. This is all lore of course, but it's told as fact, not story.

[@D_Dizzy_]

Not to mention the generational trauma it's created. The abuse that all the native children went through in residential schools and day schools is atrocious.

[@lindasue8719]

​@@kevincoble912 Don't quote me on this as I am new to the channel: I think he's actually frequently referring to someone nicknamed "Wendigoon", who I gather is another KZbinr (?)

[@cosgroveshepherd191]

I am in Scotland, we had islands where everyone left at the same time ( apart from a few determined fellows) . Makes sense as you don’t want to be left with no support and no resources

[@shanequeen5003]

Am Scottish and stay here what islands u talking about

[@shanequeen5003]

Am not being a dick just curious

[@cosgroveshepherd191]

@@shanequeen5003 mingulay, Kara, Scaba snd s few others. St Kilda is the most famous. You can still visit there.

[@bigbill74scots]

​@@cosgroveshepherd191 Very spiritual place is St Kilda.

[@dylanvickers7953]

Once two families start packing up the other two kinda start weighing their options real quick, and it’s easy to decide “if we go as a group we can travel together and help each other out”

[@carolus9644]

From an Alaskan perspective it’s not super weird that everyone left at once. It makes a lot of sense to think that the ferry would only come every once in a while and that all the residents would want to take it asap, especially if they’re trying to get the hell out of there

[@hollyjollyxmas]

This is a very good point that I didn’t consider

[@barbarachambers7974]

And the fact the village elders told them to leave.

[@UncommonDenominatorj528]

Surely the logistics involved in migrating away from the town did influence the decision to abandon so like he said about economic hardship and meager amenities in a harsh environment being something that would manifest on a case by case basis amongst each family, it's totally understandable that perhaps there were individual family's that had the means to pack up and move on their own (case by case basis) but also the Communal Basis where most of the town didn't want to risk the expedition of migrating without everyone else who wanted to leave joining forces. As I'm, both the Communal Basis and Case by Case basis happened and certainly the weather and season would be factored into when the best time to leave is because it would by no coincidence be the safest time for the Ferry ⛴ captain to show up and be prepared for the expedition. Wagon trains of setters moving westward during the 19th century is clearly evidence of that, and I'm not just talking about (what is likely the most heartbreaking, sad and disturbing story) The Donner Party. Nevertheless it's still feasible that an "element of the ecosystem and the environment" also contributed to being a significant factor in making people unwilling to further endure the environment, both forces of nature that are NOT other beings but forces that also ARE. That's generalized but is still realistic so that's as far as I will take it.

[@horrorandexploration1522]

The fact that each sponsor reading is a continued story from the last is amazing.

[@mattmacknight3000]

I feel like it's a bit of a nod to Mr. Ballen

[@jamesknapp64]

That is the best part

[@lukelambert78]

can i get a carsh course on the sponsor lore? thanks

[@yomama2376]

@@lukelambert78he fought big foot, got sponsored by morgan and morgan for the injuries, and idk if anything else happened

[@lukelambert78]

thank you cus i was still wondering lol@@yomama2376

[@LethargicGM]

A comment and like for the algorithm.

[@ventusvindictus]

I despise (in a humorous sense) the fact that your profile picture is a pinecone and your name starts with "shits". Makes me imagine trying to crap out a pinecone.

[@iservHim]

This is the way

[@ventusvindictus]

@@iservHim This is the way.

[@PhonyBread]

A comment on the comment and like for the algorithm for the algorithm.

[@SS0MAA]

​@@ventusvindictusthis is the way

[@Leesy1696]

friend of mine lives in port lions, and his dad always told him and his sister that there were two things in portlock: something in the water and something in the forest. whatever was in the water was bad, but the thing in the forest wasn't-- if anything, it was trying to scare people off so the water wouldn't get them. I have no idea why my friends dad thought he knew anything about the situation, my friend didn't have his dad's sourcing, lol.

[@RedneckHillbilly-ho9md]

OMG I love the stab at the 16 min mark. "It would never hurt anyone, it just kinda hung out in the woods and minded its own business like those guys on Ruby Ridge back in the 90's" Hilarious, Sad and Dead On all in one!

[@MKJNS7086]

I let out a "Fuck Yeah!!!" when I heard that. Maybe it will inspire younger people to look it up.

[@RedneckHillbilly-ho9md]

@@MKJNS7086 hopefully but man we are losing the younger generations real fast, we got to pick up the pace to overcome the damage from the public indoctrination centers. This behavior was absolutely ridiculous and they got away with it but they knew they fucked up big time that's why that guy got sawed off charges completely dropped.

[@johnathanheatherman6438]

​@@MKJNS7086 wait the fucking sniper is the same dude from Waco?

[@xKinjax]

​@@johnathanheatherman6438 it's just a coincidence, surely 😉

[@MKJNS7086]

@@johnathanheatherman6438 No, Lon Horiuchi was the Fed who killed Vicki Weaver while she was holding the baby. He should be in prison, at the very least.

[@kungfuskull]

Having lived in alaska for a few years: yeah it has a... feeling. I've been all over the world, plenty of forests and such, but there was an eerie beauty and hostility in alaska. Didnt see anything like that, but, there definitely is a *feeling* out there. Hard to explain.

[@beezelsub]

The spooky lives where people don't. And it hates our intrusion.

[@kungfuskull]

@@beezelsub interesting observation...

[@AA-ke5cu]

It's called peace and quiet. Solitude. Beautiful.

[@kungfuskull]

@@AA-ke5cu and yet I havent gotten that feeling wandering through sicily, nor camping in the Great Lakes area forests, nor camping in the Yukon, nor in Montanna, nor various eastern european dead calm zero people beautiful nature areas. And then other ecosystems like tropical jungles and the deserts of broadly speaking what the navajo peoples' area was; And other such places around the world. There's... just this strange feeling to alaska, and yes I went all over it, where i dont know how to explain it but it feels... odd

[@AA-ke5cu]

@@kungfuskull want to feel odd? Go to the zone of silence in Mexico; now that is a place that is totally under studied on purpose.

[@Okiedokeyinnit]

This channel deserves more subscribers. You guys are so hard-working and put 100% into all your projects. Much respect from this girl here!

[@sherryceltic9856]

We agree. Our first video from this channel and new subscribers. 🙂

[@Lizzyjaeger]

I found this channel recently, and hadn’t looked at how many subscribers there are, I’d assumed there were a lot until I saw this comment. I’m dumbfounded that Lore Lodge doesn’t already have a million subscribers… they will, they just don’t yet! ❤❤❤

[@reefsroost696]

Good grief they're coming up on half a million! What more do you want? Oh, wait I just realized that I've watching for months and have not been subscribed. 😮

[@CriticalRope04]

The fact you mentioned the last name Kvasnikoff startled me a little bit since thats my mothers last name lol, i am alaska native and do infact live on this lovley yet deadly wilderness that is alaska :) Also love how you pronounced the last name and Kenai (not trying to be mean i just enjoy hearing how others pronounce these silly words)

[@fullmetaljoker666]

Have you heard a 48er try to pronounce Utqiagvik yet?

[@dojoloachfr]

​@alaskaninfidel907 can you please tell me how that's pronounced LOL

[@fullmetaljoker666]

@@dojoloachfr oot·kee·aag·vuhk

[@CriticalRope04]

@@fullmetaljoker666 not yet but id love to lol

[@fullmetaljoker666]

@Truffle McMannis hey bud, who do you think colonized alaska originally? A lot of us Natives are mixed with Russian.

[@coltondunham695]

I’ve been to port Chatham with my dad, not only is there a bear hunting tree stand but there is also a sauna and fire pit. Somebody is going out there regularly

[@roxannerickey9132]

I love how you throw out little gems like ‘kinda like those people at Ruby Ridge’. So glad I found your channel today!

[@cyberry813]

exactly

[@alphooey]

Came here to say that

[@jmbent77]

Native American legends include references to extinct species like mammoth, elephant and giant sloths. There is reference to tiny humanoids who may correlate to the same species as found on Flores in Indonesia; called pukwudgie in Algonquin. I remain up in the air about Bigfoot still being an actual living species, but it is possible. Exploring folklore is something I really enjoy.

[@DPolk98]

I’ve been binging this channel since I saw the Weird Bible podcast and this is my new favorite cryptid/ mystery channel because of all the intense research you do

[@kcdam262]

I was hunting on the yukon river and had a similar experience as the elder story you talked about. There was something around our tent deep breathing, walking around the tent, dragging something on the tent. The three of us got tight as we could in the center of the tent with our pistols and didn't sleep until the morning. We were all wearing the same shoes and only our foot prints were the only ones around the tent. It was a very odd night.

[@susanlett9632]

I wouldn't have slept in the morning. I'd have gotten TF up outta there! Glad y'all got out 🙂

[@mckenzie.latham91]

So, 1. You hunt with pistols not shotguns or rifles? 2. At no point did you attempt to fire on the thing? Pretty sure you had a justified cause legally...

[@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork]

Thanks for running through this for us! Every time I think about this one I think, "Must've sucked to be that lone postmaster"

[@BillyBlendsBluebs]

Fr like wheres that guys interview?? 😭😭

[@BigCountry0117]

I'm intrigued as to what the postmaster may have experienced in the time that they stayed behind.

[@chrisscarborough2540]

The post master was the monster.

[@SC052]

Probably a very relieved bigfoot who could finally send a package without the people of the town screaming at him

[@adamosca6399]

😂😂😂😂 the postmaster going about his day and they hide when he comes by.

[@Entertainmyfait]

There are plenty of stories of supernatural such things in places all around Alaska! My grandmother is from a village on the coast and she’s told me stories of “little people that lived in the mountains and would steal from you” there was also a time my dad told me something she had told him as a kid about a mysterious figure people in the village would only see during the winter mostly during blizzards. This figure looked normal from far away but the closer you got you’d see it was slightly hovering above the ground and would look kinda close to death, basically they said if you ever got too close run away before it can get you. I’ve also been told numerous ghost stories from my family about the surrounding landscape. It’s very interesting!

[@jaredryon4204]

As an Alaskan, can verify that Portlock is very strange and unwelcoming. Another cryptid I have heard a few people have encountered here, mostly up north, is Keeluts.

[@traciecat]

Long time true crime aficionado here. I have listened to and subscribed to many different forms of media and this is such a breath of FRESH air, not just more recycled content. The time and effort you put into your research are a glaring difference between you and others. I appreciate your honesty about details. I will do my best to share the word, this is an underrated channel with superb broadcasts. Love you guy(s?)

[@ThePismak]

I just today listened to Roanoke Tales take about this small town and he was speaking from the biologist POV. That was pretty interesting and now I have yours folklore POV. That's cool to have two perspectives on the same subject.

[@TheLoreLodge]

We just reached out to him today! Hoping to get him on to talk about a few different things

[@heroawesome8495]

As an Alaskan, I WANT TO BELIEVE SO BAD! That being said, I honestly think that these stories are caused by 3 things. 1. Probably real cannery deaths or fisherman deaths of people falling into the water. There are fish, whales, and hostile conditions that can cause bodies to end up in rough shape to say the least. I study John/Jane Doe cases from Alaska, and the amount of ones that are purely from the water/shoreline are crazy. Without getting too graphic, water deaths are particularly gruesome, and it makes sense that people did fall in and die, and that other people thought it was due to some sort of monster. 2. Economic downturn. With that small of a community, and very few businesses besides the cannery, there is a good chance that the owner of the cannery wanted to shut down shop and leave to a more profitable area, and everyone else decided to leave as well to find work. That is a theory on my part, but most of these old fishing towns are built around the cannery, and when that goes down, everyone goes down. 3. Old people wilding. It's crazy how many people listen to old people's stories and think they are all credible. Age does affect memory and people lie. Sometimes old folks lie just to fuck with you cuz they are bored. That being said, it would be cool if there was some kind of bigfoot monster fucking with small fishing towns, but I think these answers are more likely.

[@SarumanOrthanc]

Alaska Route 1 was also built at the same time and did not connect to Portlock. As shipping moved to the road rather than by boat, Portlock was losing out on supplies. The cannery closed as a result of fewer boats coming in.

[@orxy5316]

It was just not people going missing that scared the people tho > Around the 1940s, it was reported that several Dall sheep hunters had disappeared in the hills outside Portlock; it was also stated in a 1973 article from the Anchorage Daily News that dismembered bodies of some of the missing had washed ashore in the lagoon. These events led the residents of the community to flee en masse, and the town's post office officially closed between 1950 and 1951.

[@heroawesome8495]

@@orxy5316 wildlife is a thing. People succumb to the elements, get eaten by bears and wolves, stomped to death by moose, fall off boats and drown then get washed up on the shore after their bodies have been ravaged by the waves/wildlife. Alaska is an unforgiving land.

[@orxy5316]

@@heroawesome8495 The more important part is that it was just not fisherman or people near the water going missing but experience hunters as well so the idea of it all been accidents and other water related causes that you mention in the first point can be discarted. One then has two possibilities to consider: Particularly hostile wildlife which causes fear and panic to grow over time or the reports made by the towns people are accurate and something weird was going on there

[@heroawesome8495]

@@orxy5316 experiences hunters go missing here in Alaska too. You can be very experienced and still be eaten by a bear or wolf. I'm literally telling you that it's most likely wildlife. I think we can also combine that with not great records and people making up stories. Like maybe a few actually happened then they made up more.

[@adamwoodman7882]

I heard lots about portlock but I’ve never heard the account of the postmaster who stayed after for a year. Sounds like he’d have a good account to what really occurred

[@yodasmomisondrugs7959]

Yeah that seems like the best outside/inside perspective.

[@cedriclee7110]

absolutely nothing happened. all these "corroborated" stories originate from one interview from a woman who used to live there. she grew tired of people asking for fantastical stories and just confirmed them to mess with the interviewer. her cousin acted as the translator for the interview and confirmed this a couple of years after that. if you look at the history of the town, there has been 1 confirmed death from a logging accident and one arrest made of some drunk dude causing a disturbance. the reason the town is abandoned is because a new highway was built and people of the town moved to other towns closer to the highway as it offered better access and job opportunities.

[@wilhathaway1987]

@@cedriclee7110 wrong

[@cedriclee7110]

@@wilhathaway1987 yeah you're right! it's more likely that a monster killed absolutely everyone and left zero evidence than the citizens just moved to towns with better economic opportunities as confirmed by previous residents of the town.

[@orxy5316]

@@cedriclee7110 One can debunk your entire claim by checking Wikipedia and the sources it used. The deaths were reported in the local journals. Confirming they occurred "Around the 1940s, it was reported that several Dall sheep hunters had disappeared in the hills outside Portlock; it was also stated in a 1973 article from the Anchorage Daily News that dismembered bodies of some of the missing had washed ashore in the lagoon. These events led the residents of the community to flee en masse, and the town's post office officially closed between 1950 and 1951."

[@TheMaritimeHorror]

In the Juneau federal building there’s a big wooden carving of a Kushtaka in the lobby. I worked there at night and had a recurring nightmare that it would come to life and stalk me around the halls.

[@Polishedturd]

Alaska has a lot of strange happenings. There’s the UFO activity, Bigfoot encounters and clusters of missing people. I love the lore and unknowns of Alaska and it would be a dream come true to visit some day.

[@MikeyGryder]

This was a fun but weird video to watch. I live in Kenai, which is only a couple hours away from Portlock. In fact, I'm considering moving to Seldovia, which is just 20 minutes north of Portlock. If I do, I'll definitely be hanging bells in all of my trees!

[@birgbirg111]

hanging bells? what for?

[@HIROX13]

​@@birgbirg111 Poor man alarm system that does not depend on electricity.

[@SUPERNINTENDOHALMERZ]

Love Kenai

[@bcs815]

Roanoke Tales (a biologist) has an interesting take on this-that the uncanny look, size, and violence of the creature lines up pretty closely with a small man eating pizzly bear (polar/grizzly hybrid) population

[@jacobjohns6047]

I like Roanoke tales doesn't feel like he pushes bs and tends to call out things that don't make sense

[@ca44444]

I’m sorry there’s a what now 🙃😅😰

[@godwarrior3403]

He 100% only did this because Roanoke did it 3wks ago

[@jacobjohns6047]

@CA exactly lmao and they are bigger than polar bears

[@Carandini]

Doubtful this was a pizzly bear. Homicidal maniac is more likely. And I believe pizzly bears are like ligers and tigons in the fact that they are almost always sterile (most hybrids are, for instance 98% of mules can't reproduce), so you wouldn't have a population, just a lone rogue.

[@barbarachambers7974]

I believe there are creatures we still don't know about and Alaska is a great place because of how vast it is.

[@laurahenriksen19]

I always am intrigued by abandoned towns and settlements. I mean mystery and such always interests me but this particularly 😊

[@RobbieStarburster]

I think with a case like this the stories themselves may have been the catalyst for people leaving. Small communities accentuate supersition.

[@bassingaminandshootin5]

Bad gas travels fast in a small town

[@orxy5316]

It was not superstition, this can be literally proved by just taking a look at Wikipedia and it's sources: > Around the 1940s, it was reported that several Dall sheep hunters had disappeared in the hills outside Portlock; it was also stated in a 1973 article from the Anchorage Daily News that dismembered bodies of some of the missing had washed ashore in the lagoon. These events led the residents of the community to flee en masse, and the town's post office officially closed between 1950 and 1951.

[@mckenzie.latham91]

They literally abandoned the town due to the new highway (Alaska route 1) being built We know this because several other towns along the peninsula also were abandoned and everyone moved to the other side of the highway Everyone moved to the opposite side of the Alaska route 1 Most people from portlock relocated to NanWelek and Port Graham There may have been disappearance and strange stuff going on But that wasn't the cause for the town to be abandoned since towns all along the peninsula that weren't on the right side of Alaska route 1 also all left and moved to towns on the opposite side of the highway It is highly unlikely it was fear of the things in the woods And more the fear of being cut off from mainland Alaska and most trade and access routes.

[@Arsus-gp6ih]

Than why did they leave so much behind ?​@@mckenzie.latham91

[@Quincy_Morris]

Thanks for saying WHERE the stories came from, that’s often overlooked and is very important as you shouldn’t only say ‘this happened’ but ‘we have a story from this source that this happened’

[@iservHim]

“Kinda like those guys at Ruby Ridge back in the ‘90s” 💀🤣🤣🤣

[@robinhaddix7875]

At this point, I'm just watching for Aiden's Bigfoot recovery. These are the one sponsor blurbs I don't hate

[@steveculbert4039]

Aiden, you put a lot of work into your program, and it's impressive.

[@christinehazard9641]

Agreed

[@kathyhenley948]

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[@chauvy5799]

My aunt lived out in Alaska and had like a tree cutting and growing business so she had ACRES of land in Alaska and she told Me a story of something throwing a tree at her one time when she was out riding her horse and when she brought her husband up to check it out he couldn't lift the tree to even budge it. After that, she didn't go riding back there alone. My uncle was a very strong man too. He worked long hard days cutting down trees and making it into lumber for homes and things and rode bulls in rodeos. They figured if something was strong enough to lift that and toss it like a rag doll they probably didnt want to deal with it. My aunt was a very pious woman. She did not believe in supernatural or anything she deemed "evil" so i dont see her telling me this story to scare me.

[@smithyMcjoe]

Bob Gymlan has great coverage on these encounters too, for anyone interested.

[@spiritual_fitness]

what's the video title?

[@smithyMcjoe]

@@spiritual_fitness Can't rightly recall, here's a link to his uploads though. www.youtube.com/@BobGymlan/videos

[@ahhhhhhhhhhhh3031]

I love these types of videos so much!! The research! The images! The FACTS! have you done a video about the Siulaw national forest? It's huge and the what I've found hold a bunch of old towns and villages, would love to hear your take on it.

[@coffeeandcupcakes7310]

so glad i found this channel! Love your content, keep it coming!

[@aconti351]

Well, us Indigenous Australians both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders have similar creatures within our communities as well as other unique creatures too.. which is why I wouldn't be surprised if some of the other humanoid species never went extinct like we are told but evolved like humans have. Because of all the global accounts of these things. Both ancient and modern day accounts

[@stingray9000]

Always loved things like this since I was a kid, so glad I found the channel

[@Tony_Seed]

Quickly becoming one of my favorite KZbin channels such high quality presentations

[@MelodyYoung]

I mean it's like several decades too late now, but if you wanted to try and solve the Portlock mystery. You could potentially get a bunch of people go out to the town and set up a series of cameras all around town. Just see what happens. I think a small town of people who are superstitious got spooked by like a wild animal and everyone fled though it's been way too long and you can't really prove that this far away from the event.

[@mckenzie.latham91]

They literally abandoned the town due to the new highway (Alaska route 1) being built We know this because several other towns along that side of the Kenai peninsula also were abandoned and everyone moved to the other side of the highway Funny how an entire peninsula decides to move to the other ide of a national highway after it is built Almost like for economic opportunity... Most people from portlock and that area relocated to the town's of NanWelek and Port Graham NANWELEK also holds all private ownership of Portlock And the only reason they haven't reopened the town is because of funding.

[@blueghoulgames904]

Having lived in Alaska my whole life, I'm surprised I've never heard of this

[@mckenzie.latham91]

It's nonsense that's why Everyone left cause the newly built Alaska route 1 highway meant that any town on the wrong side of it was essentially cut off from mainland Alaska Portlock and a dozen other towns along that side of the Kenai Peninsula were shut down and everyone moved just across the highway to towns like Nanwelek and Port Graham.

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you are killing it im pushing you every where i can you deserve more subs .

[@carlilemccoy2719]

Love y'all's work, can't get enough!

[@heatherburrell]

Maybe Milania lied as she didn't want other people to disturb their 'bigfoot' neighbours. People will hunt anything. I enjoy these detailed videos 😊

[@astrid1660]

I’m not a native but as far as I’m aware, you are pronouncing the native tribes’ names correctly! Thank you for doing the research on that. As an aside, I am always fascinated by how lower-48ers pronounce our town names. Kenai is pronounced KEY-nai. I say this not to correct you, Aiden, but because I saw some people on the comments ask how it was pronounced and I couldn’t find anybody answering them so maybe they’ll find this comment :)

[@BigDillis0321]

Been a wendigoon for awhile. Always knew about the lore lodge but never really checked it out until now. You’ve earned a sub, on all platforms. Keep it up boiz!

[@saminewlin4523]

This is the video I’ve been waiting for!

[@22and8music]

Love your vids! The new studio set up looks very nice and fresh. Great story as always. I am truly starting to see how multi demensional Bigfoot makes sense. Especially taking this and the Dennis Martin case in mind. I recently visited the Bigfoot musuem in Blue Ridge, GA for the 2nd time last week and it has really come along even more and has so much info and artifacts now. Def worth checking out.

[@tabo01]

"multi dimensional"= not a hint of actual physical proof.

[@22and8music]

@@tabo01 well no shit its a fucking theory

[@fullmetaljoker666]

I've been to portlock a few times with my buddies hunting. It's pretty creepy tbh but I've never seen a Bigfoot, only bears .

[@brytonkupser3312]

The sponsor ad was so well done that I'm honestly curious about the desk. Most other KZbin channels I watch make ads so mundane and I skip past them. Yours made me actually listen to the whole thing as how well you made the ad interesting .

[@Mr.InbetweenFX]

Thank you for shouting out Ruby Ridge!

[@josephjohnson9805]

ruby ridge has such an interesting history behind it

[@victorianelms1407]

Y'all are my favorite storytelling channel!

[@mattrogersftw]

Been waiting for you to cover this case. It's one of the crazier stories and location I've ever heard.

[@Quarterspine143]

Yooooo I was hoping you'd cover this; love your stuff, and the tiny human likes to jam to your intro and outro. Win win.

[@mitchmarq428]

It feels like Alaska never gets mentioned online

[@mckenzie.latham91]

It literally does, ALL THE TIME

[@mitchmarq428]

@@mckenzie.latham91 nowhere near as often as any city in California tho

[@hoopchristine5202]

16:00 I expected a Ruby Ridge reference as much as I did the Spanish Inquisition

[@Hoppy828]

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition😎

[@hoopchristine5202]

@@Hoppy828 Precisely

[@teamwerk105]

Loved you on PPC , baffled I didn't know about your content before, amazing videos

[@richardsanchez5444]

Dude I was waiting for you guys to cover this one. Hell yeah

[@LethargicGM]

Sasquatch inflicted injuries huh? Should have shared your jerky man.

[@imperator_88mm92]

The Jack Links Sasquatch is a peeping tom pervert, caught him outside my air b and b window jacking his link.

[@robertferguson5532]

God damn it you can’t skip the sponsor on the premiere

[@TheLoreLodge]

I know I know

[@horrorandexploration1522]

They need to make money somehow. Besides, Aiden's been kicking ass with these sponsor reads, they're genuinely entertaining!

[@mecahhannah]

Awesome as always thanks guys love your videos

[@cmoney2213]

This is starting to be my new favorite channel

[@regulusmasamuneryuku8657]

This is just me being curious: have you guys tried reaching out to the tribes whose stories they are? I'm new here so I might have missed it. But. Yea. Those people still exist today and the stories are still being passed down through oral tradition. In some cases.

[@ak_downrange_threat7251]

Kenai is pronounced Keen Eye. Alaska is the Capital of Missing people. There are 1 million lakes and Rivers in Alaska , your chance of dying increase drastically for each water crossing, since the waters are freezing falling in is almost a death sentence. That being said, Having lived in the Interior of Alaska for 35 years, I have seen plenty of things I can not explain. I am a Hunter and a trapper, I have ran a trap line since I was a Kid and I have been stalked and chased by what I can only assume is an animal but I also am a REPO agent and I know what its like to stalk people. This didn't feel like I was being stalked by an animal, since animals don't make the decisions people do when stalking. It felt like what was stalking me was enjoying the hunt. 22:00 No those are not the lost tribes, there are no Unknown tribes in that part of Alaska. The Southern part of Alaska is the most explored area of Alaska.

[@josephhenderson2538]

I love your deadpan openings so much

[@p.k.5455]

Another informative and interesting video...thanks guys!!!

[@bravotwozero535]

The native stories along the pacific coast have a lot of different takes on what we think of as Bigfoot. Ranging from mythical creatures or spirits, clever animals accustomed to human presence, and actual giant humans. With only an oral history, these categories get blended and have regional flavours. Some are literal and some are metaphorical. Any tale that educates or entertains has a value so I don’t expect to find a definitive answer from eyewitness accounts.

[@olidot7237]

Small pronunciation correction from a local Alaskan. Kenai is pronounced “Keen-eye”

[@lexinicole4317]

So like in brother bear

[@branchesofYAH]

Nice narration, and thanks for bringing forth the information so often ignored.

[@JackTripperr]

Love your videos Aiden... Keep up the good work.

[@theprogressivecynic2407]

I think that a lot of these cases could be caused by uncontacted tribes seeing white people (or even other native groups) moving into the area and basically psy-opping them them into leaving. The "hairy men" who don't leave tracks could be people in ghillie suits who know the forest (an actual large cryptid is going to leave very deep prints due to the weight), while the noises in the forest would be easy to fake. they could even kill a couple people in crazy ways to get people even more paranoid. A direct conflict with the settlers would be unwinnable, but this sort of asymmetric warfare could get the outsiders to leave, and spread the story of the "creatures," and not come back.

[@monikamarjanovic879]

They are interdenominational creatures>

[@TylerandRachel12]

Hey man, love the channel. I've been subbed for a while but have just started really getting into it. I have a suggestion. I like to sleep with mystery and paranormal videos in the background and added a bunch of yours to the playlist. The only issue is every time the intro hits it wakes me up. Just suggesting it could be a little lower volume-wise.

[@davealaya]

Good call

[@Moggzilla76]

Always Lore Complete, Keep Up the Good Work! 👍

[@FunkyFemboy]

my new habit is chucking your vids on while grinding out games, love your content!

[@jeremybain3830]

This could have been a SciFi channel movie from the early 2000's. "Distant Alaskan town comes under siege by large number of sasquatches." Something like Dog soldiers meets 40 days of night.

[@therealsemechki]

I live in Alaska, and I've always wanted to visit Portlock! It's cool you're making a video on it!

[@steveculbert4039]

Ultra-cool broadcast, Aiden!

[@bread4108]

Ooh now that’s a sponsor I might actually use, thanks for the content and the good ad!

[@MoxyVerve]

Much respect for your research & accountability!!

[@PapaThiccc]

Before we get into this as a guy who lives in rural Alaska, I'm going to tell you I ain't worried about no Bigfoot brown bear scare the hell out of me though. They look at you differently Edit: not only have I watched the video he did on Seward. I actually attended trade school there. I've not only climbed that mountain. But I've snowboarded and skied it. It baffles me how he disappeared.

[@eribekx]

Thank you for this video, very informative for such a mysterious state

[@lexinicole4317]

The lore of your Bigfoot attack just gets deeper every ad read and I’m absolutely here for it haha

[@OriginalStachuJones]

Well I'm from Poland and I saw report about this town in my native language like three weeks ago. This is really strange feeling to be honest

[@Flack0-Flacko]

Keep Pushin the lore lodge agenda everyone!!!!

[@AshleyLindahl-md9hf]

Love your channel. My daughter told me about Wendigoon two weeks ago. And then I found you. I rotate between your videos throughout my workday.

[@lazybones1746]

Love your videos man great listens

[@nanoblock6602]

First heard about this through Roanoke Tales. He had the theory it may be a hybrid of a grizzly and a polar bear.

[@Carandini]

It's a lame theory. Especially in Alaska where people are accustomed to seeing bears of all sizes. Kodiaks average larger than most polar bears (mind, outliers among polar bears get bigger, but on average the Kodiak bears are larger). Armchair theoreticians are always downplaying the familiarity of a native population with their surroundings. There was a humourous attempt to debunk the Beast of Bodmin and other ABCs in the UK where they tried to exhibit that people weren't judging the size of the cats they were seeing correctly - only to have the presenter with egg all over his face when all these farmers were correctly gauging the sizes of the cat silhoutes the TV crew set up at varrying distances in the fields.

[@mckenzie.latham91]

They literally abandoned the town due to the new highway (Alaska route 1) being built We know this because several other towns along that side of the Kenai peninsula also were abandoned and everyone moved to the other side of the highway Funny how an entire peninsula decides to move to the other side of a national highway after it is built Almost like for economic opportunity... Most people from portlock and that area relocated to the town's of NanWelek and Port Graham NANWELEK also holds all private ownership of Portlock And the only reason they haven't reopened the town is because of funding.

[@funnyfacemegee7271]

These vids are just perfect for my pondering around the house

[@calvouts]

I feel like you're talking to me personally. This show is going to go far!

[@dshepherd107]

I do think it’s possible for a small remote town to all leave at once, particularly back then. They may have gotten some type of transport ship to pick them up, along w/ their belongings. I’m guessing the postmaster may have stayed a short while after Yale sure all mail was properly forwarded, but that’s just a guess on my part. As to the creatures… I tend to think they do exist, along with Sasquatch, etc. Some of these creatures do seem to be violent. Some do not. As a former research scientist (genetics), & hiker/ backpacker, having listened to many credible accounts, watched the Patty Gimlin film, seen some other credible images, I do tend to think they likely exist. Whether or not they’re from here, is a question I have. Do they migrate here from somewhere else? The populations seems to be so small as to be seemingly impossible for the various species’ continued existence.

[@elliannalegakis]

More anti-ATF digs, please.

[@dangerxbadger2300]

Yessss

[@Lupacool]

Well done ! Interesting content.

[@tribeard5424]

I subscribed in thr first ten seconds from the lighting/aesthetic and metal intro. Nice video 👏

[@briandavitmusic9421]

rule of cool dictates you need a lever gun in 45-70 to hunt a bigfoot

[@a15thcenturysuitofgothicarmor]

Oh cool free town, would be a Shame if I...

[@oldreliablerc]

I got the game last weekend. I doable reading instructions, so this was good to see. Good job!