Big Rhodey ~ Name coined by Carl L. Johnson, to signify a large, ape-like creature reportedly sighted in Rhode Island, specifically in an area of Cumberland.

How long has this legend been around?

Well, there have been some sporadic sightings of a large, hairy, humanoid figure in sections of Rhode Island over the past 25 or so years. However, this particular creature has allegedly been sighted three times in the same area of Cumberland.

Planning a "Search for Big Rhody" event, Carl has suggested either the evening of July 24th, 31st or August 7th, with a get together either before or proceeding the excursion at Savini's Restaurant in Woonsocket.

The classification name for Big Rhody is: Troglodyte Atrobilius Robustus (T.A.R.).

Interesting!!! Is there any evidence of Big Rhodey available anywhere or a website??? Big hairy ape like creatures seem to show up in quite a few places here in the United States. Please let us know how the investigation goes. I would love to be there!!!

The name "Big Rhodey" is actually a new connotation coined by my brother Carl, but there do exist records of alleged Bigfoot sightings in recent Rhode Island history. I'll be sure to keep you updated!

Yes please keep us updated!!! I have been interested in Big Foot sightings since I was about 5. My cousin and I saw what we still believe to be a young big foot. I would love to investigate there in Rhode Island sometime.

Did you get to go "Big Rhody" hunting?

It was actually rescheduled because of the heat, although some people did show up anyway. I will let you know the new date. Here is some footage from the first investigation.
http://www.oracleparanormal.com/show_bigrhodey.php

Cryptozoologist and noted Bigfoot researcher Don Keating was here from Ohio visiting in RI over this past weekend, and I had the pleasure of interviewing him along with Carl for an upcoming episode of Ghosts R N.E.A.R.! Ray and Lisa Dowaliby were also interviewed, as well as Shawn Robbins who experienced a traumatic encounter near a local wooded area back in 1991.

Did anyone see the episode of Ghosts R N.E.A.R. earlier this evening? If so, what did you think? Michelle Harnois mentioned that she watched it. The topic was on the possibility of Bigfoot-like creatures possibly inhabiting the state of Rhode Island. Both pro and con views were expressed. During the latter part of the episode, footage of an on-location search for "Big Rhody" was shown, with author Rosemary Ellen Guiley participating. (This footage was provided by Greg Best of ORACLE Paranormal.)

Join the Ghosts R N.E.A.R. crew along with some surprise celebrated guests for Episode 68, as we step out of the studio to discuss the possibilities of a Bigfoot-like creature actually existing in sections of rural Rhode Island! We discuss the pros and cons with authorities on the subject, interview eyewitnesses... and conclude with an actual on-site investigation for evidence that a small population of these hominid creatures may in fact exist locally.

Just a hint of what to look for edbility wise...

Just a warning I DO NOT RECOMMEND EATING ANYTHING I MENTION WITHOUT MAKING A PROPER IDENTIFICATION AND DOUBLE CHECKING THEIR EDIBILITY

alcohol inky, small beautiful mushroom, Usually clustered in grass and wood debris and near buried wood, may to september you will find them. {POISONOUS} Confirmed from hunting buddy

Green Amaranth, really tall weed, they need to be cooked, Roadsides, Fields, Waste Ground. Their in season now, generally more north eastern part of new england. It's also known as Redroot Pigweed.

American Beech nuts, brown, prickly spheres, splitting in 4 parts in the fall revealing 2 triangular nuts, these are roughly 1/2 inch long, shiny light brown. Generally after the first frost you can find them on the ground. Rich moist soils, and upland forest.

Ash-tree Bolete, it's a fungus that grows under ash and maples, june-october generally.

Boars head tooth, another fungus, grows on wood. Common on deciduous trees; sometimes on stumps.

Black birch, in an emergency you can get water from the sap, and flour from the inner bark. Cool and moist habitats, with mixed hardwoods and conifers.

Black raspberries, their out of season now, but Sunny areas. Thickets or edges of pastures, june-september.

Painted bolete, june-november you can find them. You can almost always find them under eastern white pines.

Common burdock, requires to be cooked, can find it on the road side or waste areas, july-october it's in bloom.

Cattails, Shallow water (fresh or brackish) in marshes and ponds, Young shoots and young stalks in the spring. Dormant sprout from rootstocks beginning in late summer and through winter. Young sprouts and the bases of these in early spring. Immature flower spikes should be gathered in spring. Pollen from mature flower spikes should be gathered during summer.
Rootstocks can be gathered in late fall, winter, and early spring.

Northern white cedar, you can boil the bark and the leaves for tea. Moist, deep, loamy soil.

Cinnabar-red Chanterelle, mushroom easily found on the ground, july to september.

Chicken of the woods, another mushroom, On living trees, buried roots, stumps, trunks, and logs of deciduous and coniferous trees. May-november you can find them.

Common clover (the stuff you pick looking for 4 leaf clovers), april-september

Red clover, april-september as well different species from common clover.

Dandielion, spring and fall

Sunflowers,milk weed, evening primrose, crabapples, cranberries all common all widely known.

Common Laccarcia-In poor soil, waste site, sandy soil and under pine. June to november

white coral, On the ground in woods and rarely on decaying woods, july to october

yellow spindel coral, woods and fields june-october

crested coral, all over, june to october always in wooded areas.

viscid violet cort, under deciduous trees in low woods august to september, look better then they taste.

earth balls,On the ground, woods debris, near trees, in woods and sandy soil, july to november

eastern redbud, Mesic soils, especially in valleys and on slopes, new jersey to florida, spring to summer, also known as the judas tree.

salmon unicorn entoloma, On the ground in leaf litter, in moss under conifers, on rotten logs, and in mixed woods, August-october

straight stalked entoloma, On the ground, in deep humus or on rotting logs. In wet areas of woods, april to september

european horsemint, Roadsides, often occurs in thickets, best if harvested in summer.

False solomons seal, woods, clears, river banks in early spring.

gem stuffed puffball, open woods, along roads, july and october, their only edible when young.

golden pholito, Clustered on living trunks and logs of deciduous and coniferous trees, especially maple, elm, beech and birch. September-november

golden waxy cup, On soil and humus in deciduous and mixed woods. Often in wet, mossy areas. June to november

sweet goldenrod, Dry open areas, such as roadsides, dry woods, and pine barrens. Summer-early autumn

wild grapes, all over, but prefere Thickets, woodland edges, tops of trees. Leaves are best in early summer, grapes are good in the fall.

ground juniper, Rocky, poor soil summer-fall, great for seasoning meat.

Shagbark hickory, moist to dry soils on upland slopes and valleys, Nuts should be gathered after they have fallen to the ground, usually in late autumn after the leaves have dropped. Sap should be harvested in the spring, when daytime temperatures are above freezing and nighttime temperatures are below.

honey mushrooms, stumps of trees and open areas, august-november

ringless honey mushrooms, bases of trees of over buried wood, especially oak. September-november.

Jack in the pulpit, not edible raw, Areas with rich soil such as woods, thickets, and swamps, fall to early spring.

orange jelly, mushroom On coniferous wood, may to november.

jerusalem artichoke, Fields, and roadsides, waste places. Fall to early spring, best to find them when in bloom.

jewelweed, (spotted and pale), shady and moist habitats, early spring.

Lamb's quarters, overgrown pastures, waste ground. Summer and fall.

lawn mower's mushroom, may-july and september, and they grown on grass

red maple, wet soils along river banks, streams swamps, spring for the sap

sugar maple, wet soils along river banks, streams swamps, spring for the sap

yellow white melanoleuca, decidious woods, june-september

mica cap, next to stumps, tree bases, wood debris, april to october

red mulberry, rich soil and open forests, spring to summer

mullein, poor fields, waste areas, may-september

white oak, dry moist soils, early fall

orange peel,hard souls, disturbed soils, fresh planted lawns and land slides, may-octover

oyster mushrooms, stumps, decidious trees, year round

pestle-shaped puffball, near oaks, edible when young, september-november

sharp scaly pholiota, decaying wood, september-november

white pine, sandy soils, year round on the needles, spring for the bark, shoots and cones.

pokeweed,old fields in the spring

purple bloom russula, near oaks, on the ground and grassy areas, june-october


Just the ones I can remember, so if you can find these, chances are you can find a potential feeding spot to stake out.

WOW, what a list... and they were mainly mentioning "acorns" on the episode!!