Nessie, are you there?
THE ORIGINS OF NESSIE
The first record of Nessie's presence in the lake dates from the 8th century and figure in the scriptures that were written about Columba of Iona , a monk who tried to proclaim Christianity in Scotland but ended up running into a sea monster. It is said in these scriptures ( Vita Columbae ) that the missionary threatened and silenced Nessie with a little prayer... Amen.
December 1, 1933, the great search
After Columba's testimony and several sightings (thousands, which even had their presence in the local press) we arrive at 1933 and the definitive article, published by Inverness Couriers which led to the arrival at Loch Ness of numerous onlookers and journalists who were looking for the perfect snapshot of our monster. The locals longed, romantic they, to his kelpie (a Scottish mythological figure) ; the curious, a photograph for a cover and even a reward (offered by a circus company) .
Drawing of possible Nessie published in the Daily Mail
The Loch Ness fever reached its peak the following year, with the war between headlines, the tension to publish before the competitor the first evidence of the existence of Nessie. So the Daily Mail hired their scout, Marmaduke Wetherell , who did a quick but ineffective job: the footprints he had supposedly found turned out to be his own handiwork, traced with the stuffed leg of a hippopotamus. Caught. The Daily Mail , despite the failure, he did not give up his efforts: in 1934, he published the photograph of the surgeon Robert Wilson, Nessie's first snapshot and a great hoax of history. Wetherell himself, in fact, appears to have been involved in the creation of the monster in the photograph, and Robert Wilson has denied having anything to do with the capture.
R.K. Wilson, 1934 photograph
NOW IT'S YOUR TURN
Be that as it may, now you no longer have to rely on sighting history or fall for the sweet, romantic and enchanting Scottish legends of elkies and mermaids. **Now you can navigate the deep waters of the loch via Street View**, investigating the surface and depths of the Ness from home. The team of expert divers from Catlin Seaview Survey have taken it upon themselves to explore the bends of the lake to bring it to your screen... but yes, there are still dark spots, chasms and nooks where Nessie could hide and go unnoticed... PLAY.
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Catlin Seaview Survey, in full search for Nessie
You search, he waits for you