Dr. Blake Mathys stands in front of the new Bigfoot mural off of Canby Alley in Bellefontaine. Blake has researched Bigfoot for most of his life. (NIKKI BURKHAMER | THE CHRONICLE)
"I first became interested in science partially because of an interest in Bigfoot," Dr. Blake Mathys admitted.
Long before he earned a Doctorate in Biology and Evolution, before years spent studying wildlife, ecosystems and the natural world, Dr. Blake Mathys was simply a Logan County kid listening to stories about something in the woods, about enormous footprints or about dark figures slipping between tree lines.
A man who now is a specialist in the relationships between living organisms and their environments, he has had an invested interest in the existence of Bigfoot since he was 14. He even has his own website featuring research, sightings and commentary on the tall furry creatures.
Today, Mathys, a Benjamin Logan graduate, is a scientist and researcher who has spent years documenting Ohio Bigfoot reports….READ MORE…
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