Beast of Busco
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The Beast of Busco is the subject of a local legend in Churubusco, Indiana about an enormous turtle named Oscar which terrorized the citizens back in 1949. Despite a month's long hunt that briefly gained national attention, the Beast of Busco was never found and is considered long gone. But Oscar's memory lives on in Churubusco's Turtle Days festival held each June. It includes a parade, carnival and turtle races.
A turtle shell labeled "Beast of Busco" hangs in the Two Brother's Restaurant in Decatur, Indiana. It is most likely a fake.
External links
- Knot Magazine article (http://www.knotmag.com/?article=16)
- Chrubusco.net article (http://members.aol.com/iga1/tdays1.htm)
- http://www.cryptoart.com/aquatic.htm
- http://websites.quincy.edu/~hoebiph/turtleman.html