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M.O.P. The Mjoes Orm Project |
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M.O.P. The Mjoes Orm Project |
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| Searching for the Mjoes
orm is a
fascinating task. The goal of my work with the orm is two sided. The first step is to
investigate. I aim to publish my findings about the Mjoes orm some time
besides using these web pages. This orm search job is
difficult and quite tedious at times. I have already spent hours on hours in libraries, in
dusty magazines scanning old newspapers not yet in microfilm and government archives
reading gothic handwriting. Talking to people is very interesting and sometimes stories pops out when least expected. Then there are the hours on the road. Driving to and from on both sides of the lakes creates mileage and petrol money fly. All in all it is very interesting work which however will never pay a dime of cash. The Mjoes orm has already got some public attention from local media. A few local newspapers have dealt with the theme. Late this autumn a local TV channel made two short episodes about the orm, in a series with short episodes about strange local phenomena. It is necessary to get a certain amount of public interest to make people realize that they can tell their stories without fear. I protect my sources like a journalist and will cloak a sighting to shelter the witnesses. At this moment few have come forward, and I have to dig myself. I know about a few stories, but I need the trust of the witnesses to get them out in the open.
The next step, coming up next spring, will be searching for proof of the animal out in the lake. This is M.O.P., the Mjoes Orm Project. Catching a specimen will be difficult but not impossible. Mjoesa contains a hell of a lot of dark water for the orm to hide in. That presents no problem, just an opportunity if a radical and correct approach is applied. I do have plans about method, strategy and location catching an animal. Being low in funds I am not at all sure if I will be able to execute the plans in the near future. Any caught orm will of course be released to freedom. At least me and my old boat will have a nice time on the biggest lake in Norway containing the biggest population of the biggest inland "sea serpents" of Norway. |