Minnesota Bigfoot Conference 2026 (No Refunds)

8:45am doors open for the 9am Town Hall meeting, this is where people shate about their Bigfoot sighting or sightings, this goes until 10:45ish. Minnesota Bigfoot Conference starts at 11am with introductions from your hosts, the Minnesota Bigfoot Research Team. Minnesota Bigfoot Research Team (MN.B.R.T. ) is Minnesota's oldest & longest running Bigfoot field researchers ( 26 years this year), investigating areas where sighting happend and interviewing witnesses. We are a humble group of guys that use rational thinking along with scientific methods and years of outdoor knowledge to aid us and want you to come tell your encounter. After intros we will have out first 2 speakers, speakers will be determind the night befor or day of conference. after first 2 speakers we break for a hour and a half or less for lunch. The Timberlake Lodge has a great resturant with many delicious items. after lunch we will resume the conference with the next speakers. inbetween speakers there will be time to visit vendor tables. we also hold a kids & adults Bigfoot calling contest and have raffle and a 50/50 raffle too. THERE ARE NO REFUNDS ON TICKETS. ALL TICKET SALES ARE FINAL ONCE PURCHASED.

Ranae Holland is a research biologist, speaker, and writer exploring the intersection of science, curiosity, and conservation—with, of course, a healthy dose of humor. Her approach is simple: challenge the unknown, not by handing out answers, but by inviting others into scientific exploration. That perspective has been shaped in the field, where decades as a field biologist have included extraordinary experiences that science cannot yet fully explain, further strengthening her respect for Indigenous knowledge alongside the science she employs to understand the natural world.
She grew up on the rolling farmland of eastern South Dakota, where her curiosity showed up early—famously dissecting her Baby Alive doll at age five… the results were inconclusive. She went on to earn her degree from the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington and spent the next decade conducting fisheries research across the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.
Then, everything shifted.
While preparing for a beaver and trout ecology study in Oregon, she was approached to co-host the tv show Finding Bigfoot on Animal Planet where she became known as the Skeptical Scientist.
Today, with more than three decades of global fieldwork and speaking experience, she is recognized as a leader in restoration ecology, science communication, and the study of unexplained phenomena. Her research emphasizes a collaborative, evidence-based approach, including remote-sensing and long-term investigations across private, public, and Indigenous lands.
Driven by curiosity and a commitment to advancing citizen science as a tool for meaningful and transparent discovery, she integrates modern scientific methods, emerging technologies, and Traditional Ecological Knowledge to foster inclusive, community-based engagement and broaden our understanding of complex natural phenomena.
Through her work in both science and media, she shares stories from the field that connect people to place and community, inviting others into the process of discovery and sparking curiosity in the next generation of naturalists and scientists.

Michael Freeman is the son of Paul Freeman of the Freeman Footage, famous video recored by Paul August 20th 1992 in Deduct Spring Oregon. Michael authored, The Freeman Bigfoot Files.

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