The Monster Green Squirrel That Terrorizes Montcalm County

The town of Amble in Montcalm County is practically a ghost town. It originated in the late 1800s with a post office lasting from 1887 to 1953. Named after the reverend of the Danish Lutheran Church Ole Amble, the town still has some cool old buildings remaining including a one-room schoolhouse.

Aside from a postal stop, Amble was also a railroad stop along the Detroit, Grand Rapids and Western Railroad (now the Pere Marquette Railroad).

Once upon a time, along with the post office and depot, Amble had a blacksmith, church, cider mill, creamery, feed mill, lumber outlets, produce store, real estate company, saloon, saw mill, two general stores and two hotels. Not much is left.

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One thing that the local Amblonians are hanging onto is the legend of the monstrous green squirrel that terrorizes the town...and some swear it’s not a legend or myth.

This huge green squirrel is the size of a small cow or a ’72 Buick; why a Buick was picked out for this comparison is beyond me. This squirrel is so large, it towers over Amble’s tallest hill. When the squirrel verbalizes – squeaks, chirps, etc . - the sound can be heard through the entire town.

The most curious thing about this whole thing is, the squirrel is only seen and heard at night after a few hours at the local bar. After time spent tipping more than a few, some locals claim they’ve seen this squirrel – so close, that they describe the eye coloring as either blue, brown, red, or yellow. And it has green fur.

Now really – if the locals are really experiencing something, what else could it be? Excluding Bigfoot and Dogman, could it be a bear? It’s the only thing that makes sense, right?