From a 1950s riverbank sighting to a statehouse proposal, the Loveland Frogman has gone from local oddity to one of Ohio’s most enduring—and oddly beloved—cryptid legends.In April 2026, it was announced that a bill had been introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives, which aimed to establish the fictional creature known as the Loveland Frogman as “the state’s official cryptid.” A cryptid, as defined by Merriam-Webster, refers to “an animal …
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