In Popular Culture
- A tribute to Bessie was Lemmy (Lake Erie Monster), a wood and plastic sculpture of a serpentine creature placed in the Huron River just north of Ohio Route 2 near Huron in 1994 that could be seen by drivers on a nearby interstate bridge.
- The current minor-league hockey team representing Cleveland, the Lake Erie Monsters, AHL affiliate to the NHL's Colorado Avalanche, was named after Bessie.
- There is a band named "South Bay Bessie" as a tribute to the beast.
- Great Lakes Brewing Company makes a seasonal beer called Lake Erie Monster with the bottle depicting Bessie.
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