Elkhorn, Wisconsin is a peaceful community in the southeastern part of the state, just northwest of Chicago. In the early 90s, Linda Godfrey, a reporter for the local newspaper, began to hear tales of a strange creature that residents had been seeing for years. The reports came from credible sources, and sightings seemed to be concentrated along a country lane named Bray Road just outside of town. People told of seeing an upright-walking, hairy creature that resembled both a man and a dog.

Like any good reporter, Godfrey was skeptical. She began writing tongue-in-cheek articles about the creature, which she dubbed, "The Beast of Bray Road." The more she dug into the story and talked to people however, she became convinced that something very odd was going on in Elkhorn. Some people refused to talk with her, or spoke anonymously, fearing ridicule; but it was clear they all believed that what they had experienced was a living, breathing animal unlike anything they had seen before. Gradually, Godfrey's articles took on a more serious tone.

The Bray Road story soon became national news, and Godfrey became the spokesperson and lightning rod. Her years of research into werewolves and similar creatures made her an authority on the subject, and she was interviewed on scores of radio and television programs across the country. The Fox Network came to Elkhorn and produced a segment for the show "Sightings."

In the midst of this, someone sent Steve Cook a clipping from the Elkhorn newspaper, and he contacted Godfrey. She had never heard of "The Legend," and when Cook played the song over the phone, she gasped. "That could have been written about us," she said. "That's the Bray Road beast!"

Godfrey has since cast aside all doubt about the existence of such animals, and has literally built a career as an authority in the science of Cryptozoology. She wrote a remarkable book appropriately titled "The Beast of Bray Road," of which chapter seven is devoted entirely to the Legend of the Michigan Dogman. Since then, Godfrey completed a followup book entitled "Hunting the American Werewolf," as well as "Weird Wisconsin" and "Weird Michigan."