Ogopogo / N'ha-a-itk — the one the locals actually fear

People think Ogopogo is the friendly cartoon mascot Kelowna slaps on everything. The real story is darker. The Syilx (Okanagan) people called it N'ha-a-itk, the lake demon/water spirit that lived in a cave near Rattlesnake Island. The old accounts say travellers crossing the lake would bring a small……