Raouché destination for locals and visitors alike. Raouché also is claimed to be the remains of a sea monster the Greek hero Perseus killed to save Andromeda. The stone is rock as Perseus used Medusa’s head on the monster to turn it into stone. Some historians believe that the word "raouché" derives from the Aramaic word "rosh" or Arabic word "ras", both meaning head. Other historians argue that it is a corruption of the French word "roche" ("rocher"), meaning rock. The shores near Raouché have yielded the area's oldest evidence of human existence, flints and basic stone tools, which are displayed
Chessie (sea monster) Chessie (sea monster) In American folklore, Chessie is a sea monster said to live in the midst of the Chesapeake Bay, similarly to the Loch Ness Monster, which is believed to live in the Loch Ness and is known as Nessie. Over the years there have been many alleged sightings of a serpent-like creature with flippers as part of its body. Most sighting reports describe it as a long, snake-like creature, from to long. It is said to swim using its body as a sine curve moving through the water. There were a rash of sightings in 1977 and more