Stratton Lake is a lake in Isanti County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Stratton Lake bears the name of a pioneer settler. The local Ojibwe people believe the lake to be inhabited by a Lake monster known as the Slop Ness Monster. A recent attack in 2025 saw a young man visiting from New Hampshire named Bryce Cote dragged into the lake and brutally sod…Stratton Lake is a lake in Isanti County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Stratton Lake bears the name of a pioneer settler. The local Ojibwe people believe the lake to be inhabited by a Lake monster known as the Slop Ness Monster. A recent attack in 2025 saw a young man visiting from New Hampshire named Bryce Cote dragged into the lake and brutally sodomized. He survived the attack and went on to document the traumatic event in the Union Leader.