A cell-phone video of a “creature” that appears to be swimming in Lake Champlain near Oakledge P...

A cell-phone video of a “creature” that appears to be swimming in Lake Champlain near Oakledge Park in Burlington last weekend is sparking renewed discussion about “Champ,” the lake’s legendary monster.

The nearly 2-minute video, taken at sunrise Sunday [May 31, 2009] by Burlington resident Eric Olsen, 37, shows an object moving across the mouth of the small cove and beach area at the park.

At several points during the video, the object appears to raise its “head” a foot or m...