| Posted by IIVQ |
10/23/2005 10:36 AM | remove |
What was here before the lake? Was it dug for power or for recreation?
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| Posted by Sariss |
10/25/2005 2:16 AM | remove |
As far as I know, it was dug for the estates. It was just forest before. I could find out for sure -- my late grandfather dug it.
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| Posted by bmoore |
11/7/2005 2:32 PM | remove |
Just a correction. The area where the lake was not dug. The land was flooded, the trees were marked, and then the water let out. The trees were then cut. The stumps were removed by a bulldozer. The owner/operator of the bulldozer was my father. My father still lives minutes from the lake. I confirmed this information with him this past weekend.
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| Posted by Sariss |
11/7/2005 8:59 PM | remove |
Please check with the owner of the property before stating this. There is photographic proof of the lake being dug in the early 1960s.
It was a swamp beforehand, yes. The trees were cut, but that didn't make the lake, it was actually dug deeper. If you want to know if it's true, I can scan the pictures, and you can contact Mike Larkin.
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| Posted by Sariss |
11/7/2005 9:05 PM | remove |
I also can scan for you pamphlets from the 1970s, where it states that Lake of the Clouds had been dug a few years earlier, for the recreational pleasure of residents of the estates. But, contacting Mike Larkin himself would clear it all up anyways, since he owns castle glen estates and was a good friend of my grandfather.
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| Posted by bmoore |
11/9/2005 6:32 PM | remove |
If you wish to contact my father, he would be happy to expand upon the creation of the lake. He is probably the only worker still alive that worked on the lake.
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| Posted by bmoore |
11/9/2005 6:35 PM | remove |
My father can also provide a list of the workers that were involved in the creation of the lake.
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| Posted by Crystal1983 |
11/16/2006 6:19 PM | remove |
let's not get into an argument...how about we all just enjoy the picture of the beautiful lake?!
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| Posted by rainman8889 |
2/8/2007 12:03 PM | remove |
What? And not have our blood pressures going through the roof while making total idiots of ourselves? C'mon Crystal, ya gotta get with the program! ;-)
All kidding aside, I appreciate the input from Sariss and bmoore regarding this lake's history.
This is a very nice pic and a very peaceful setting.
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| Posted by BravoOrig |
3/29/2008 10:14 AM | remove |
I just want to stare at this picture for hours. And take a rowboat out and just drift along.
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| Posted by EmBee |
12/16/2008 6:47 PM | remove |
...I've seen better.
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| Posted by Dimitalus |
9/1/2011 11:33 AM | remove |
Sariss, is there any water that flows into this? like a river perhaps, because if that was the case then you could swim in that with out the worries of stagnant water
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