...level, and allowed fish to pass through more freely. In August of 2002, 150 biologists descended on Wolf Lake for a BioBlitz. The scientists found over 2000 species, including river...
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...People of the Washoe tribe were among the native populations who hunted, fished and freely moved through the passes of the High Sierras. By the middle of the 19th century,...
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...the National Sugar Company which had its main sugar beet processing plant there from 1900 to 1967. Lake Meredith’s primary purpose is irrigation, and the area’s agriculture is dependent on...
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...few weeks later it was officially passed, and the lake has been called Lake Washington ever since. On September 1, 1911 under the direction of the Army Corps of Engineers,...
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Clinton Lake is a 7,000-acre reservoir located in northeastern Kansas, just south of Interstate 70 near Lawrence (between Topeka and Kansas City). Congress authorized the construction of Clinton Reservoir in...
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...milling and sawing lumber. A small town grew up along the creek, appropriately named Outlet Mills. Ice was cut for commercial use on the lake until 1935. Some saw the...
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...was platted November 1, 1870 by William Thompson and Sheldon Ball. It was the railroad, however, that caused Pleasant Lake’s most significant growth. The New York Central Railroad passed near...
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...occupation and attempted subjugation. The people of the Agrafa Mountains say here lies the beating heart of a free Greece. They were never under the complete control of the Ottoman...
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...use but it is commonly listed in guide books. This point is a common turn-around point for short-distance hikers. A short distance beyond the Double Point cut-off is another short,...
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...All visitors must either purchase a day-pass or hold a seasonal US Forest Service pass. Lake of the Woods isn’t the only attraction available. Several hiking and mountain biking trails...
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