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Ghost Lakes
Happy Holidays to all.
A couple of weeks ago I explored the world of ghost creeks in Seattle. Now, I’d like to turn to ghost lakes. Like ghost creeks, these are bodies of water that have been overlooked, buried, or long forgotten. They are far rarer in the city though some still rise from the dead and haunt their former landscapes.
I know of only two, Seattle ghost lakes that merited names. The northern one was Oak Lake. Located roughly between North 100th and 107th streets and Ashworth Avenue North and Aurora Avenue North, the small lake does not show up any maps. We know about it from a…
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