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"Dee Randall" > wrote in
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> "Andy" <q> wrote in message
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>> "Dee Randall" > wrote in news:127u184qat7j098
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>>>> http://www.tinypic.com/11b51kx.jpg
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>>>> Andy
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>>> Andy, did you say what body of water your boat was on in this
>>> picture? Dee Dee

>>
>> That was on Mauch Chunk Lake in Jim Thorpe, PA. It's 2.6 miles from
>> one end (the spillway) to the other (bird sanctuary). If you want to
>> motorboat around, it's gotta be electric. It's quite a place! If you
>> zoom in to the right, you can see a strip of public beach. The
>> adjoining shoreline is filled with super camping grounds! Folks spend
>> the summer there. I found it funny to see signs for firewood on the
>> way from Jim Thorpe proper to the lake, then it dawned on me that the
>> campers need firewood to cook and sit around. Duh!!!
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>> http://www.carboncounty.com/park/
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>> Their photo is remarkably similar to mine by the spillway! So I row
>> straight into the distance and back, then back to the "pier" (1/4
>> mile more).

>
> Thanks for the information.
> Oh, I've been to Jim Thorpe, just never saw the lake. We were looking
> for him - whatta guy!
> http://www.alphacdc.com/necona/jimthorp.html
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> We'll have to check it out next time -- just a look -- remember? I
> get sea sick pronto!
> Dee Dee




Jim Thorpe, PA is a very historic town. "America's Switzerland". I always
visit Jim Thorpe's resting place each time I visit. Another of
Pennsylvania's best kept secrets (almost, imho,

Andy