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== Spearfish Lake == | == Spearfish Lake == | ||
| - | Spearfish Lake is a town of about 8,000 residents and the centre of a summer recreational area that has double the population in summer. The city itself "lies at the root of the north side of a point jutting out into the lake itself". The Point has a high sand ridge to the north, but the south side is low-lying and marshy, prone to flooding. Point Drive runs along the north side of the Point, closer to town it is a good road, lined with the best property in Spearfish Lake. However Eventually the road peters out. The lake after which the town is named was once a collection of smaller lakes that were submerged after a dam was built. The name is assumed to be derived from the practice of fishing the rapids where the river runs out of the lake (no longer there due to the Dam). The south side of the lake is low-lying marshy, and has lots of mosquitos. | + | Spearfish Lake is a town of about 8,000 residents and the centre of a summer recreational area that has double the population in summer. The city itself "lies at the root of the north side of a point jutting out into the lake itself". The Point has a high sand ridge to the north, but the south side is low-lying and marshy, prone to flooding. Point Drive runs along the north side of the Point, closer to town it is a good road, lined with the best property in Spearfish Lake. However Eventually the road peters out. The lake after which the town is named was once a collection of smaller lakes that were submerged after a dam was built. The name is assumed to be derived from the practice of fishing the rapids where the river runs out of the lake (no longer there due to the Dam). The south side of the lake is low-lying marshy, and has lots of mosquitos. The surrounding townships have a winter population of about 4,000. The original woodland was clearcut in the late 1800's to supply the sawmill, and there are few large trees left. The forest now has scrubbier trees, still useful for paper and other wood products. Lumber & wood products are still the mainstay of the economy, the largest single industry being Clark Plywood (although this stopped actual plywood manufacture in 1984) and has been since the 1930's. |
From Spearfish Lake FAQ, it is set in "midwestern northern forest country, which stretches from northern Lower Michigan up through northern Minnesota" [http://www.spearfishlaketales.com/faq.htm]. | From Spearfish Lake FAQ, it is set in "midwestern northern forest country, which stretches from northern Lower Michigan up through northern Minnesota" [http://www.spearfishlaketales.com/faq.htm]. | ||
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Spearfish Lake
Spearfish Lake is a town of about 8,000 residents and the centre of a summer recreational area that has double the population in summer. The city itself "lies at the root of the north side of a point jutting out into the lake itself". The Point has a high sand ridge to the north, but the south side is low-lying and marshy, prone to flooding. Point Drive runs along the north side of the Point, closer to town it is a good road, lined with the best property in Spearfish Lake. However Eventually the road peters out. The lake after which the town is named was once a collection of smaller lakes that were submerged after a dam was built. The name is assumed to be derived from the practice of fishing the rapids where the river runs out of the lake (no longer there due to the Dam). The south side of the lake is low-lying marshy, and has lots of mosquitos. The surrounding townships have a winter population of about 4,000. The original woodland was clearcut in the late 1800's to supply the sawmill, and there are few large trees left. The forest now has scrubbier trees, still useful for paper and other wood products. Lumber & wood products are still the mainstay of the economy, the largest single industry being Clark Plywood (although this stopped actual plywood manufacture in 1984) and has been since the 1930's.
From Spearfish Lake FAQ, it is set in "midwestern northern forest country, which stretches from northern Lower Michigan up through northern Minnesota" [1].
There is a placemark for this location in the downloadable Rocinante set at Google Earth and the Spearfish Lake Tales.
Locations in and around Spearfish Lake
- C&SL Railroad Station
- Rick's Cafe
- Spearfish Lake Cafe
- Pike Bar
- Randy & Nicole Clark's House
- Jennifer Evachevski & Blake Walworth's House
- Turtle Hill
- Turtle Hill Road or County Road 919 (goes on to Warsaw).
- Spearfish Lake Airport
- Toivo Sauna
- West Turtle Lake Club
- Office of Spearfish Lake Record-Herald
- Hannegan's Cove
- Lakeshore Drive
- Busted Axle Road or County Road 427 or Dog Town Road (dead end since a bridge went out)
- Spearfish Lake Outfitters
- Point Drive
- Schools
- Clark Plywood
- Spearfish Lake Inn
- Shaundessy's Bait and Tackle, East Turtle Lake.
- Frosty Freeze
Adjacent Towns
- Hoselton
- Warsaw
- Camden
- Meeker
- Kremmling
- Albany River
- Moffatt
- Lordston
- Amboy Township, east of Spearfish Lake
Books
Spearfish Lake only appears by a reference in Alone Together and The Next Generation. It does not appear in the short The Lone Ranger. It is the main setting for the first part of Rocinante (the first 5 chapters). It is a main or the major setting for the other books so far.
