Lakes, Ponds, Rivers, Streams, Swamps and Other Bodies of Fresh Water
Real Life Lassie
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Posted By: Paul - Sun Jul 14, 2024 -
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Category: Death, Lakes, Ponds, Rivers, Streams, Swamps and Other Bodies of Fresh Water, Dogs, 1930s, Courage, Bravery, Heroism and Valor
Telescoping Fish Knocker
Not being a fisherman or sportsman of any sort, I had no idea until now that there existed a special tool for whacking your caught fish on the noggin: the fish knocker or fish bat. You can buy a variety of modern ones, as seen here. But I like the patent on a collapsible model.Full patent here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Dec 02, 2023 -
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Category: Sports, Tools, Lakes, Ponds, Rivers, Streams, Swamps and Other Bodies of Fresh Water, Patents, 1950s
Red Hill Jr.‘s Niagara Falls Plunge
Once a common trope, the voluntary plunge over Niagara Falls seems to be extinct. This list at Wikipedia records the last such try as occurring in 2017. Would authorities even allow such an attempt these days?Wikipedia entry for Hill Senior and Junior.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Aug 29, 2023 -
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Category: Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Death, Lakes, Ponds, Rivers, Streams, Swamps and Other Bodies of Fresh Water, North America, Twentieth Century
Unauthorized Dwellings 27
As you can read at the Wikipedia page, these evictions were for naught, as the planned dam was never built.Newspaper source: The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania) 28 Feb 1974, Thu Page 7
Column below is extension of leftmost column above.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 02, 2023 -
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Category: Regionalism, Lakes, Ponds, Rivers, Streams, Swamps and Other Bodies of Fresh Water, Unauthorized Dwellings, 1970s
Fur-bearing Trout
In 1935, a newspaper article revealed the supposed existence of "fur-bearing trout."
Article source: Napa Journal (Napa, California) 17 Feb 1935, Sun Page 4
Then humorist Robert Benchley wrote a piece on it.
Article source: Cumberland Evening Times (Cumberland, Maryland) 23 Feb 1935, Sat Page 3
Since then, the legend continues to resurface, down to the present day.
Article source: Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) 03 May 1964, Sun Page 70
Posted By: Paul - Thu Aug 18, 2022 -
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Category: Cryptozoology, Hoaxes and Imposters and Imitators, Lakes, Ponds, Rivers, Streams, Swamps and Other Bodies of Fresh Water, Fish, 1930s, North America
Death by Swan
I had always heard that swans could be vicious, but not to the point of murdering a human. And yet from the 1938 report to the present day, it happens.1938 article source: The Tennessean (Nashville, Tennessee) 15 May 1938, Sun Page 41
A second example from the same article.
Full article associated with pic below.
Source of clip below.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Aug 07, 2022 -
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Category: Animals, Death, Lakes, Ponds, Rivers, Streams, Swamps and Other Bodies of Fresh Water
The Old and New Blue Holes of Ohio
Once upon a time, there was a tourist attraction in Ohio called the Blue Hole.
But then it was closed off to the public.
So the state opened up a rival Blue Hole nearby.
I wonder if they should be a "sister body of water" to the Lagoa das Sete Cidades, which we looked at back in February?
Posted By: Paul - Sun Mar 14, 2021 -
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Category: Regionalism, Rivalries, Feuds and Grudges, Lakes, Ponds, Rivers, Streams, Swamps and Other Bodies of Fresh Water, North America, Natural Wonders
The Aquatennial Queen of the Lakes and/or Ambassador
Before looking at these charming ladies, let us ponder the name of this worthy organization: "Aquatennial." The water/wet years? The most common word with this suffix of course is "centennial," which is derived, so Merriam-Webster tells us, from the Latin "centum" and the English suffix "-ennial," which is basically "annual." The suffix is not "-tennial," because the "t" comes from "centum." So even if "the wet or water years" made sense, it would have to be "Aquaennial," which of course is a hideous-looking neologism.All that aside, this organization, founded in 1940, is still going strong. But you can't call the winners "queens" any longer, just "ambassadors." It's nice they kept the tiaras, though, which are not in evidence among ambassadors at, say, the U.N.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Mar 13, 2021 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Regionalism, Lakes, Ponds, Rivers, Streams, Swamps and Other Bodies of Fresh Water, Twentieth Century, Twenty-first Century
Lagoa das Sete Cidades
Two lakes, separated by a narrow strip of land, yet each ecologically and chromatically distinct.The Wikipedia entry.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Feb 14, 2021 -
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Category: Lakes, Ponds, Rivers, Streams, Swamps and Other Bodies of Fresh Water, Europe, Natural Wonders
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