Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Keystone State Park: Lake

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Keystone Lake offers boating, fishing, and swimming, and in the winter, even ice skating. The lake was constructed around 1909 by the Keystone Coal and Coke Company. They used the water in a coal washing facility about two miles away. It wasn't until 1945 that the lake was transferred to the Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks, and since then, it has provided recreational benefits to all of its visitors.
Keystone Lake 

Only a few cattails were still standing in this patch near the shore of the lake.
Keystone Cattail

3 comments:

Susanna said...

Wow that would be a big lake to go ice skating on!

Anonymous said...

The lake is very beautiful! I like the cattail, too.

Anoonymous said...

Lovely peaceful place.