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SwimmingKeewaydin swimmers are ready to head to dinner.

BoatingThese Keewaydin paddlers are captured twice in this GigaPan. The robot aimed the camera at them again almost two minutes later.

OutcropsMany of these outcrops of Cheshire quartzite support the Pitch Pine-Oak-Heath Rocky Summit plant community.

Pitch PinesThis is one several outcrops that support pitch pines. Another GigaPan on this portal was taken from here.

Sand BarThe Sucker Brook delta is still being built. This sand and gravel was deposited during a storm in July, 2008.

Sandy BeachBranbury State Park occupies an ancient delta built into the lake by the proto-Sucker Brook.

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Lake Dunmore from Burnt Ridge
Location

This panorama is taken from  an elevation of 950 feet on Burnt Ridge looking southeast over the north end of Lake Dunmore.

Landscape

Until 1926, Lake Dunmore's shore was the focus of industrial logging and milling operations, yet today it is heavily forested. The shores of the lake are the most densely populated part of Salisbury, yet lake water quality is excellent, thanks in part to the good percolation through the sandy soils under many residences.  The lake is busy with recreational activity, yet loons nested on the small island (right center) in 2008. 

May this landscape continue to be so resilient.

GigaPan

This panorama is made from 260 images taken on July 10, 2009. It covers a field of view of 73 degrees, and includes 0.7 billion pixels (731 MP).
What to look for
  • Water skiers
  • Tubers captured twice
  • Silver Lake water tower
  • Wayne Smith
  • The Cape (2635 feet)
  • Goshen Mountain (3292 feet)
History (milfoil)

Eurasian milfoil, a non-native aquatic plant, was found in Lake Dunmore in 1988, and since 1994, the Lake Dunmore/Fern Lake Association has administered an innovative program to manually remove it. Although large patches are removed, sometimes by scuba divers, rooted milfoil is now found along much of the shoreline. After an intense rain storm in July 2008 slowed removal progress because of muddy water, milfoil was more common in 2009 than ever before.  Although the state reduced funding for this project, four divers and pullers were hired and made great progress in 2009.  If you can help this important program, please visit http://ldfla.com.

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