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It was about a month ago when I first noticed a lake and a mansion behind it after Martin’s Service on Route 309 heading to Tunkhannock. My friend, who is a lifelong resident of Trucksville, tells me the lake has always been there, but that he also just recently saw the mansion.

Maybe it’s because I am a reporter, but I love to know things. Google Maps tells me the lake is named Shadyside Lake. Is it a natural lake? A public lake? What about nearby Lake Catalpa? I just discovered that one on Google Maps.

Just how many lakes and ponds are there in the Back Mountain? I always knew of Frances Slocum, Harveys Lake, the Huntsville Dam, Sylvan Lake, Lake Silkworth and Lake Louise. But it seems there are so many more.

Google Maps reveals to me bodies of water I have never heard of. In addition to Shadyside Lake and Lake Catalpa, here are others I didn’t know about: Perrins Pond, Cummings Pond, Harris Pond, North Lake, Grassy Pond, Pikes Creek Reservoir, Scarlat Lake, Posten Pond and Lake Manjo. There are probably even more that I missed.

Have you ever been to these lakes and ponds? I like to learn, so if you could give me any history or information on them, send me an e-mail. I especially want to know if any of them are public so I could check them out.

I hope you’re getting all geared up for the library auction.

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