What happened to Lake Minnewaska?

[zonkered]

Lake Minnewaska used to be a pristine crystal blue lake. I grew up going to Lake Minnewaska and stayed at the hotel many times. I used to cliff dive off the rocks by the boat house, canue around the whole lake, dive down and drink the cold crisp clean water, explore marked and unmarked trails, spend hours eating blueberries in the middle of nowhere. Lake Minnewaska was alway a special place. The most beutiful lake I've ever seen until yesterday. Now the lake is murky brown. A common lake with FISH in it! How did fish get in the lake and change the ecology? What happened to that special pristine lake?!! The state took over Lake Minnewaska from the Phillips/Smiley Family who governed over the land for almost 150 years and it didn't take long before they destroyed it. What happened?????

[2nevets]

the state took it over a and as usual all went to crap.i too used to swim as well as dive off the cliffs.i own 6 plus acres about a mile from the lake and rarely ever go,steve

[joe2]

The formerly clear lake is now a green pond with bait fish in it. The biggest single factor is probably the massive massive amount of crushed shale the PIPC has been spreading in the park in recent. It might be buffering the water, changing the ph.