©*e lake has two islands ih the eastern half (see fig. 1.) one of 
which is only about ISO feet long, fhe other, the proposed site of a game 
refuge, is about 1500 feet long by 500 feet wide at the broadest part. 
Shis larger island is broad and expanded, at the eastern end with a narrow - 
curving peninsula projecting toward the east.. It comprises between 25 
and 35 ores of laid. She larger western-portion of the island slopes 
fro© the shore in a gradual ascent to an altitude' of 25 to 40 feet, bei 
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hipest at the western, end and sloping toward the east. She base of the 
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©astern peninsula is barely above water level while the projection rises at 
its center .in a knoll 10 to 15 feet 
sandy 
with small gragel. She-shore is sandy. She shore line to the water’s edge 
is covered with a dense stand of alder which is succeeded by. a mixture of 
alder, choke cherry, elder and willow growing to a height of 12 or 14 feet. 
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fhe higher knolls are dry and are covered with an open growth of poplar 
that afford room for thickets of sumac 
d an occasional b&sswood/aad elder mingled with goldenrod, asters, wild 
rose, milkweed and strawberry. She island was cut over, apparently about 
20 years ago but ©ight or ten white ;ines remain, two or three of thsm 
measuring 18 to 24 inches in diameter. fhete are also two or three small 
spruces and tamaracks and a grove of birch on the eastern peninsula. 
Sphagnum and hycopodium occur near the water. Fire has swept the island 
but not within 8 or 10 years, perhaps longer. 
fhe tip of the eastern projection is Open aM is grown with a heavy 
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grass. 
Northeast of the larger island is an islet, curving in t> rm, about 
150 feet long by 40 feet wide. It is low aid i- grown with alder and 
a few poplars. 
