HOUSE ON THE LAKE FOR SALE

FUN ON THE LAKE

Outdoor Activities on the Lake - all right at your doorstep !!

It's all here, just waiting for you!

CANOE TO THE WATERFALL	THE CATAMARAN
A BOATING ADVENTURE	BACKPACKING
CAMPING	CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING

SWIMMING

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Wildlife - view nature right from your living room table!!

For more information about local wildlife, see the website of the Little Spokane Watershed Council, http://www.lsw.org/

BIRDS THAT FREQUENT THE LAKE:

Osprey have a permanent nesting site in a tree on a bluff overlooking the lake. Other lake residents include wood ducks, grebes, Canada geese, mallards, mergansers, cormorants, herons, kingfishers, and sandpipers. Eagles occasionally bivouac in the osprey nest after the ospreys migrate. Grouse, quails, Mourning doves, owls, large crows/ravens, woodpeckers, pheasants, and wild turkeys are abundant in the forest.

Many other smaller bird species frequent the woodlands including: Evening grosbeak, crossbills, Sterling blue jay, catbird, Black-capped chickadees, Pine siskin, nuthatch, goldfinch, sparrow, swallow, robin, canary, and hummingbird. This is just the 'short' list. The Little Spokane River corridor is a major route for migrating birds and over 200 different species have been identified in the area.

EAGLE	OSPREY	GROUSE
MALLARD	WOOD DUCK	HERON
CANADA GOOSE	GREBE	MERGANSER
CORMORANT	KINGFISHER	WOODPECKER

FISH and REPTILES:

The lake is 150-feet deep in some areas which provides a good environment for mackinaw and silvers. Rainbow and German brown trout are also plentiful as well as bass, bluegill, and perch. Turtles rest on logs in the lake, toads eat bugs in the garden and frogs croak along the shore at night.

MACKINAW	BASS	BLUEGILL
PERCH	RAINBOW TROUT	SILVER TROUT (COHO)

PAINTED TURTLE

LAKE MAMMALS:

Beaver have built several huts in the ponds and streams adjacent to the lake. Otters are more secretive, hiding in the sedges around the lake.

BEAVER	OTTER

PREDATORS:

Sometimes in the evenings, the eerie song of the coyotes can be heard. One wolf was sighted south of the lake several years ago. Cougars live in the forest but serious encounters between humans and large predators are rare to non-existent because of the extensive natural habitat provided here by the National Forests.

COUGAR	COYOTE

OTHER MAMMALS:

White-tail deer and Moose commonly graze in the wetlands on the south end of the lake. Black bear live higher in the mountains but are occasionally viewed by hikers. Smaller mammals that also live here include skunks, hares, squirrels, chipmunks, porcupines, mink, and weasels.

DEER	MOOSE	BLACK BEAR
SKUNK	PORCUPINE	HARE

SQUIRREL

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More Wildlife - Mermaids and Mermen - Secretive and exotic!!!

MERMAIDS: Mermaids are abundant in the lake and are often seen lounging on the docks during warm afternoons. Although they resent being grabbed or chased, they absolutely love being looked at and admired. They cannot be caught with worms or other normal fishing bait. Actually, a good looking fisherman is the best bait.

MERMEN: Mermen are scarcer than mermaids. The lake was over-fished by fisherwomen years ago and, so, now most of the mermen have already been caught. But, according to legend, mermen are still occasionally seen showering in the waterfalls shortly before sunrise or shortly after sunset.

Photography Credits  [MS Notepad document]

Clipart used in "Activities" diagram: Barrys Clipart Server © 1999-2004 www.barrysclipart.com

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