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Originally Posted by Descant
My recollection is that there was an obstruction at the north end of the Hole in the Wall. Surrounded by three red buoys, and you were supposed to just go around in either direction. It was definitely a "local Knowledge" place. At some point in the 50's the area was cleared and remarked. I believe contractors used to mine the bottom at places like the Witches and use the harvest to build breakwaters. The we created DES, and now touching the bottom is tightly controlled.
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I saw an article on facebook last night about commonly asked questions regarding the islands. It stated that back in the 1800's the overall average lake level was much lower and the Witches was actually an island with trees on it. Lake levels rose over time, the soil/sand washed out and now we are left with todays rockpile.