This week's Throwback Thursday takes us back to April 2007. This is a
rather unique concrete sign for the Shunpike, which is a county road in
Dutchess County, New York (Dutchess CR 57 for those playing at home).
The sign was along the eastbound lanes of US 44 east of Millbrook, and
at last check, they are still there. Over time, some of the letters on
the sign have fallen off, but you may be able to make out that
Stanfordville is 7 miles away. I believe that the other town in question
is Bangall.
During the winter of 2023 California experienced one of the wettest seasons in recent decades. Enough snow and water were deposited into the Sierra Nevada Mountains that the runoff was enough to partially reform Tulare Lake within San Joaquin Valley. Tulare Lake was once the largest lake west of the Mississippi River by surface area. Tulare Lake has been largely dried for the past century due to irrigation divisions and upstream impoundments. This blog will examine the history of Tulare Lake and its recent return. Pictured as the blog cover is Tulare Lake from 19th Avenue in Kings County during early May 2023. Tulare Lake can be seen near its maximum extent below on the 1876 P.Y. Baker Map of Tulare County . Part 1; the history of Tulare Lake Tulare Lake is the largest remnant of Lake Corcoran. Lake Corcoran once covered much of the entire Central Valley due to being it being located at a in natural low point from where mountain run-off would accumulate. Lake Corcoran is thou
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