Article 779KJ A tree has been floating upright in this lake since 1896

A tree has been floating upright in this lake since 1896

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Ellsworth Toohey
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A 30-foot tree trunk has been floating upright in Oregon's Crater Lake since at least 1896, when a geologist first wrote it down. Known as the Old Man of the Lake, it's most likely a hemlock, about two feet across at the waterline, and it stands roughly four feet out of the water, its exposed top bleached white and worn smooth. - Read the rest

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