Silver Lake State Park - Silver Lake, New York
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Silver Lake State Park in Silver Lake, New York.
Waymark Code: WM2DAB
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 10/15/2007
Views: 52
Silver Lake State Park is located near the south end of Silver Lake in the Town of Perry in Wyoming County, New York.
The park offers picnic tables, hiking, fishing, seasonal deer and small game hunting, cross-country skiing, and a boat launch.
Silver Lake is also home to a legendary sea serpent. To honor this mystical creature, the Sea Serpent Festival is held on Silver Lake every year. The following tale courtesy of the Perry Chamber of commerce:
The Legend of The Sea Serpent
In the summer of 1855, reports of a horrible monster residing in Silver Lake began circulating in the Perry Area. The monster was first sighted by a group of fisherman who thought it to be a large log floating in the water. When it began to move, it became clear that it was a monster with a repulsive serpentine body and horrid looking head.
Repeated sightings of the monster by dozens of people over a period of several months caused the Wyoming times to publish that...."the existence of the monster of the fish of serpent species in the quiet waters of Silver Lake was established beyond reasonable doubt."
Expeditions were formed to capture the creature including one by a professional whaler. Soon Perry's hotels were filled to capacity. Monster stories were very good for business. In the years following the summer of 1855, sightings of the sea serpent died away.
Is it dead? Is it hibernating? Will it wake some foggy summer evening to devour some unsuspecting fisherman? Or was it simply a well crafted hoax, concocted to increase business during a slow tourist season? We'll never tell ...
Park Type: Day Use (Hours are Dusk to Dawn)
Activities:
The park offers picnic tables, hiking, fishing, seasonal deer and small game hunting, cross-country skiing, and a boat launch.
Park Fees: Not listed
Link to Park: [Web Link]
Background: Not listed
Date Established?: Not listed
Additional Entrance Points: Not Listed
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