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Lake Pend Oreille, 1952: When Trophy Fish Trumped National Defense

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Nancy Foster Renk

Dr. C. C. Wendle had uncovered a story that was explosive—literally. An unidentified civilian employee at the Navy’s research facility in Bayview told Wendle about plans to detonate a series of explosive charges deep down in Lake Pend Oreille. Alarmed, … Continue reading →

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