HBO’s Headlines @ Closin’ Time — 11/13/08

Don Sausser/Special to Huckleberries Online
Cougar Bay’s controversial pilings are silhouetted in the water below a recent sunset in this photo by Don Sausser. For years various wood mills used the lake’s surface for log storage, paying annual leases to the State Lands Commission. The pilings, no longer needed for log storage, are being considered for removal to facilitate boating safety. But a local group is promoting a plan to leave them in place to support their long time use supporting osprey nests. An additional benefit is to limit noise from water activity along the Nature Conservancy’s project on the west shore.

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