Leon Bly’s controversial tunnel at Eagle Lake initially won high praise among the locals. The lake’s water would transform large swaths of the Honey Lake Valley into productive farm land. Eagle Lake property owners liked the idea, as the lake’s level had continued to increase during the early 1900s, flooding their lakeshore properties. So much for the fairy tale ending. The project failed, and too numerous to go into detail at this time.
Decades ago, the tunnel’s inlet was sealed, and the casual visitor would not know of its existence if it was not pointed out. The tunnel’s outlet adjoins Murrer’s Upper Meadow. It is not the most easily access place to visit. Recently, Barbara White sent me a recent photograph of the outlet, now dry, and thought people would to see the before and after.
