User:CordeliaNaismith/Lake Takanassee

Lake Takanassee

ref: http://www.njaudubon.org/SectionCenters/SectionSHBO/GuidetoBirdingtheNorthernNorthShore.aspx -once known as Green's Pool -series of ponds starting at State Route 71 next to Monmouth College, and stretching east to Ocean Avenue. -Many species of waterbirds can be found at the lake. Canvasback, Ring-necked Duck, and Hooded Merganser can be found on the main lake near Ocean Avenue. Gulls can also be often found at the lake, particularly in the afternoon when they arrive to bathe and drink. Lesser Black-backed Gulls and Iceland and Glaucous Gulls are frequently found at the lake. Black-headed Gulls, Little Gulls, Red-necked Grebes, and Redheads are also sometimes found on the main lake. American Wigeons, Lesser Scaup, Ruddy Ducks, American Coots are also commonly found. Green-winged Teal and Wood Ducks can be found during winter on the lake whose western edge borders Rt. 71, which has a wooded island.

http://hub.gmnews.com/news/2005-07-14/Sports/041.html Elliott Denman, who was a racewalker in the 1956 Olympic Games, started the Lake Takanassee summer running series in 1964. The course was originally 3.4 miles, and later modified to 5 kilometers (3.1 miles). The weekly running series draws an average of 150 participants. -fishing

-previously called Green's Pond because the Green family owned the land on its northern side. http://books.google.com/books?id=WLvQAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA216&dq=Lake+Takanassee&hl=en&ei=mkmjTKGEAcH78Aa6lMifCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEYQ6AEwBzgo#v=onepage&q=Lake%20Takanassee&f=false