LEGEND LAKE

Keshena, Menominee County. June, 1970. Altitude c. 5,000 ft. A major portion of the Legend Lake Development east of Keshena is viewed in high oblique to the east. Construction of the Lakes of the Menominees by a private developer involved damming a small stream and raising the water level of adjacent lakes to form an interconnected waterway. Termination ("defederalization") of the Menominee Tribe in 1961 set the stage for this project and the subsequent sale of lake properties to non- Menominees. Subsequent political upheaval within the tribe which, coupled with the economic failure of the termination policy, resulted in the restoration of the nation to federal status in 1973. The lake development, seen here prior to most land sales and home construction, was confined to less than 4% of the county (reservation).