Crescent Lake was formed behind a moraine dam after a glacial retreat in the Pleistocene epoch, filling the deep basin with snowmelt every year until the brilliant, blue lake was established.

Portage la Prairie has received long-awaited federal permission to proceed with mechanical weed removal from Crescent Lake, ...

Now Crescent Lake isn't deep enough for a canoe to travel across much of it. That's because flooding broke through the lake's earthen dam April 29.

Keri Christie had seen the alligator in Crescent Lake before, but on Wednesday, with the sun shining and dozens of kids playing near the water's edge in every direction, she decided it was time to ...

There’s an enduring myth that Lake Crescent in Washington state’s Olympic National Park is bottomless. Of course it’s not. (The maximum depth is 624 feet.) But it’s fair to say that the ...

Distance: The hike to Crescent Lake is about 5.5 miles with a 1,500-foot gain in elevation. Difficulty: Moderate. Reporter Perry Backus can be reached at 363-3300 or at pbackus@ravallirepublic.com .

Crescent Lake Resort's RV park is also at the junction, though the resort is two miles off the highway on the lake shore. The Henderson also operate a summer take-out restaurant, ...

The old outfitter’s trail to Crescent Lake and the Marshall Lakes Basin has been upgraded to a full Forest Service-standard path, although it doesn’t show up on any current published maps.

LAKE CRESCENT, Wash. -- Olympic National Park rangers and other authorities are searching for a 35-year-old woman who was reported missing after entering the water at Lake Crescent with an ...