Chippewa Lake in the Snow…
These are, of course, some additional old pictures I thought I’d post in the spirit of the cold snowy weather up north.
These were taken on a trip I took completely on a whim. I was driving near the area and popped in to see the park. It had just started snowing, so I went in to see how it would look in the snow. It was one of my favorite trips because it was just so peaceful and calm like it always seems to be when the snow first starts to fall.
There were some cool views I had never really been able to see before due to the overgrowth. The snow sort of highlighted some cool things I had never noticed, like path ways and whatnot. Over all it was a great experience for my mind and a terrible one for my feet that managed to get wet shortly after entering and nearly fall off shortly before leaving. It was all worth it though in the end. I loved this location and now that its basically gone, I have nothing but these pictures, memories, and my amputated feet to remember it by.
I heard this was to be dozed summer of 2010. Are these current photos?
That was spring 2009 right before I moved away. If anyone knows the current status, let us know.
I am trying to figure that out myself. It is only about an hour away from me, and if this is still around, I would certainly go for a drive to check it out.
Someone please update on the current status. Thanks!
These has to be late postings, as I heard this park was dozed back in ’09-10.
To quote Wikipedia:
The possibility exists that two of the rides standing until 2009, the ferris wheel and Tumble Bug will be relocated to the other side of Chippewa Lake and restored as part of the new development project. As of June 14, 2010, the Hamburger Stand (Stand A) and half of the coaster have been demolished.
As of June 19, 2010: the date of the final “tour”; the hamburger stand and coaster are gone. Everything else will be removed or demolished within days/weeks.
As of January, 2011: The ticket booth, ferris wheel and Tumble Bug rides are still on the ground, as well as the remains of the ballroom and several other structures.
Sad to know this stuff is all gone now for redevelopment,we lost Willow Grove,West point Park, and lake View Park all in a short span of time where I live, now you have to drive for about 70 miles to the closest in Dorney Park or 100 to Hershey. I do prefer though Knobels just outside Ashland Pa it has a really good family run feel to it.