A lone treasure seeker searches for signs of the lost town of Moncton amongst the stumps and mist of Rattlesnake Lake.
The strange landscape of stumps so evident when the water level is low is a marker of the lost town of Moncton, also called Cedar Falls. In the early years of the 1900’s the town sprung up and was thriving. A dam was built nearby and water unexpectedly seeped through the hillside drowning the town slowly over the space of a year. The abandoned town has left little trace, though once in awhile an artifact is found, and some bring metal detectors to the lake hoping to find forgotten treasure. There is also a legend of a mysterious, perhaps ghostly, bugler who some say they can still hear playing by the lake sometimes near sunset. Learn more about the rise and fall of Moncton HERE.
sheri j kennedy ~ Riverside 