Directly
across the Dart River flat and 26 km around the head of the lake lies
the tiny town of Kinloch, which has a history all its own. Beginning as
a logging settlement and farming station, it has grown only slightly.
With under a dozen permanent residents it boasts a kind of quiet many
long for but fail to find.
The areas
around the region have been a part of Maori history since before the
steam ships brought men and industry upon the lush shores. The somewhat
unexplainable geological phenomenon of the rising and falling of the
lake is explained by the Maori in a Legend. They say that once a woman
was kidnapped by a giant, and upon the rescue of this maid the giant
was set ablaze. He fell and the lake was formed. His heart still beats,
however, and as it does, the lake waters rise and fall like the tides.
To the
Maori the land remains sacred, with Te papa, the Department of
Conservation, preserving as much of it as possible. A large section of
land has been deemed a World Heritage Area.
Tracks & Walks( 9 items )
Glenorchy is a wonderful place to get out and enjoy the Great Outdoors.
We are very fortunate here to have a world heritage area just waiting
to be explored.
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