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Old 06-13-2025, 06:27 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by Slickcraft View Post
Dinner Rock, so called, east side of Welch Island. The rock juts out over the water and is large enough for several to sit on with a wide-open view.
The island was cleared in the mid to late 1800s for sheep pasture. We were told that workers would have lunch there, known as dinner back then. A lunch box was known as a dinner pail.

Alan
I've also heard it called Picnic Rock. Dinner Rock has a more historic, plausible story.
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