Legend has it there was a wealthy gentleman from the Center harbor area, that had three daughters. The most beautiful one being Rebecca, the other two sisters were very spoiled, but Rebecca was very simple and loved tending to the flower gardens around the family homestead. One day the fathers cattle got loose and trampled and ruined Rebecca gardens. Rebecca was very upset and her father told her that to make it up to her he would purchase any island on the lake that she chose. The two spoiled sisters heard of this and were so jealous that they finally made the father agree to buy them each one as well. Well the father gave Rebecca first pick because he felt so badly about the gardens that were ruined. Being unselfish Rebecca looked until she found the smallest Island she could find, now it bears the name Becky's Garden. Now that is not the end of the story for Rebecca!!! Her tale of unselfishness spread far and wide until a very rich young man searched for her, due to her unselfish gesture and eventually took her hand in marriage. So as the legend says, Although it is the smallest island, it produced the greatest result.
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