With a w bee Z Book Club. I'm Jordan Rich. A kettle or
kettle lake, pond or hole is a hole in an outwashed plain, formed
by retreating glaciers or draining flood waters. And because there's a book on every
subject, why not that it's called Beyond Walden The Hidden History of America's Kettle
Lakes and Ponds by Robert Thorson. Unlike other types of lakes that a water
flowing in from outlet streams, kettle lakes are natural wells that tap the ground
water table. But they're more than just a geological phenomenon. So many kettle
lakes, many of them in Massachusetts, Cliff Pond, Fresh Pond, Jamaicu
Pond, Hoton's Pond, and Yes, Walden Pond have character. There's an
essence of nature combined with spirituality, and thanks to Henry David Throw Walden became
the most famous of all kettle ponds. The book explores the freshwater ecosystem and
the home spun American lore of these waterways, reaching from New England to the
high plains of the United States. The book club w bee Z, Boston's news radio