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Juliet Grable/JPRThe clarity of Crater Lake has remained uncompromised for decades. But other changes are afoot, many of them wrought by a warming climate. Some of these changes have profound implications for the lake’s ecology—and perhaps, for its iconic appearance. -
Winter activities were popular at Crater Lake and Fort Klamath during the winter months of the 1920s and 1930s. Ski jumping brought together participants…
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The first superintendent to serve full-time at Crater Lake National Park, Alex Sparrow, took the job in 1917. He had been a U.S. Army engineer for 24…
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Crater Lake National Patrol Ranger Alice Siebecker was pursuing a speeding car on the park’s south entrance road in 1982 when the car exploded, ran off…
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Crater Lake may be Oregon's crown jewel, but the state's only national park needs some love. Like many national parks, Crater Lake has not received enough… -
An Army Corps of Engineers worker at Crater Lake warned in November 1915 that tourists should expect to see lots of bears by spring time.A Corps watchman…
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In 1876, a small party started out on horseback to see that magnificent lake high in the Cascades some were beginning to call Crater Lake.The group…
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When the U.S. Mint asked Gov. Ted Kulongoski to come up with something to serve as an iconic image of the state, he took his wife’s advice.The Oregon…
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A Snow Carnival at the south boundary of Crater Lake attracted thousands in the 1920’s and 30’s. The Crater Lake Ski Club, Pelican Club and other Klamath…
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Crater Lake is pretty and placid now, but it was born of violence: the eruption of what we call Mount Mazama. People lived in the region back then, and…
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Natural history and the arts collide when the Britt Festivals Orchestra plays at Crater Lake later this week (July 29-30). A portion of the orchestra,…
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Perhaps you’ve seen it, a sharp, bright black-and-white image of Crater Lake, the heavily clouded sky reflected in the water below. It is one of three…
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Crater Lake enjoyed a banner 2015, and 2016 is off to a flying start, at least in some respects. The 664,000 visitors last year represents a 25-year high.…
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There's no place on the planet quite like Crater Lake, and some of the people who love it want to give it more protection. So Oregon Wild proposes a large…
