“You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by; but some of them are golden only because we let them slip by.”
~ James M. Barrie
~ 1860-1937
Talk about a golden hour! A gorgeous late August sunset colors Leaser Lake with golden hues in the shadow of the northern Blue Mountain Ridge, New Tripoli, Pennsylvania. Kayakers at right paddle into the silhouetted beauty of the lake in summer, my most favorite of seasons.
Leaser Lake’s namesake is Frederick Leaser, an American patriot who in September 1777 with his farm team hauled The Liberty Bell from Philadelphia to Allentown where it was concealed in Zion Reformed Church for protection during the Revolutionary War. His homestead is located one mile north of the lake.
Leaser Lake was built by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission for water-oriented recreation and opened for public use in 1971. Lehigh County leases this area from the state and operates and maintains the park. The land north of the lake was purchased by the county in the early 1970s. It is entirely wooded and is used for nature study and as an addition to the State Game Lands No. 217.
