Years ago before Alder Lake existed, this little island was a high spot in the terrain of the small town of Alder and, as is often the case with high spots in small towns, it was chosen for the site of a one-room schoolhouse. A dam was put in place across the Nisqually River in 1945, and as the water level rose, the town was flooded out of existence. You can still access Schoolhouse Island on foot for much of the year from Sunny Beach Point, although the land bridge may or may not be under a couple of feet of water, and if you know where to look, you can see the remnants of the old school's foundation. Today, Schoolhouse Island was surrounded by mist, appearing like Camelot for only a brief span of time. Bogucki Island, much larger and about a mile distant, was entirely obscured.
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