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