Trout Island

3278 · Post by **3278** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 3:17 pm

As can be seen in this image, there is a line of open ground running northwest to southeast along the spine of Trout Island; the feature is even more distinctive seen here, from an aerial photograph.

I've been able to find vanishingly few images of the island on the internet, and those I've found have been from a distance, and appear to have been taken from the south, presumably from the waters north of High Island. Nothing has given any sort of clue as to the origin or purpose of this [presumably man-made] feature. Does anyone here know what it is?

Frank Solle · Post by **Frank Solle** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:07 pm

I seem to remember something about a dark and stormy night. Lots of fog. A big freighter â?¦

But maybe I'm thinking of something else.

BigMike · Post by **BigMike** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:12 pm

It is an airstrip. I have flown over he island and the guy even has an old Ford tractor there to keep it mowed.

3278 · Post by **3278** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:58 pm

Ah, thank you. That makes perfect sense.

Is Trout Island privately-owned, then?

JT Cain · Post by **JT Cain** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 7:32 pm

Yep. By Martians

Trish Scott · Post by **Trish Scott** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 11:09 pm

Yes it is privately owned. Garden Island is predominately state owned. High Island is 100% state land. Two wonderful islands.

tomrock · Post by **tomrock** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 10:03 am

I think Frank's right on this one.

AEW · Post by **AEW** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 1:07 pm

Bill Paladino, the previous owner of the Old rectory showed up to a halloween party with a clean patch shaved completly across the top of of his head. When asked what was he, he replied "Trout Island"