By Sean Ridgway, TME

In November 2016, the beloved pond in Frazier Park had officially dried up. Over the years, the community has bemoaned its loss, longing to see the pond full again. It has been mentioned at countless meetings, brought up every time a county supervisor visited, and remembered fondly…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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The dried up pond in 2017

Bonnie Ketterl Kane, Andrea Keisner, and Mike Westmoreland enjoy the pond in 1976

2013 Fiesta Days Fishing Derby

David Cole reels in a fish in 2007

The mountain communities vote for the pond to be restored in 2021

Emily Richter shows off her catch in 2005

2008 Fiesta Days Fishing Derby

Pond in Frazier Park in 1946

Artist fish sculptures in 2018

The pond at full capacity as of January 2026

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