Response to Crater Lake (My Research Project)

I have an interesting observation that I would like to share about my research topic on Crater Lake. Showing above is Wizard Island; an island on the west end of Crater Lake. Wizard Island is what remained after the ancient eruption about 7,700 years ago when in was Mount Mazama. Take a look at the island for a second. What does it look like? Yes, it looks like an arrowhead from an Indian spear. I share this because Crater Lake is also part of an culture called the Klamath and Modec Indian Tribes. Back in the mid to late nineteenth century, these tribes protected Crater Lake because it was a sacred place. The Klamath and Modec Indians believed that ancient spirits lived deep inside the lake and would terrorize anyone who stepped near it. The Indians that did seek Crater Lake never came back because the spirits would engulf them. The arrow head island, Wizard Island, must be a connection between the spirits of Crater Lake and the Indians. While doing my research, I did come across another belief of how Crater Lake became to be. Instead of the eruption 7,700 years ago, it is believed that two spirits, The Chief of the Overworld and Chief of the Underworld battled which caused a massive explosion of Mount Mazama. Interesting hey? My beliefs are that what was left over from this battle was Wizard Island; a sign that this battle evidently took place.