Lisa D ArnoldIt took me 27 years, but I finally decided to venture in to Double Trouble State Park in Bayville. I guess I figured it was just a picnic site, and it just SOUNDS a little scary, but it turns out there’s a little village back there, along with lots of trails and some amazing nature. Apparently, in mid-October, you can even see local farmers harvest the cranberries.
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So…why is it called Double Trouble???
There are conflicting stories behind the origin of “Double Trouble.” Thomas Potter is often credited with giving this area the name in the 1770s when heavy rains damaged the earthen dam on the mill pond twice in one season, causing first trouble and then double trouble. A late 19th century newspaper article attributed the name to the washing out of the dam, followed by the destruction of the saw mill. A more colorful legend involves local beaver or muskrats that persisted in gnawing at the dam, which caused frequent leaks. Such leaks gave rise to the alarm “Here’s trouble,” upon which workmen would rush to repair the leak. One day two breaks were discovered and one worker overheard the shout “Here’s double trouble.” The name was already in use by the early 1800s. In 1909, Edward Crabbe formed the Double Trouble Company to market lumber, blueberries and cranberries.
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