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For thousands of years, man has been attracted to the Sand Lake area in search of wildlife. Early-day Indians and later fur traders and white explorers, such as John C. Fremont and Joseph N. Nicollet, hunted waterfowl and other game in and around Sand Lake's marshes and grasses. In the late 1870s, the first homesteaders began settling in the James River Valley. They, too, found Sand Lake and the James River areas excellent places to hunt game, primarily for food. Today, thousands of visitors are likewise drawn to the Sand Lake area by a rich abundance of wildlife. However plentiful, the wildl…
Activities: INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS, FISHING, HUNTING, VISITOR CENTER, WILDLIFE VIEWING, BIRDING, PHOTOGRAPHY