History & local legend
Children’s Lake in Boiling Springs has long been a place to walk, gather and wait for friends. In the trolley era, visitors could travel from Carlisle for a nickel, with cars arriving every half hour and a dance pavilion standing near the water. The Appalachian Trail now follows the lakeside.
One local story describes a woman who continues making her rounds after dark. Known as the Night Walker in the Shadowlands account, she walks around the lake before sitting on a bench.
She appears to be waiting for someone to join her on the bench.
