Alligators at Lake Anna? Nope… Just ‘Lake’

Did you know that there was a recorded alligator encounter at Lake Anna in 1978? The sighting was reported by a pair of visitors and a local fishing guide. Though undocumented and unverified, the fishing guide was cited in the New York Times as saying, “I know an alligator when I see one, and I wasn’t interested in fishing for one. We left.”

Whether or not it really happened, there haven’t been any reported sightings since. Most of us Lake Anna locals joke about it, or let our clogs float away yelling… “Croc! Croc!”

No… there aren’t any real alligators at Lake Anna. Although, they have been gradually moving northward and according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have even been spotted near the Virginia border. Maybe that’s why one of the top internet searches for Lake Anna include people looking for information on alligators… “Are there alligators at Lake Anna?” as well as another favorite, “Do the fish glow at Lake Anna?” and other silly, but real, queries by intrigued Googlers.

Meet ‘Lake’

There may not be any real alligators (or glowing fish) here at Lake Anna, but we do have a much softer and quite huggable friend that would very much like to be introduced to our lake loving community… Meet “Lake”, the official new mascot for The Lake Anna Breeze!

Follow #LakesLife on Facebook

Lake the Alligator is getting to know our friendly neighborhoods! You can follow Lake on Facebook. Just look up #LaketheAlligator or go to www.facebook.com/groups/bestoflakeanna to follow his journey. He’s already been at Darts, the Taphouse and the Arcade!

And remember, if you spot him… snap a photo!

Hey Kids! Color and post me on Facebook! Use hashtags #LaketheAlligator #LakesLife #LakeAnnaBreeze

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