Bovenwijde
Broad lake born from peat digging and storms, with a boat-only swimming island in its middle.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Bovenwijde, the broad lake just outside Giethoorn, asks who really made the open water in front of you. It follows the peat cutters who worked this marsh from the eighteenth century, the fuel they were after, and the long, narrow strips of land where they laid it out to dry. Along the way it looks north to the Weerribben, where the old pattern still survives. Best heard from the water's edge, looking out toward the island.
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