Lake Carnegie

I always treat it a blessing that I can enjoy the natural beauty of Raritan Canal close to my neighborhood. Only recently did I learn that Lake Carnegie, a lake located in Princeton University and connected to Raritan Canal, was dredged and totally funded by Andrew Carnegie in 1906. The reason: Princeton rowing varsity team needed a lake to practice and Carnegie was happy to oblige the team's request. Princeton, the university with highest per capita endowment in the whole world, has its own train station and an immense lake with stunning beauty.