It’s a simple question with a surprisingly complex answer. A Central Kitsap Icon, Kids used to bike there for summer swims, the state stocked it with thousands of trout for fishing parties, and it even played a starring role in a 1955 bank robbery. So why is it now fenced off with “No Trespassing” signs? Join me as I dig into the surprisingly dark and twisty history of Glud’s Pond - from wholesome fishing parties to mysterious drownings to the day Walmart changed everything.

Did you ever fish or swim in Glud’s Pond? What was it like? Give me a call at (360) 726-3248 and tell me all about it!

Promised Links:

Pond on Google Maps

Sources:

Royal Valley Farm

Kitsap Poggies

Salmon Recovery Portal

Deadbeat Dams

Kings of Gorst Creek - a Documentary Short

And now for the good stuff- Old newspapers!

These are all Kitsap Sun, I should have kept better track. It’s a big list! If I miss something, let me know and I’ll update it.

* Jan 20, 1955, “Silverdale bank robbers escape” Page 12

* Dec 16, 1957, “Pond yield stolen till” Page 4

* Apr 28, 1958, “See my fishy” Page 14 (Poggie photo)

* Apr 27, 1959 “A day for the kids” Page 14

* Apr 29, 1960 “Kids fish planted” Page 14

* Apr 29, 1963 Page 14 (Poggie Photo)

* Apr 8, 1965 “Kids fishing party” Page 12 (Poggie Photo)

* May 14, 1965 “Juvenile fishing area” Page 30 (Poggie Photo)

* Apr 22, 1966 “Look kids, Trout!” Page 14

* Dec 1, 1970 “Optimum Salmon, an industrial $$$ test at Manchester” Page 11

* Apr 11, 1972 “Robbers all got away” by Adele Ferguson Page 6

* Jan 10, 1973 “Fatal Accident scene” Page 1

* Jul 16, 1974 “Pioneer remembers when Brownsville was booming” Page 11

* Aug 4, 1977 “Teen-ager drowns in Glud’s pond” Page 1

* Apr 15, 1993 “Let the fishing begin” Page 19

* Nov 29, 1995 “Flood woes have just begun” Page 1, 4

* Feb 3, 1996 “Giant Retailer pledges to be good neighbor” Page 7

* Sep 12, 1996 “Four make pong go glug glug” Page 7

* Feb 1, 1997 “Brownsville” Page 70

* Apr 16, 2002 “Steele Creek” Page 2

* Nov 4, 2007, “Steele creek improved for salmon” Page 1

* Aug 17, 2013 “Going with the flow” Page 1,4

* Jul 4, 2013, “Stormwater pond work underway” Page 1

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