| Lake Muhlenberg | |
|---|---|
 Lake Muhlenberg in March 2014 | |
  Lake Muhlenberg  Lake Muhlenberg | |
| Location | Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°35′39″N75°30′21″W / 40.5942°N 75.5057°W |
| Primary inflows | Cedar Creek [1] |
| Primary outflows | Cedar Creek [1] |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Islands | Sparkle Island |
Lake Muhlenberg, sometimes called Muhlenberg Lake, is a lake in Cedar Creek Park located in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
The lake is so-named due to its proximity to Muhlenberg College, which was named for Henry Muhlenberg, the patriarch of the Lutheran Church in the United States. The lake is situated in Cedar Creek Park and is part Allentown's park system. Lake Muhlenberg is stocked for fishing and is a refuge for many ducks and Canada geese. Cedar Creek flows into and out of the lake. [1]
In its center is Sparkle Island. In 2013, the Lehigh Valley Audubon Society installed a 20-feet tall chimney swift tower on the island. [2] The tower has insulation panels to prevent the chimney from getting too hot in late spring, which could threaten wildlife living there. [2]
In 2013, the lake was chemically treated and cleaned, removing the overgrown algae and making it more appealing overall. [3] The herbicides used were not harmful to the fish and surrounding wildlife. [3]
"Blues, Brews, and Barbeque," which launched in 2014, is held annually at Cedar Beach Park on Lake Muhlenberg. [4] [5] [6]
Lehigh County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 374,557. Its county seat is Allentown, the state's third-largest city after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
Allentown is a city in Lehigh County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. The city had a population of 125,845 at the time of the 2020 census.
Bethlehem is a city in Northampton and Lehigh Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bethlehem had a total population of 75,781. Among its total population as of 2020, 55,639 were in Northampton County and 19,343 were in Lehigh County. It is Pennsylvania's seventh-most populous city. The city is located along the Lehigh River, a 109-mile-long (175 km) tributary of the Delaware River.
The following is an alphabetical list of articles on people, places, and things related to Pennsylvania in the United States.
Muhlenberg College is a private liberal arts college in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg College is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and is named for Henry Muhlenberg, the German patriarch of Lutheranism in the United States.
Dorneyville is a census-designated place in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census the population was 4,850. Dorneyville is located just west of Allentown in South Whitehall Township and Salisbury Township.
Pennsylvania Route 222 is a 4.482 mi (7.213 km)-long state highway located in Allentown and its immediate suburbs in the Lehigh Valley region in eastern Pennsylvania.
Lehigh Valley Hospital, also known as Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, is a hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Cedar Crest Boulevard, colloquially known as Cedar Crest and The Boulevard, is a major north-south highway in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. South of Interstate 78 (I-78), the road is part of Pennsylvania Route 29. North of it, the road becomes State Route 1019.
Cetronia is a census-designated place (CDP) in South Whitehall Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, located near Allentown. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,421.
Allentown, Pennsylvania is the home for the global and U.S. corporate headquarters of several companies, such as Air Products, PPL Corporation, Norfolk Southern Railway, and others. The largest employer in the Lehigh Valley is Lehigh Valley Health Network with almost 8,000 employees.
Sports in Allentown, Pennsylvania has a rich tradition at all levels, including professional sports, the Olympics, and high school levels. While most Allentown residents support professional sports teams in New York City or Philadelphia, Allentown itself also is home to two major professional sports teams, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the Triple A team of the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball, and the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League, the primary development team of the Philadelphia Flyers.
The buildings and architecture of Allentown, Pennsylvania reflect the city's history and settlement from its original settlement in the 1700s through the present. Allentown is characterized by its abundant historic homes, churches, commercial structures and century-old industrial buildings. Some of its homes and building structures rank among the nation's oldest.
The culture of Allentown, Pennsylvania dates back to the settlement of the city and the surrounding Lehigh Valley in the early 1700s by Germans of the Protestant Lutheran, Moravian, and Reformed faiths, who fled religious persecution and war in Europe to settle in Allentown and its surrounding towns and communities. Before their arrival, the region had been historically inhabited by Lenape Native American tribes.
The PPL Center is an 8,500 seat capacity indoor sports arena in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It opened on September 10, 2014. It is the home arena for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League, the primary development hockey team for the Philadelphia Flyers. The arena also hosts major concerts, sports, and entertainment events throughout the year.
Lehigh Valley Health Network is a healthcare network based in the Allentown, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The healthcare network serves eastern and northeastern Pennsylvania. Its flagship hospital is Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, located on Cedar Crest Boulevard in Allentown.
