The Dutch Community Where People Live on Strips of Land in a Lake

In much of the world, owning a lakeside home is desirable. But in the Dutch town of Loosdrecht, residents live within the lake itself, with houses on their own impossibly skinny islands: The unique geography is of course manmade, the result of peat mining. In centuries
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Residents of Loosdrecht have turned an unusual landscape into a lifestyle, living on narrow islands created by peat mining in a lake. Discover how this unique community has adapted to their distinctive environment.

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