The lake dead
Sources attach this name to the 2 places below. The name itself is part of the folklore record.
The dead are reportedly seen. The lore files them collectively as the lake dead. Jenny Lake's file is thin on proof and long on persistence — the standard profile of American place-lore. Sources including 'Jenny Lake' keep the claim in circulation. The file keeps The lake dead on the roster; the sightings keep the name alive.
The dead are reportedly seen. The presences go by the lake dead in the file. The reports at Jackson Lake are the site's second history — unofficial, unverified, and stubbornly retold. 'Jackson Lake' carries the account. A named spirit outlasts an anonymous one; the file's name is The lake dead. The account stays in the file — reported, retold, unresolved.