Feb 01, 2021
A Monumental Place To Ice Skate? Long Ago, There Was A Push To Turn The Reflecting Pool Into A Skating Rink
The Lincoln Memorial’s Reflecting Pool was once a popular destination for ice-skaters, and in the mid-1960s a senior U.S. official proposed turning it into a rink for the winter months.
Jul 01, 2020
Trump Administration Touts July 4 Fireworks Plans As D.C. Officials Urge People To Stay Home
“Ask yourself: Do you need to be there?” says Mayor Muriel Bowser.
Feb 20, 2020
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Is Being Drained For Maintenance. Where Does All The Water Go?
An aquatic mystery of Washington, D.C. solved.
Oct 05, 2012
Photo: The Reflecting Pool, Drained
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is empty, and National Park Service workers are diligently ridding it of algae before refilling it.
Oct 04, 2012
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is Drained
The algae won. The National Park Service has drained the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as part of a two-step process to address algae blooms.
You might see the algae in the Reflecting Pool as a problem, but the algae lobby sees it as a solution.

