The story of lake Valvatus

Tuomas Antinpoika Teittinen, also known as Muailman Teittinen - "Teittinen of the World" - owned Torstila. In 1855 Teittinen together with another significant land owner Juho Oksanen convinced the town gathering to allow them to lower the surface of lake Valvatus a bit. In 1861 the stream in the small ditch escalated and dug itself a new path more than 50 meters wide and several meters deep. In three days the surface of the lake dropped about six meters. For sure they got what they wanted, more farm land!