lˈeɪk pˈɑːpəlˌoʊpən ɪz ðə sˈɛɾɪŋ fɚðə mˈɜːdɚ mˈɪstɚɹi dɹˈɛs ɡɹˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt baɪ lˈuːʃiən tɹˈʌskɑːt ɹˌoʊmən fˈoːɹ, ɡɹˈændsʌn ʌv jˈuː.ˈɛs. ˈɑːɹmi dʒˈɛnɚɹəl lˈuːʃiən tɹˈʌskɑːt, dʒˌeɪˈɑːɹ.
Lake Popolopen is the setting for the murder mystery Dress Gray (1978) by Lucian Truscott IV, grandson of U.S. Army General Lucian Truscott, Jr.