by Guest » August 4, 2014, 4:45 pm
Ohio Bob, do you go back far enough to remember Clear Water Inc. and Mr. Ned Skeldon in Toledo? Some people remember Mr. Skeldon better for the Toledo Mud Hens. But, he had a day job to make Lake Erie better. At the time (60’s/70’s), Lake Erie was declared to be a dead body of water. Mr. Skeldon, and the organization he led, had the ability, political connections, and resources to greatly improve Lake Erie’s dire problems. Today’s algae problems are different from Mr. Skeldon’s days. Now, only 5 % of the algae problem comes from our sewage treatment plants, industry, and old dumps. For a few memories, how about Reno Beach, Howard Farms, and Wards Canal? I remember both the green muck on the beaches and in the creeks. Our family cottages weren’t lakeshore and walking to the public lake beaches, barefoot, on the tar roads meant a foot cleaning with gasoline from our parents to remove the tar. The quality time with family is the much better memory I cherish than the algae and tar cleaning.
Ohio Bob, do you go back far enough to remember Clear Water Inc. and Mr. Ned Skeldon in Toledo? Some people remember Mr. Skeldon better for the Toledo Mud Hens. But, he had a day job to make Lake Erie better. At the time (60’s/70’s), Lake Erie was declared to be a dead body of water. Mr. Skeldon, and the organization he led, had the ability, political connections, and resources to greatly improve Lake Erie’s dire problems. Today’s algae problems are different from Mr. Skeldon’s days. Now, only 5 % of the algae problem comes from our sewage treatment plants, industry, and old dumps. For a few memories, how about Reno Beach, Howard Farms, and Wards Canal? I remember both the green muck on the beaches and in the creeks. Our family cottages weren’t lakeshore and walking to the public lake beaches, barefoot, on the tar roads meant a foot cleaning with gasoline from our parents to remove the tar. The quality time with family is the much better memory I cherish than the algae and tar cleaning.