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My wife Toni and I live in the beautiful Catskill mountains, where we love to spend time with family & friends. I enjoy working in the gardens,reading, hanging out at the lake and enjoying the bounty of our lives. In 2007 I started my own business and named it after our dog Spencer. "Life's been good to me so far"

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Wurtsboro Hills Lake

Last month my buddy Mike Durdovic stopped by and we did the tour of Wurtsboro Hills and the lake. Sad to say the lake is in terrible condition.
It has been abandoned for the last three years. Someone broke into the concession and trashed the shed where all the lake equipment, tables and umbrellas were stored. The raft is stuck in the muck on the side of the lake by the basketball court. We think the county owns the lake now. It has been put up for auction but I don't think anyone is interested. Here are some pictures:
Mike Durdovic looking at the lake

The beach

The raft has crashed on the shore on the right



Someone broke into the concession and trashed everything
On our old stomping ground

No lifeguard, no swimming but plenty of memories
We visited Joe Cirone who is recovering from a stroke.Mike and Joe have been friends since about 1961.
I'm a new friend since 1966


A few days after our visit to the lake someone "borrowed" a table and umbrella from the lake shed for his backyard.It was the only umbrella that wasn't destroyed. The someone who "borrowed the set had used them since the early 1960's and they held many memories for him. When that someone went to check the lake after the recent hurricanes he saw that someone, probably kids, had thrown the remaining tables over the spillway. I think Mrs. Bletz would be very pleased that a little part of of the Wurtsboro Hills lake has been saved.
Our group 1968 Wurtsboro Hills Lake. Notice the umbrella and  table over Mike Caine's shoulder



3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I remember when the lake was built and what wonderful times I had there as a child

Mark said...

Great Blog. I grew up in Wurtsboro Hills, a bunch of us are getting together to try and do a cleanup and bring the association back. Would you like to be involved?

Neil trugman said...

Great memories of summers spent in the hills....I learned to swim. The lake...thanks for the blog