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:
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| Mike Durdovic looking at the lake |
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| The beach |
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| The raft has crashed on the shore on the right |
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| Someone broke into the concession and trashed everything |
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| On our old stomping ground |
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| No lifeguard, no swimming but plenty of memories |
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| 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.
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| Our group 1968 Wurtsboro Hills Lake. Notice the umbrella and table over Mike Caine's shoulder |
3 comments:
I remember when the lake was built and what wonderful times I had there as a child
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?
Great memories of summers spent in the hills....I learned to swim. The lake...thanks for the blog
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