On memory alone this place scores a 5! Yes it is somewhat dirty with tons of goose crap. But I basically spent years 2 – 16 coming here all the time. The little play area of the park was so cool when I was 2 – 5. Then it was the lake I loved swimming in and where I learned how to swim(6 – 8). My mom would always yell to me not to go past my waist but I did any way. The trick is to go in almost to the waist and dive forward and go under and then swim back to waist length depth. She never knew, or, she probably did and figured she would let me think I was being clever. A little older I remember throwing my ninja turtle(s) into the«deep end» and trying to find them. So yah, if anyone finds him send me a message. When I was a little older I jumped off the docks and eventually, rode my bike off of it too(dumb«tweens»). There were always the basketball courts though those are in sad shape and when I was younger, the scary older boys looked imposing. Around the same time my friend and I would ride our bikes* to Rogers lake and/or kayak. Finally, from about 14 – 16 or 17 or so, I did crew and those are my last memories. I think I purposely flipped my boat deep in the water the last time I ever went on the lake. *Watch your bikes. Don’t do what I did and«hide» it by some bush near the lake. Some good for nothing low life scum stole my Grey Gary Fisher bike and I never got it back, obviously(cops don’t care). I wish karma strikes this loser back in whatever way is deemed appropriate by those who dole it out(perhaps some low life can steal his/her childs bike). Other than bike stealing low life losers, I suspect it was someone with the first name E, this is a safe place.
