CT Federation of Lakes Message Board

Wildwood Park?

Mike — Thur, 02 Mar 2006 16:44:08 GMT

I live in Massachusetts, and when I was a kid (1980s), our family would travel to the most wonderful fresh-water beach in Conncecticut. Of course, us kids only knew it as "Connecticut Beach," but I believe the real name was Wildwood. Anyway, there was a park, a cookout area, an arcade, and a roller skating rink. In the water at the beach were diving boards you could swim out to, among other things. There was also a mini golf course across the street. I want to say the beach was in Killingly, or surrounding area.

Does anyone have any information about this? Pictures? I've tried searching online, but nothing comes up. I believe the beach is closed now, but I'd like to drive out and find it someday. It really was a nice beach and now I'd like to take my kids there.

Thank you in advance,
Mike

CT Lakes and Weeds

bill — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 02:36:33 GMT

Pickerel Lake (http://www.pickerel-lake-news.com) is amongst the many Connecticut lakes with a major weed infestation (variable-leaf milfoil and fanwort) that hampers many recreational activities of the lake. A $20,000+ feasibilty report (CT DEP paid 3/4 and residents supplied 1/4), completed in 2004, had indicated that use of grass carp that a review of the Ball Pond study is in order, prior to the stocking of Pickerel Lake.......any thoughts or comments from Ball Pond residents would be greatly appreciated, in lue incomplete or unfinished data from Ball Pond.....

Litter Cleanup Needs

Sherill Baldwin — Wed, 11 May 2005 14:23:38 GMT

Save the Sound - a program of CT Fund for the Environment - is initiating a new project to protect Long Island Sound watershed. We have coordinated beach cleanup events for years and are now expanding cleanup activities to rivers, streams and other inland shores.

We're looking to form partnerships with different groups that are also focusing on protecting wetlands, waterways and recreational/nature sites. Save the Sound can coordinate cleanup events in areas that could use some attention.

Does any one know of any lakes, streams etc. that need litter/debris cleaned up? Are you interested in working together to clean up some sites that need constant cleanup or perhaps sites that have been on your list to cleanup but haven't had the time to work on it?

Appreciate your help.

Thanks,

Sherill

Sherill Baldwin

Save the Sound

18 Reynolds Street

Norwalk, CT 06855

203.354.0036

sbaldwin@savethesound.org

insurance

janine — Thur, 24 Mar 2005 16:36:40 GMT

Can anyone help us get a good insurance policy for our lake?
We tried to get an umbrella policy for our board this year and
were turned down later because we wouldn't post signs saying
NO SWIMMING. Can you believe it? Anyone who has a pretty good
insurance policy -- I'd love to hear from you!!!
Please contact me. thanks!

Aquatic vegetation tangles with recreation

Bruce Lockhart — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 16:43:57 GMT

Is anyone having their water-based recreation influenced by aquatic vegetation and want to do something about it?

Invasive aquatic weeds

Bruce Lockhart — Thur, 17 Feb 2005 13:39:57 GMT

HI all:

Time to get this board moving along.

Does anybody know of the presence of Hydrilla in any CT waterbodies?

Test Message

David — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:17:38 GMT

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