As we neared the end of Zoo Road Peggi said, “I bet we find people swimming today,” and sure enough we did. Mostly kids, and they seemed pretty comfortable in the water. We were unable to walk along the beach, though, because the lake level is so high—more than a foot above its long-term May average.
There was an article in our paper today that referred to Lake Ontario as the smallest of the five Great Lakes. I felt sort of slighted. I had always believed Lake Erie was the smallest. I looked it up to make sure it wasn’t a typo and found that Lake Erie is the smallest by volume, but Ontario is the smallest by surface area. Together the Great Lakes contain one fifth of the world’s fresh water. Don’t spread it around.
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I monitor the ocean temp at Coney Island daily. Can’t wait to get in, but it’s only 54f. Likely another few weeks. That didnt stop a teenager from going in & disappearing at Rockaway Beach yesterday. Seems to happen every spring.
That car made your photo look like it was from the 70s