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When I told my uncle about the upcoming Celina Lake Festival, he responded, “Watch the algae.”
I didn’t know what he meant. I figured, since he traveled a lot, algae was something that Celina was known for. Maybe there were legends that their algae glowed at night, luring waterfowl into its toxic pool so that it could devour them, feathers and all.
Maybe it caused a bad foot rash.
This shirt at the festival helped me realize that this was more a recent occurrence.
As it turned out, a high level of toxic blue-green algae in Grand Lake St. Marys caused the festival’s lake events to get relocated to other areas. A fishing derby moved to a park, a duct tape boat race moved to a pond, and the annual amphicar swim-in moved to Hot Water Hole in Lakeshore Park. Fortunately, there were plenty of amphicars in Celina…
…just not in Grand Lake St. Marys…
The first part was near Grand Lake St. Marys and this consisted of…
…plenty of lawn ornaments and other things.
Fortunately, there was the free transfer tractor!
…it helped you get a peak of the town…
…with its cool architecture.
…the Native American and wolf nation collection…
…or the dressed geese and bears…
…the located of this section allowed the town’s business owners to take part in the festival, thereby helping the local economy.
…including this guy who came all the way from Amherst.
…with tractors.
…a rather impressive building.
My discovery of the car show was the result of a chain reaction.
I ran north to take a picture of the courthouse. Starting back, I noticed a cute diner on an adjacent street with ice cream signs in the window. It was only by going down that street that I noticed the car show. And I’m glad I did.
There was a bit of everything there, including…