Posted August 9, 200618 yr http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060809/NEWS06/608090427/-1/NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article published August 9, 2006 U.S. funds bid to clear ammo from Lake Erie By LAREN WEBER BLADE STAFF WRITER An uncounted number of artillery shells - some unexploded - litter the bottom of Lake Erie off Ottawa County. U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D., Toledo) announced yesterday $1.4 million was made available through the U.S. Department of Defense to begin a massive cleanup effort. The Defense Department will use recently developed sensing and mapping technology to identify munitions on both land and water. "We're trying very hard to do what we can to get this major cleanup started," Miss Kaptur said. More at link above:
August 9, 200618 yr wow, who knew? that area & the parks on the lake around the toussaint is just beautiful. speaking of little bullets, i wonder how much spent ammo and junk is in the lake around that skeet shooting park next to the avon lake power plant? sheesh.
August 10, 200618 yr I was just up there a few months ago with my kids and noticed the area blocked off to boaters. All of the siteseeing maps have the area marked as no tresspassing. I'm glad they are doing something about it. It looks like a nice area to be around. There would be a nice view of the islands from there.
August 10, 200618 yr speaking of little bullets, i wonder how much spent ammo and junk is in the lake around that skeet shooting park next to the avon lake power plant? sheesh. Anything from a skeet range would be shotgun pellets, probably pretty small. There could be a lot of lead scattered around, though, depending on how long the place has been there.
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