And he was there again yesterday with his dog Charley. But Green Lake was different than he'd ever seen it before. Visibility was maybe one foot. It used to be a heck of a lot cleaner.
Green Lake is closed to recreation activities including boating, swimming and fishing.
The signs went up yesterday as authorities warned that people and animals could be sickened by contact with the lake. The unprecedented closure prompted by a toxic bacterium comes at the height of the water-sports season and highlights the failure of the city's long struggle to clean up the popular lake. This normally crowded beach at Green Lake had a deserted look yesterday after the lake was closed to water activities. Despite a stiff breeze, no windsurfers glided across the lake located about five miles north of downtown Seattle. The closure will last at least until tomorrow.