25 June 2019
We had
enjoyed the first two state parks, so we decided to make it three. Grand Lake St Marys was once the world’s largest
artificial body of water. The lake was
dug by 1700 German and Irish immigrants between 1837 and 1845. It was created to supply water to the Miami
and Erie canal systems.
Today the state
park sits on the lake. There is access
to the water and we did see some folks using the lake. A careful look at the
signs near one of the beach areas behind our camp site made it very clear that
spending time in the lake was not a good idea.
The next morning, we visited the town of St Marys. The town has a long history which can be seen here. Before the system of canals began, St Marys developed a portage system to provide transfer of cargo between the two nearby rivers. We found parking near the Memorial Park. Now that Halley is traveling with us again, we are always looking for places we can enjoy that allows her to do some exploring also.
2 comments:
We always check out covered bridges. We have one a few miles from our home.
I'm always amazed at how those canals were dug by hand. Lots of man hours. Bet you couldn't find anyone today to work that hard! (Me included).
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