Salamonie Lake

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Dave King fills up his pontoon at Salamonie Lake on Friday. King wasn't as concerned with the blue-green algae as he was to the low level of water. The water is down by 14 ft.

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Duane and Lisa Kennedy from Fort Wayne arrived at Salamonie Lake on thursday evening with no verbal warning about the blue-green algae. Lisa says that her husband received a kidney transplant so he has to be careful in different situations like this. ''I wish they would have said something,'' says Lisa in reference to coming into the park late last night. ''This place is usually hopping,'' says Lisa ''It's a ghost town now,'' says Duane. The Salamonie Lake is also down by 14 ft. so boats were not seen on the reservoir. The two did received a piece of paper that describe what the blue-green algae was and to be cautious. Duane works on a tire off their RV.

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A closed high water sign is placed on a gate informing people about the beach area. This would be an incorrect sign. The water level is low and there is blue-green algae in the water and no signs were placed here to notify people.

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John Draper from Wabash County relaxes at Salamonie Lake on Friday afternoon. Draper is a regular and says he heard of the blue-green algae on thursday but seemed more concerned about the low level of water. The water is down 14 ft and not a boat was in sight.

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Algae on Salamonie Lake.

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A sign saying, ''beach closed no swimming,'' is placed in the entrance of Salamonie Lake on Friday.

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A sign alerting people of the low water level by one of the boat docks at Salamonie Lake on Friday.

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A sign on the front entrance of Salamonie Lake stating why the water is green. Employees Amanda Stout, left, and Brooke Marie Vogleman, right, hand out papers describing the blue-green algae.