Don't worry, you're still the envy of the "Ohio" neighborhood kids ; )
Nick Zarlinga
Aquarium Biologist
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
216.661.6500 ext 4485
><)> -----Original Message-----
><)> From: owner-nanfa_at_aquaria.net
><)> On Behalf
><)> Of Mark
><)> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 9:22 AM
><)> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
><)> Subject: NANFA-- Ottawa River Toledo Ohio
><)>
><)>
><)> I'm glad to hear someone is working on the Ottawa
><)> River. We spent
><)> many hours there, fishing, swimming, jumping off
><)> the bridge, skating,
><)> playing in the old public pool that was abandoned
><)> and used as a
><)> fishing pond. The kiddy pool was always full of
><)> minnows that were
><)> lots of fun to dipnet. Made greet feeders for our
><)> water snakes.
><)> This was in Point Place. I probably got my first
><)> really mean case of
><)> poison ivy along the banks of the Ottawa. There
><)> was a big stand of
><)> staghorn sumac that we used as a fort. Caught my
><)> first monster
><)> goldfish there and was the envy of the
><)> neighborhood kids, briefly.
><)> He was quite impressive in Chris Hupp's wading
><)> pool. Yes, I still
><)> remember when Cindy Hoff showed up with that green
><)> sunfish. I was so
><)> blown away. Did that fish come out of the river?
><)> Seemed like an
><)> exotic prize from the darkest Amazon. Hmm, I
><)> suppose I could blame
><)> that fish for an entire life's worth of fish
><)> hunting. I guess every
><)> time I go out with a seine, I'm just trying to
><)> relive that childhood
><)> dream.
><)>
><)> --
><)> Mark
><)> Ohio
><)> USA
><)> <))><
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