Saturday, February 10, 2007

Every Kid Needs An Outlet

This is a very ancient (to me, anyway) postcard of the outlet at the east side of the Lake, which ran out under South Shore Drive and out into the country. When the water was high, you could take an inner tube from the mouth of the Lake all the way out into the cornfields--carrying along a ratty pair of tennies for the long walks back.

One summer, the stream was dammed up near the shore, and somehow a good-sized northern pike got into there. I cast my worm-laden hook like a madman to try and catch it, but an older kid with fancy gear and a shiny lure got the prize.

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