Comments on: Capaha Park Lagoon Ices over in 1968 http://www.capecentralhigh.com/cape-photos/capaha-park-lagoon-ices-over-in-1968/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=capaha-park-lagoon-ices-over-in-1968 Coming of Age in Cape Girardeau Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:36:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Fly Fishing http://www.capecentralhigh.com/cape-photos/capaha-park-lagoon-ices-over-in-1968/comment-page-1/#comment-27094 Fly Fishing Wed, 05 Jan 2011 02:03:22 +0000 http://www.capecentralhigh.com/?p=464#comment-27094 Recently my brother found my old fishing pole that I had not seen in years. I guess I got to busy as the years went by to take the time to relax by the lake and look back on those early evenings with grandpa. I failed to understand it then but, there was a lot of wisdom shared in those all but forgotten moments. Recently my brother found my old fishing pole that I had not seen in years. I guess I got to busy as the years went by to take the time to relax by the lake and look back on those early evenings with grandpa. I failed to understand it then but, there was a lot of wisdom shared in those all but forgotten moments.

]]> By: Bill East http://www.capecentralhigh.com/cape-photos/capaha-park-lagoon-ices-over-in-1968/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Bill East Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:55:37 +0000 http://www.capecentralhigh.com/?p=464#comment-96 What's scary about the photo is that one of the people is a kid with (supposedly) an adult on the ice. What’s scary about the photo is that one of the people is a kid with (supposedly) an adult on the ice.

]]> By: Ken Steinhoff http://www.capecentralhigh.com/cape-photos/capaha-park-lagoon-ices-over-in-1968/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Ken Steinhoff Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:37:22 +0000 http://www.capecentralhigh.com/?p=464#comment-95 Larry, I'll keep a lookout for anything I have of the lagoon rehab. I recall it being done, but I don't remember WHEN it happened. I was planning on doing a whole piece on the lagoon and / or Capaha Park when I get enough pictures to do it up right. I've scanned a couple of negatives when the lagoon was really disgusting with algae, floating debris and a picnic table dumped in it. I've got a picture of a kid walking home in the rain from the park carrying a big fish, but I don't remember the story about the big gars. I spent many an hour fishing in the park, usually drowning worms. I did catch a monster crappie once when it counted; it won me a nice rod and reel in a fishing contest. Larry,

I’ll keep a lookout for anything I have of the lagoon rehab. I recall it being done, but I don’t remember WHEN it happened.

I was planning on doing a whole piece on the lagoon and / or Capaha Park when I get enough pictures to do it up right. I’ve scanned a couple of negatives when the lagoon was really disgusting with algae, floating debris and a picnic table dumped in it.

I’ve got a picture of a kid walking home in the rain from the park carrying a big fish, but I don’t remember the story about the big gars.

I spent many an hour fishing in the park, usually drowning worms. I did catch a monster crappie once when it counted; it won me a nice rod and reel in a fishing contest.

]]> By: larry points http://www.capecentralhigh.com/cape-photos/capaha-park-lagoon-ices-over-in-1968/comment-page-1/#comment-94 larry points Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:07:28 +0000 http://www.capecentralhigh.com/?p=464#comment-94 I see the islands in the Capaha Park lagoon were in place by 1968. I was at SEMO through the summer of '66, then left town. I don't remember seeing the "rehabilitation" of the lagoons when it was drained and the islands created. So it must have happened in '67? Do you have any photos of that? I remember the Missourian doing an article about the two big Alligator Gar found when the lagoon was drained, but I'm thinking now that relatives must have sent me the news. Any pics of those fish?! Hope I am not completely off base regarding the lagoon reconstruction; that will mean the brain cells are diminishing at an accelerating rate. I see the islands in the Capaha Park lagoon were in place by 1968. I was at SEMO through the summer of ’66, then left town. I don’t remember seeing the “rehabilitation” of the lagoons when it was drained and the islands created. So it must have happened in ’67? Do you have any photos of that? I remember the Missourian doing an article about the two big Alligator Gar found when the lagoon was drained, but I’m thinking now that relatives must have sent me the news. Any pics of those fish?! Hope I am not completely off base regarding the lagoon reconstruction; that will mean the brain cells are diminishing at an accelerating rate.

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