Blue Lake Park was one of the first places I ever photographed on this wacky journey, back in October, 2006.
I visited again in 2015, but as it was a rainy day and I didn't get many good photos, I never did a post for that one. Now that I've visited the park again (2025) I decided I may as well post the 2015 photos, so you can see what the park looked like in the "in between" times...
In 2015, the purple, blue, and teal structure was still there. ^
There was a "new" play structure (that already looked pretty loved)...
There were also two new "nature" areas. One was a play area, where they had this bird nest on a tall pole (you could not reach it/play on it.)
Sorry for the blurry photo below, but it's the only one I have of this area from the time. Notice the shelter, the log crossing (better photo below), the bird's nest, some tree stumps, and some yellow seating.
This area also included a large musical percussion instrument and a sandbox...
Nearby, there was also this random sculpture...
There was also a garden area, with little trails and info. signs and some things growing...
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They'd also installed a splash pad. Every so many years, Blue Lake is closed to swimmers because of algae/grossness, so a splash pad was a nice addition...
The large red, blue, and teal structure was still there...
But, sadly, between 2006 and 2015, we lost three things:
The yellow, blue, and wooden structure was gone.
And so was the waterfront play area with the rope swing.
We also lost the metal dome/bars.
It's been 10 years since these photos. Check out my next post to find out what's... changed....?
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