02-20-2014, 12:05 PM
[#0000FF]As we both know, it used to remain open all year and was a popular ice fishing spot. Then they began closing it around the first of October until the first of April. We made some noise about it and got them to leave it open again two years ago but then they went back to a winter closure again. And when they do open it there is no fish cleaning station for a couple more months...at either marina.
It's all about money. The budget for the state parks has been dropping...along with rises in the rates for day use and annual passes. We pay more and get less. Gotta love it.
There are a lot of other state parks that remain open during the winter with little or no staffing or maintenance involved. As popular as Willard south marina area is it is a crime to close it during the winter. I have a lot of fond memories of late fall and winter fishing trips to the south marina. No more.
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It's all about money. The budget for the state parks has been dropping...along with rises in the rates for day use and annual passes. We pay more and get less. Gotta love it.
There are a lot of other state parks that remain open during the winter with little or no staffing or maintenance involved. As popular as Willard south marina area is it is a crime to close it during the winter. I have a lot of fond memories of late fall and winter fishing trips to the south marina. No more.
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