Bob Sutter walks the shoreline near his home on the north side of East Jefferson Lake. Algae blooms, while nothing unfamiliar in this area, prompted a statewide alert earlier this week warning people to stay away from potentially toxic algae blooms. John Cross
Algae blooms prompt alert
Recurring summer problem on area lakes
By Tanner Kent Free Press Staff Writer
Not anymore, though.
“Since I’ve been here,” Sutter said, “the algae has not been this bad, this consistently.”