Lake Welch Beach up in Harriman State Park in Stony Point was reponed yesterday after an intensive cleanup of an algal bloom shut it down last week. Joshua Laird is the Executive Director of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission, and said if you’d rather not swim in Lake Welch, there are other options the state park system provides…
Laird was a guest on “Tough Times with Lou Young” right here on WRCR on Saturday. A massive bloom two years ago closed the lake all summer. Due to the heat wave, the swimming hours have been extended for today at Lake Tiorati and Lake Welch Beach, from 10AM to 6:45PM.