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web-posted Tuesday, January 15, 2008
LAKE ALFRED - On the outside, Ron's Tackle Box looks like a simple bait shop, but once inside it becomes obvious it is much more. Ron Schelfo, owner of the store at 380 S. Lakeshore Way, estimates he has close to 45,000 lures, about 18,000 of which are antique lures and highly collectible, including Bagley lures that were manufactured in Winter Haven.

web-posted Tuesday, January 15, 2008
The complete results for the study completed by BoatU.S. on sailboat sinking are as follows: "The sinkings were found to be divided evenly into two broad categories - those that sank at the dock and those that sank while underway," said BoatU.S. Marine Insurance Technical Director Bob Adriance.

web-posted Tuesday, January 15, 2008
WINTER HAVEN - The eastern shore of Lake Lulu is home to one of Winter Haven's top attractions - Chain of Lakes Park. The park hosts numerous sporting events, including the Cleveland Indians spring training games, but the lake itself isn't quite the attraction it could be. It has some of the worst water in the Winter Haven Chain of Lakes.

web-posted Tuesday, January 15, 2008
The Gator Division of the $8.8 million Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League will visit Lake Toho in Kissimmee today for the first of five regular-season events. As many as 200 boaters and 200co-anglers are expected to compete in the tournament, which will award as much as $45,000 in cash, including a top award of $6,000 in the Boater Division.

web-posted Tuesday, January 15, 2008
So, the new year is here and diving has been still on the activity list of many local divers. This past year was a busy one for diving, and we are looking forward to an even better year coming up.

web-posted Tuesday, January 15, 2008
From the nation's largest association of recreational boat owners, BoatU.S., is offering 10 New Year's resolutions that can help anyone be a better boater in 2008:

web-posted Tuesday, January 15, 2008
A number of guide services are available to assist fishermen who want to reel in the big one in Polk County and experience the great outdoors.

web-posted Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Recreational boat marinas and launch ramps, repair yards, commercial fish docks, bait shops and other water-dependent businesses are being pushed off the waterfront as a result of residential development pressures, skyrocketing tax burdens and shortsighted planning.


LETTER FROM THE MAYOR
LAKE ACCESS

Out of 550 Polk County lakes, 88 of them have ramps for public boating access. Below is a list, alphabetically by lake, where those ramps can be found. Additionally, information about Polk County lakes can be found online at the following Web address: www.polk.wateratlas.usf.edu.

Lake Agnes — 333 Bridges Road, Polk City
Lake Alfred — Lake Alfred
Lake Annie — Campbell Road, Dundee
Lake Arbuckle — Lake Arbuckle Road, Frostproof
Lake Ariana — Lake Ariana Boulevard, Auburndale
Lake Banana — 5002 Tillery Road, Highland City
Lake Bess (high water only) — Winter Haven
Lake Blue (two ramps) — Lake Boulevard, Winter Haven
Lake Bonny — Lake Bonny Drive East, Lakeland
Lake Buckeye — Buckeye Road, Winter Haven
Lake Buffum — Doc Lindsey Road, Alturas
Lake Cannon — Lake Cannon Drive, Winter Haven
Lake Carter Road X and Y Pits — Polk County Carter Road Park, Lakeland
Lake Clinch — Palm Avenue, Frostproof
Lake Confusion — Clay Road, Haines City
Lake Conine — Lucerne Park Road, Winter Haven
Lake Crago — Lake Parker Canal, Lakeland
Crooked Lake — Bob’s Landing on Ohlinger Road, Hillcrest Heights
Lake Crystal — 2500 N. Crystal Lake Drive, Lakeland
Lake Daisy — Coleman Drive, Garden Grove, Winter Haven
Lake Deer (two ramps) — 26th Street, N.W.; 33rd Street, N.W., Winter Haven
Lake Deeson — 5305 Wood Creek E., Lakeland
Eagle Lake — West Eagle Lake Avenue, Eagle Lake
Lake Easy — Muncie Road, Highland Park
Lake Echo — South Winona Avenue, Lake Alfred
Lake Elbert — East Lake Elbert Drive, Winter Haven
Lake Eva — Ponce De Leon Drive, Haines City
Lake Fannie — State Road 544 East, Winter Haven
Fort Meade Pits — South U.S. Highway 17-98, Fort Meade
Lake Garfield — Lake Garfield Landing Road, Alturas
Lake Gibson — 4901 Lake Gibson Park, Lakeland
Grassy Lake — Argentina Drive, Eagle Lake
Lake Haines — Haines Boulevard, Lake Alfred
Lake Hamilton — U.S. Highway 27 West, Lake Hamilton
Lake Hancock — Winter Lake Road, Winter Haven
Lake Hartridge — 20th Street, N.W., Winter Haven
Lake Hatchineha — Lake Hatchineta Road, Lake Hamilton
Lake Hollingsworth — Crystal Lake Drive, Lakeland
Lake Howard (two ramps) — Lake Howard Drive, S.W.; West Lake Howard Drive, Winter Haven
Lake Hunter — Harden Boulevard, Lakeland
Lake Jessie — Lake Jessie Drive, Winter Haven
Lake John — Westover Street, Lakeland
Lake Juliana — Fish Haven Road, Auburndale
Lake Lena — Lake Lena Boulevard, Auburndale
Livingston Lake — Livingston Lake Road, Frostproof
Little Crooked Lake — Keen Park Road, Hillcrest Heights
Lake Mariam — Mariam Drive, Winter Haven
Lake Mariana — Oak View Avenue, Auburndale
Lake Marie — State Road 17, Dundee
Lake Marion — Jim Edwards Road, Lake Hamilton
Lake Martha — East Lake Martha Drive, Winter Haven
Lake Maude — Avenue O, N.E., Winter Haven
Lake McLeod — West Eagle Lake Loop Road, Eagle Lake
Lake Menzie — First Street, Dundee
Lake Mud — State Road 33, Polk City
Lake Ned — Cypress Gardens Road, Winter Haven
Lake Pansy — 21st Street, N.W., Winter Haven
Lake Parker (three ramps) — West Lake Parker Drive; Lake Parker Drive; East Lake Parker Drive, Lakleland
Lake Pierce — Boat Ramp Road, Dundee
Lake Reedy — North Lake Reedy Boulevard, Frostproof
Lake Rochelle — U.S. Highway 17-92, Lake Alfred
Lake Rosalie — Lake Rosalie Road, Lake Wales
Lake Roy — Intersection of East Lake Roy Drive and Rydalmont Drive, Winter Haven
Lake Ruby — West Lake Ruby Road, Garden Grove
Saddle Creek Park — 3716 Morgan Combee Road, Lakeland
Lake Sears — 100 Lake Sears Drive, Winter Haven
Lake Shipp (two ramps) — 1651 Lake Shipp Drive; 2403 Seventh St., N.W., Winter Haven
Lake Somerset — Glendale Street, Lakeland
Lake Summit — West Lake Summit Drive, Winter Haven
Lake Surveyors — Marshall Edwards Road South, Alturas
Lake Swoope —North Rochelle Drive, Lake Alfred
Lake Tennessee — Old Berkley Road, Polk City
Lake Thomas — Lakeview Boulevard, Winter Haven
Tiger Lake — Bud’s Fish Camp on Rawls Road, Lake Wales
Lake Tracy — McKay Drive, Haines City
Lake Wailes — North Lake Shore Boulevard, Lake Wales
Lake Weohyakapka (Lake Walk-In-Water) — Boat Landing Road, Lake Wales

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