A public celebration to start the two-year Fountain Lake dredging project in Edgewater Bay was Wednesday at Edgewater Bay Pavilion. The event featured a picnic and project information. Local officials attended the event, and Shell Rock River Watershed District staff and the board of managers discussed the project and answered questions. - Sam Wilmes/Albert Lea Tribune
The dredge is in Edgewater Bay. – Sam Wilmes/Albert Lea Tribune
Watershed District staff interact Wednesday during the event. Dredging Contractor J.F. Brennan Co. Inc. anticipates the project will take two dredging seasons — 2018 and 2019. – Sam Wilmes/Albert Lea Tribune
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