Will nude bathing be allowed at Crystal Lake this summer

by | Apr 1, 2015 | Newton | 7 comments

Local activists at OpenCrystalLakes.org are petitioning the board of aldermen to insert the words “except at Crystal Lake” into Section 20-57 of the City’s Ordinances, that bans nude bathing.

After seeing the emotional and pitched battle three years ago about introducing “Swim at Your Own Risk” at Crystal Lake, this is likely to be an uphill battle for proponents.  Says activist Deborah Fogel, “we believe that we have broad grassroots support for the change but local abutters have a history of resisting the simplest changes at Crystal Lake”.

A Lake Avenue resident who requested anonymity said of the proposal “Over my dead, fully clothed, body”.

 

7 Comments

  1. KEITH E. JACOBSON
    KEITH E. JACOBSON on April 1, 2015 at 1:24 pm

    GEEE …. Someone told me three years ago it was clothing optional. I have been taking advantage of it since then. May account for the drop in attendance .

  2. Terry Malloy
    Terry Malloy on April 1, 2015 at 1:31 pm

    Isn’t that Jerry Reilly, fourth from the right?

    • Greg Reibman
      Greg Reibman on April 1, 2015 at 1:34 pm

      Gee one wonders how you would know that @Terry Malloy.

  3. Jerry Reilly
    Jerry Reilly on April 1, 2015 at 1:35 pm

    I’m blushing

  4. Terry Malloy
    Terry Malloy on April 1, 2015 at 1:41 pm

    Dimples

  5. Sallee Lipshutz
    Sallee Lipshutz on April 1, 2015 at 1:46 pm

    I thought the sign said no ifs, ands or butts.

  6. Marti
    Marti on April 1, 2015 at 2:02 pm

    Ah, you chicken, you edited it before I could comment, “What about just for those who don’t need support? (Or I could have been hallucinating. Where are those pills?