Winter Weather Advisory issued February 5 at 3:38PM EST until February 6 at 6:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations up to two inches with locally higher amounts.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 6 AM to 6 PM EST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday morning and evening commutes.
Today 21° Today 21° chance 18° 18° chance Tomorrow 33° Tomorrow 33° light likely 2° 2°
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Saturday, August 4th, 2007
Photo by Janie Southard/The Daily Standard

Trees are a form of ground support structure on islands. Wave action erodes the shore, weakens the root system and trees like this one, from an island just off Windy Point, topple into the lake. Another type of shoreline protection is riprap (large stones) seen in the foreground.

Related online story:
Lake islands vanishing but not the history behind them
ST. MARYS - There used to be Grassy, Elm, Squaw Point and Smoke Eaters, but now they're gone. Duck Blind is still around as are several with no names and even one with a cottage. [More]
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