All News is Good News

We like to say that every weekend is a dog and pony show at Lock 30 Woodlands, but if you read the Youngstown Vindicator ‘s account yesterday, you might take that statement literally.


It’s easy to call the newspaper complaining when you’ve been wronged by damaging reporting, but what about when the story, while inaccurate, is very flattering?

That was the case when the reporter mistakenly referred to our actual dog shower as a dog show. That’s right, he said we have a dog show at Lock 30 Woodlands. So all you dogs out there, lined up for your complimentary shower after swimming in the fishing lake, know that you’re putting on a real show. After all, that’s what the paper says…

There were some other amusing bloopers—like our “wildlife cooking class”. In actuality, last month we offered a horticulture talk, which included cooking with herbs guests are welcome to pick in our free “weed a little, pick a little” community garden. Do we have wildlife at Lock 30 Woodlands? Indeed we do. We think the little beasts gather among the wildflowers and marshland along the river front, where motorized vehicles are prohibited. We actually have a wildlife conservation corridor on our Wild & Scenic Riverfront, designated by the United States Department of the Interior. I can promise you, though, we do not conserve the wildlife by saving it on a spit or canning and cooking it in a crockpot.

Oops!

Now, what about the “Saturday morning parades” the story referenced?

I can recall a parade of wild turkeys marching past our pool about five years ago, but chances are if we pulled up behind those birds with our blazing, red fire truck, crowned with cheering kids, those birds would fall out of formation mighty fast. But, hey, maybe a parade is a good idea and we can thank the Youngstown Vindicator for suggesting it. So kids, decorate your bikes, bring along your drums and majorettes, go ahead and twirl away. If you want to follow the fire truck and form a parade, we won’t stop you.

We’re grateful for the compliments this reporter showered on us and proud of our high ratings. We’ve worked hard to maintain guest satisfaction year-round. (Yes, we are open year round and not from April to October, as misreported in the story). We’ll continue this ten year tradition of having our doors open to serve you 365 days a year. As for dog shows and cooking the wildlife. Sorry folks. It’s not going to happen.

Mistakes happen. We should all share a hearty laugh every chance we get, because life is short. We’re fond of saying that we can fix just about anything at our campground. Consider this a fix for yesterday’s flattering, but partially inaccurate account of what you’ll find at Lock 30 Woodlands.

And now, let the dog and pony show begin!