Ready, Set Dye It for 2019 in Honor of Women's Rights
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Lake Cumberland to by dyed Red in Honor of Women’s Rights Historic Date in June and to Honor Pulaski County Native “Rose Will Monroe” Rosie the Riveter
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LAKE CUMBERLAND TO BY DYED RED IN HONOR OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS HISTORIC DATE IN JUNE AND TO HONOR PULASKI COUNTY NATIVE “ROSE WILL MONROE” ROSIE THE RIVETER By
John Henry
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March 30, 2019
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVG) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will by dyeing the largest of it lakes in the Cumberland River Basin Red in Honor of Women’s Rights.
Officials are working specifics for the dye drop in June ahead of the 2019 recreation season.
Corps officials state the dye will be bio-degradable, non hazardous to fish or wildlife and will only last about 36 hours so have your camera’s ready when they use helicopters from nearby Ft. Campbell to make the drop using firefighting helicopter buckets. One S-64 Helitanker will also be used for the bulk of the drop of the dye.
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Lake Cumberland
At Lake Cumberland in Kentucky where the lake reached a record pool elevation of 756.52 feet on Feb. 26, is back near its normal summer pool level of 723’ ASL.
Notifications will be posted at all Marinas and Boat ramps well in advance of the drop and will be announced on television/radio as well... Officials will also post updates on drop to the lake’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/lakecumberland. The dye has been tested and will not stain or harm boat gelcoat, seats, tops etc. in the event a boat happened to receive some drifting spray.
Viewing sites for the drop will be setup at Lake Cumberland State Park, Lake Cumberland marinas, campgrounds at other District facilities, and other Kentucky state parks.
Lake staffs are communicating with recreation.gov officials to notify guests with existing reservations of any camp ground and shelter. Visitors who are concerned about their property should call the Cumberland.gov direct line at 1-877-ITS-FAKE. They may also visit http://www.recreation.gov for information about their existing camping or shelter reservation or to check the availability of facilities. Customers with existing reservations for closed sites due to flooding will be given the option for a full refund or moving their reservation to another available site with no service charge.
News and information regarding Operation Go Red for Women Nashville District recreation areas will be made available on the district’s website at http://www.lrn.usace.army.mil, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/nashvillecorps
If you made it this far and haven’t figured it out, this is not a real story. Happy April Fools!!!!