The weather should cooperate, but there’s no swimming this weekend at Durand Eastman Beach. The problem is, there’s not much beach at Durand Eastman because of the record-high Lake Ontario water levels. The City of Rochester was going to open the beach for swimming this weekend, but now says it’s postponed indefinitely. People […]
The City of Rochester says it has no choice but to ban swimming indefinitely at Durand-Eastman beach, because there essentially is no beach anymore. The high waters and waves of Lake Ontario have torn away nearly all the sand, leaving water right up to the base of the hills above the shore. Paths that once […]
With an eye on the forecast, Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren has declared a Cool Sweep for today and a Heat Emergency for Wednesday in the city. People can get relief from the heat with extended hours at city pools, Durand Eastman Beach and spray parks. Fire hydrants will also be spraying noon to 4:00 p.m. […]