shady oak lake

[vmi]

towdiver,

I've dove shady many times with my kids as a post "swim season salvage dive".  You go into the parking lot, suit up a the car and walk down near the footbridge and enter (the swim beach as it fenced off so you kind of have to go around it.  There's a ton of weeds and it's shallow but head over to the permanent diving board platform and it's about 18 to 20 feet deep.  My reference to salvage is money (careful with bills as they desintegrate easily), watches, hair clips, keys and anything else that falls out of kids swim trunks while going off the diving boards all summer.  Take a little goody bag.  The treasures stink bad after recovery but a little washing and away you go.  One time I actually found swim suit bottoms, go figure that one out ?  There is a lot of goose turds but for a "local" dive, it's super close and half way fun.  You must live close by the lake ?  Don't know a thiing about a train but have heard rumors.  the rest of the lake is pretty shallow however.