To the editor:

There was a time when the Lake City bathing beach resembled the water parks of today (only on a smaller scale).

The focal point was a giant wooden slide.

At first glance it almost resembled the roller coaster at the fair. Closer inspection revealed carriages that would ride a rail down into the water.

I’d almost forgotten about it until I saw it pictured on a post card on eBay. I vaguely remembered it as a small child. It seemed like something in a dream.