GAYLORD — When swimmers arrive at the Otsego Lake County Park next summer they will discover a new upgraded beach leading into the lake.

Jacob Brown, director of the Otsego County Parks and Recreation Department, said a recently completed $45,000 beach project focused on the land between the existing beach and the lake.

"It's now a nice gradual beach with new sand and slopes down into the lake. It will be better for safety purposes, making it easier to get down to the lake," Brown said.

The project saw the removal of some rocks and the addition of fresh sand to the beach. Brown said Justin Wing of the county parks and recreation commission helped the beach project along.

The county park at the lake sits on 27 acres and contains 80 modern campsites and four cabins equipped with electric

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