Newspapers / Daily Tar Heel (Chapel … / June 5, 1986, edition 1 / Page 9
Part of Daily Tar Heel (Chapel Hill, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
The Tar HeeS Thursday, June 5, 19869 Sugar take offers -afford to beat the summer heat and weekend doldrums By JEAN DO BBS Staff Writer Students, families, couples and kids can experience the benefits of Chapel Hill, and it only costs a dollar. Sugar Lake, a rock quarry located approximately 16 miles south of Chapel Hill on Hatley Road, pro vides the sunning and swimming. The American Stone Co: leased the land until 1975, and then Edward Cox bought the property, said Odessa Gladon, the lake's gatekeeper. For two years, the new owner had a great aeai oi ixoudic wini w classing, dim in 1977, finally decided to open the lake to the public, Gladon said. Some people find Sugar Lake's clean water especially nice, she said. The lake's source is a natural spring, and the water drains off the shallow end of the lake so the pollution from the clientele is constantly removed from the swimming area. Another reason for Sugar Lake's popularity is probably its low admis sion price: $1 for the whole day. Gladon said the cost has remained lilt Still IV 1UI 011UU91 lir J Vtii 3 UWjptlV the rise in prices for most other forms of other entertainment. Although many parents bring young children to the lake, most of the patrons of the fun and sun are between the ages of 16 and 25. Graham Simmerman, a student at N.C. State, said he was surprised at how young the crowd was. He said most people there were probably high school and college age, but they were not necessarily students. There is no common background Scaling tall trees By PHIL GITELMAN Sports editor . "1 bet 1 can climb this tree faster than you." Everyone remembers making this boast as a kid. Well, now the kids are older, but the boasts remain the same. Tree climbing has become a competitive sport with the formation of the North American Tree Climbing Organization, and big money is at stake. Jack "Piney" Acern, a UNC summer school student from Appal achian State University, knows all about NATCO. He is in training for the. nationals, which are being held at Yellow Stone National Park in September. A rA ls-vtBr r Aao ApArn tram9 wCinrA I go to Appalachian, there are plenty of trees all around. I usually get up at seven in the morning and climb about 50 trees in two hours." And these are not ordinary trees. "I'd say they're about a 100 feet each." How did Acern get interested in certified sport? "Well, I've been climbing trees all my life. And when I heard about NATCO it was like a dream come true," Acern said. This will be his first adult com petition and Acern is excited. "I'm really anxious to see how I do against everybody else. IVe been training hard but I'm still scared." See TREES page 14 that Sugar Lake goers have, except for the fact that they all go to the quarry to have a good time. Kate Winterton, a social worker from Cary, said she went to Sugar Lake about once a month because, "It's real relaxed and it's not too far away." She said the best thing to do there is lie in the middle of the lake on an inner tube. Norman T. Harris, whose stated occupation is "just hanging out" in Raleigh, was a first timer. He said he enjoyed jumping off the cliffs into the water, meeting new people and drinking beer. Unlike public lakes and parks, drinking is permitted at Sugar Lake. Simmerman said he appreciated being allowed to drink because public consumption is illegal at Jordan Lake. Although many people do drink beer, Winterton said she did not usually drink when she went there. "I'm not a day drinker," she said. When asked what was the most unusual thing she had seen at Sugar Lake, Winterton said that once she saw a 300-pound man in a Mickey Mouse inner tube, wearing "little floaties" on his arms. When asked about the rebel yell that periodically runs through the crowd around the lake, Winterton said she participated sometimes. "It's kinda funny . . . nobody really cares what anybody else does," she said. That easygoing attitude seems to be the prevalent one among the people who go to Sugar Lake. A 4 lAMOLUMCHt 2 M The Golden Dragon st sslV" 6r"r 'The First Fast Service Chinese Restaurant in the Triangle Area' Over the years you have know us for the consistent high quality of our food. Always fresh Always at a low cost Always the best available ingredients Always served with efficiency so your wait is never very long FranMin Centre Dovsititown Chapel Hill Across from the Varsity Theater fx -Witt Paul Hubbard, Cindy McCanse, Gladon said that before Cox opened the quarry to the public, 160 people were arrested for trespassing. But there have only been only one or two incidents calling for police interven tion in the last 10 years, she said. The only unpleasant aspect of mm 1 - U 1983-84 GOURMET CHOICE 929-5728 it -.vy--&&ayyyS- Mark Atkins and Jamie Hubbard Sugar Lake is the abundant popu lation of hungry fish. The fish will bite if a person remains stationary in the water for too long. One girl, who preferred not to be named, said, "The first time I got bit was on my SERVED 7 Jordan's PRIME RIB W DINNER Small Cut of Prime FREE Crab (ONE All Major Credit Cards RESERVATIONS ACCEPTED 114 W. Franklin St. II V BOSSSs a .-rj-p n I I 4 y I -X 1 Tar Heel Jean Dobbs out for a fun cruise on Sugar Lake butt. I thought it was my boyfriend pinching me." Sugar Lake is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., seven days a week until the first or second week of September Gladon said. DAYS PER WEEK 5-9:30 P.M. BUFFET Rib a Buffet of Fresh & Vegetables. Legs on the Salad Bar. TRIP TO THE SAL. O BAR 1 57 E. Rosemary Street cms from Public Pariinc 967-5727) 2 for 1 Solf-scrvon copies a u . ii with this coupons a 967-0790 across from Univ. Square m m 1
Daily Tar Heel (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
June 5, 1986, edition 1
9
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75