Changes at the beach

Published 12:00 am Sunday, July 1, 2001

Photo by Jeff Mulfinger

The city beach was once a summertime hot spot in Albert Lea, as shown in the 1960 photograph above.

Sunday, July 01, 2001

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The city beach was once a summertime hot spot in Albert Lea, as shown in the 1960 photograph above. Now, as shown in the top photo, a few families still use the beach, but not to the extent it was used before the city pool was built in the early 1970s. See story below.