FOREST LAKE
PHOTO ESSAY
BY: CAMAREN DANIEL
THE FOREST LAKE COMMUNITY HAS BEGUN TO DRAIN THE LAKE IN ORDER TO MAKE
IT A MORE ENJOYABLE SIGHT. THESE CHAIRS SIT AT THE SOUTH END OF THE LAKE,
WHERE MANY HOME OWNERS USED TO SIT TO ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL WATER.
THOUGH THE LAKE MAY SEEM UNLIVEABLE, SOME ANIMALS ARE STILL CALLING THIS
PLACE HOME. WILDLIFE CONTINUES TO FLOURISH ON FOREST LAKE.
THE FOREST LAKE COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO COME TOGETHER AND HELP FIGHT
TO CLEAN UP THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. MANY HOMES ARE BEGINNING TO BE REBUILT
AND FAMILIES RESTORED.
AS CITY OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS DRAINING THE LAKE, YOU CAN
SEE THE DEBRIS THAT IS STARTING TO EMERGE. HERE IS A STOP SIGN THAT LIES ON
THE EMPTY LAKE BED.
AS MEMBERS OF THE FOREST LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD TRY TO START TO REBUILD, THEY
STILL TRY TO MAKE OTHERS CAUTIOUS OF THE REMAINING DEBRIS. YOU CAN ALSO
NOW SEE DCH HOSPITAL FROM THE NORTH END OF THE LAKE.
THIS CROSS LIES IN THE FRONT YARD OF A HOME BEING REBUILT AFTER THE STORM.
THE CROSS IS TO REMIND THE PEOPLE OF TUSCALOOSA OF EVERYONE WHO DIED IN
THE APRIL 27TH TORNADO.
THIS DOCK USED TO SIT IN SOMEONE’S BACKYARD, BUT IT NOW LIES IN PIECES
WAITING TO BE TORN DOWN AND REBUILT.
A BEAUTIFUL SUNSET OVER FOREST LAKE TO HELP REMIND PEOPLE THAT ANOTHER
DAY IS AHEAD, ALONG WITH ANOTHER DAY OF PROGRESS.
THIS ELMO PATIENTLY WAITS ON FOREST LAKE TO BE RETURNED HOME TO HIS
OWNER.
THE SPIRIT OF FOREST LAKE CONTINUES TO BE FULL OF PRIDE AS MEMBERS HELP
CLEAN UP THEIR HOMES AND BEGIN TO START OVER. THESE FOREST LAKE HOME
OWNERS RAISE THEIR FLAG HIGH TO SHOW THEIR PATRIOTISM FOR TUSCALOOSA.
THIS “WE’RE COMING BACK” BANNER HANGS UP AT THE NORTH END OF THE LAKE
TO HELP REMIND PEOPLE THAT THIS COMMUNITY WILL CONTINUE TO REBUILD UNTIL
THE LAKE IS BACK TO ITS BEAUTIFUL SELF AGAIN.