Two separate storm systems have done a number on the trees along the Ithaca waterfront. The first hit in late June and damaged many trees in Stewart Park, the golf course and in Fuertes Bird Sanctuary. Every trail in Fuertes was blocked by downed trees, and in Stewart Park the fence around the tennis courts was crushed by a sycamore. Several willows were uprooted, one falling on some kayaks and the port-a-johns. Other port-o-johns succumbed to strong winds.
After most of the debris had been cleaned up and the dangerous trees dealt with, another storm came through and added insult to injury. There was a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the park's opening scheduled for July 4, but it had to be postponed.
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