Grove Lake project will provide additional access for boaters, anglers

Access for boaters and shore anglers will improve at Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area. A construction project, which began July 16, will include building a new fishing pier to provide more bank fishing opportunities at the 50-acre lake and repairing two boat ramps.

A 60-foot gangway will provide anglers access to a 10-foot by 20-foot floating platform on the west shoreline.

The north boat ramp will be replaced as it had begun to heave and separate at the joints. The new concrete ramp will include an Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant parking stall and access. A small part of the sout...