VIGO COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Update: According to the Vigo County Parks and Recreation Department, the beach at Fowler Park has been reopened early.
In a post made to Facebook, the organization said that the leak in the water main was not as bad as previously believed. Crews were also reportedly able to secure the parts quickly and finish repairs.
The beach is now back open.
Original: A local beach will be closed to visitors following a water main break.
According to the Vigo County Parks and Recreation Department, the Fowler Lake beach at Fowler Park will be closed for three days.
Officials said the beach will be closed as crews will need the space to work on repairing a broken water main line. Shelter B will also be closed during that time.
Fowler Park is located at 3000 E. Oregon Church Road. While the beach and a shelter will be unavailable, half the park will still be open to visitors during the repairs.
History of Fowler Park
In 1967, one-hundred-and-forty-acres of land in the south-central area of Vigo County was purchased from the Peabody Coal Company to establish the first county park, known today as Fowler Park. The park was dedicated to the memory of Eugene Fowler, the first man to lose his life in the Vietnam War. Additional land with a house was purchased in 1970 for use as a caretaker’s home. Approximately 300 acres of land east of Fowler Park were donated in 1981, named the Fowler Park Wilderness Area. The last addition of land was in 1995; land north of the park was purchased totaling 462.82 acres. In 2016, the Fowler Park Wilderness Area was re-purposed and transformed into a 300-acre community mountain bike park, named Griffin Bike Park.
The closures are expected for June 24-26.
For more information about the park and its amenities visit the Vigo County Parks & Recreation website here.
