In 1999 my wife and I bought a small cottage on a nice 165 acre lake in Michigan. I grew up on a lake in Maine and I wanted to share that experience with our daughter. When we purchased the property, the water was clear, the surface clean, and there was a nice gravel bottom off of our shoreline. Right around that time, Eurasian Water Milfoil invaded our lake. Within a season, the milfoil had taken over large sections of the lake. Our Lake Association knew we had to take immediate action. We hired experts and did what we were told. We initiated an aggressive herbicide program for the lake. At first, the program was successful. We got the milfoil under control. We thought the problem was solved. We were wrong. By 2003 my wife and I finally moved to the lake after restoring the cottage. We couldn't wait to enjoy the lake. Unfortunately, on our daughter's first swim in the lake, we discovered that our once nice gravel-bottom shoreline was now plagued by over a foot of black, smelly, greasy muck. Her bathing suit was so black after a few minutes in the water that my wife pulled her out and immediately took her up to the house for a bath. We had to throw her bathing suit away. Needless to say, this was heart-wrenching. We had just spent lots of money purchasing this property and lots of time, effort and money rebuilding the cottage. After all of that, we couldn't even go for a swim in the lake where just four years prior we had a clean gravel bottom and clear water...
Watson's is the nation's largest home and recreational retailer. From pools and spas, to leather sofas and sectionals, to home theater seating, to pool tables and arcade games - life's best moments start here!
Since 1983, Inground pool installations, vinyl liner replacements, pool opening and closing services, pump & filter repair, Raypak Heater sales and repair, Automatic Safety Covers, Mesh and Solid Safety Covers installations, Dolphin robotic pool cleaners, Haviland ProTeam and StaRite dealer.
Woods Pools
Woods Pools, Inc has been serving South West Michigan for over 40 years, with quality installations and manufacturing of in-ground pools. Started in 1968 by Ward and Myrtie Woods. Now is the Time... convert that backyard of yours into a beautiful, enjoyable place for your whole family! Create your own backyard environment. A pool by Woods is not only luxurious, but an investment with years of payback... With our experienced staff, we can help you with the layout of a pool to fit your budget or build to your own specific plans. Our years of experience is your guarantee. We service pools today that we installed over 40 years ago... We have installed several pools for the children that grew up swimming in our pool that was installed for their parents. We can create various shapes and sizes. Check out our standard sizes and shapes or we will custom design a pool around your requirements and budget.
St Joe Valley Pools is an in-ground swimming pool construction and service company, serving Southwest Lower Michigan and Northern Indiana. We specialize in Fort Wayne vinyl liner and Viking fiberglass pools.
