This picture shows a substantial sand bar being created in the middle of the neglected canal. It doubled in size with the run-off of Hurricane Irene and TS Lee. If something isn’t done, the canal will be dammed up. Maybe that’s what Ahlstrom (sp) is waiting for. Ahlstrom is the company that bought Dexter Paper Co. The Dexter family owned the canal and every year they would drain it, make repairs and dredge if necessary. Ahlstrom refuses to do it and refuses to allow anyone else do it. Since the canal is on the National Historic Register, this is pretty sad.