The first left hand turn in the river after Lewis Street has had a stump in the middle of the river for years. A few months ago a canoe accident happened in that spot and a child drowned. Do not know if any other lives have been lost there but it is a deceiving spot. The guy who showed me how to row the river walks his boat around this spot; this is the only spot I have seen him do this on. The way the current runs it wants to take you right directly into the stump which is directly in the middle of the slot.

After the person drowned someone tried to yank the stump/tree out of the river. They got it about half way out and the cable broke making the jam even worse. I have not been down there in about two months but I wonder if it has piled up even worse, or if the signs were posted because of the drowning. I am not sure why the signs are there but this would be my best guess.