Mylar Balloons

Holy Cow,

What is with all the Maylar balloons on the lake? I bet there was 20 of them East of Kellys Tuesday.

There were a bunch of them out there the weekend before when I went North out of Huron.

I find these darn things all over the place. I have a woods East of Ft. Wayne, you find them things stuck in the trees and on the ground and they are just like a heavy plastic bag that will hang around forever. I would think this would be a big no no any more?

I'm not a tree hugger by any means but this is not much different than throwing non bio trash out the window.


Kent

Agreed. I see a few each time I'm out and try to net them if I can. People who release them don't think about where they end up.

It has been unreal then numbers of balloons I have seen in the lake this year.

yep I picked one up over the 4th East of Kelley's too!

Iv seen a few myself out of Huron , Vermillion area and always take a closer look to make sure it's no more then a balloon. I would call it littering !

Yes Joedog I agree on taking a look.. The first couple I saw I did. I picked them up. I thought they could be something like a life preserver But the other day it was pretty obvious.. Must be happening after weddings is my guess. Mabey bride and groom should get a special gift from ODNR...

You are correct to think a wedding ceremony could be the source.Have seen people release balloons after the ceremony before.

Bob,
Perhaps with the pandemic, there is a lot of pent up reasons for young couples to celebrate a bit more, seeing that things were really locked down pretty tight on gatherings. I know of a few couples who had their wedding plans dashed. So if that is the case, I will cut them a bit of slack.

I think it would be better if they just rented a charter for a day, said their vows, and then got a couple tickets.

But hey that's just me.

Yeah,that would be the perfect start for a married couple.Go out on a fishing charter.Then you can find out if your new bride cleans and cooks your fish for you.

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Originally Posted by itsbob

Yeah,that would be the perfect start for a married couple.Go out on a fishing charter.Then you can find out if your new bride cleans and cooks your fish for you.

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If you don’t know that before the wedding.... let’s just call it poor planning.

There had been a ton of them on the east as well!

Yes, that is where I saw most of the ones I saw. Out in beginning of Central Basin. I am assuming they are coming from the Islands.? Out by weather buoy, I saw like 20 of them a couple weeks back. All same event I suppose. But have been seeing them all Summer now more than usual I think. I guess it give us something to look at when way out there. lol