MORE WATER, A BIGGER CROWD. THAT’S THE EXPECTATION AS WE HEAD INTO THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND AT ELEPHANT BUTTE LAKE STATE PARK. THE BUTTE IS A VERY POPULAR HOLIDAY SPOT. AND PARK SUPERINTENDENT KAY DUNLAP SAYS THEY’VE EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS SO FAR THIS YEAR … SO THERE’S NO REASON TO THINK THIS WEEKEND WILL BE DIFFERENT. SHE SAYS LAST YEAR’S LABOR DAY BROUGHT JUST UNDER 40 THOUSAND VISITORS AND THE HOPE IS THAT 45-THOUSAND WILL BE AT THE BUTTE THIS YEAR.
SHE ALSO SAYS THE WATER LEVEL IS STILL ABOUT FIVE FEET HIGHER THAN IT WAS OVER LABOR DAY IN 2014.
