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During a recent paddle onIndianapolisWhite River, I was struck by how peaceful my surroundings were.
Tom Lee Park, in Memphis, Tennessee.
A great blue heron stood at alert near the bank, scanning the river for its next meal.
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But for decades, residents had little, if any, public access to the waterfront.
Tubing in Columbia, South Carolina.
(Even more extraordinary?
Lee could not swim.)
After major flooding during the 1920s, the city turned the waterway into a drainage ditch.
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The complex has even become an official training site for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic rowing teams.
The Sunset Canopy at Tom Lee Park, in Memphis.
