Photos: Families spend first day of summer at Beech Fork Lake
Families beat the heat of the first day of summer at the Stowers Branch Swimming Area on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Beech Fork Lake in Lavalette.Â

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Seven-year-old Harlie Crabtree, center, swims with her siblings, 4-year-old Gracyn, left, 9-year-old Kaleb and 3-year-old Colt, as families beat the heat on the first day of summer at the Stowers Branch Swimming Area on Tuesday at Beech Fork Lake in Lavalette.
- Sholten Singer | The Herald-Dispatch

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Two-year-old Jaxon Hrabak plays in the sand as families beat the heat on the first day of summer at the Stowers Branch Swimming Area on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Beech Fork Lake in Lavalette.
- Sholten Singer | The Herald-Dispatch

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Eight-year-old Kylar Moore and 2-year-old Jaxon Hrabak splash around as families beat the heat of the first day of summer at the Stowers Branch Swimming Area on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Beech Fork Lake in Lavalette.
- Sholten Singer | The Herald-Dispatch

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Eight-year-old Kylar Moore splashes around as families beat the heat of the first day of summer at the Stowers Branch Swimming Area on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Beech Fork Lake in Lavalette.
- Sholten Singer | The Herald-Dispatch
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Seven-year-old Harlie Crabtree, center, swims with her siblings, 4-year-old Gracyn, left, 9-year-old Kaleb and 3-year-old Colt, as families beat the heat on the first day of summer at the Stowers Branch Swimming Area on Tuesday at Beech Fork Lake in Lavalette.
- Sholten Singer | The Herald-Dispatch
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Families beat the heat on the first day of summer at the Stowers Branch Swimming Area on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Beech Fork Lake in Lavalette.
- Sholten Singer | The Herald-Dispatch
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Families beat the heat on the first day of summer at the Stowers Branch Swimming Area on Tuesday at Beech Fork Lake in Lavalette.
- photos by Sholten Singer | The Herald-Dispatch
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Families beat the heat of the first day of summer at the Stowers Branch Swimming Area on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Beech Fork Lake in Lavalette.
- Sholten Singer | The Herald-Dispatch
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Two-year-old Jaxon Hrabak plays in the sand as families beat the heat on the first day of summer at the Stowers Branch Swimming Area on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Beech Fork Lake in Lavalette.
- Sholten Singer | The Herald-Dispatch
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Families beat the heat on the first day of summer at the Stowers Branch Swimming Area on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Beech Fork Lake in Lavalette.
- Sholten Singer | The Herald-Dispatch
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Eight-year-old Kylar Moore and 2-year-old Jaxon Hrabak splash around as families beat the heat of the first day of summer at the Stowers Branch Swimming Area on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Beech Fork Lake in Lavalette.
- Sholten Singer | The Herald-Dispatch
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Families beat the heat of the first day of summer at the Stowers Branch Swimming Area on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Beech Fork Lake in Lavalette.
- Sholten Singer | The Herald-Dispatch
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Two-year-old Jaxon Hrabak splashes around as families beat the heat of the first day of summer at the Stowers Branch Swimming Area on June 21 at Beech Fork Lake in Lavalette.
- Sholten Singer | The Herald-Dispatch
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Eight-year-old Kylar Moore splashes around as families beat the heat of the first day of summer at the Stowers Branch Swimming Area on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Beech Fork Lake in Lavalette.
- Sholten Singer | The Herald-Dispatch
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