![]() ![]() One last word, during the summer, my grandson, TC, after spending 10 days with us at the cabin, said to me, "Ba, since the 'lotion' works, why don't you sell it?" I said, "TC, I think that is a good idea. The program will feature the breadth, power and journalism of rotating Fox News anchors, reporters and producers. It was another great summer at the cabin. FOX FILES combines in-depth news reporting from a variety of Fox News on-air talent. When applied and applied properly, there was no swimmer's itch! It worked on children from 4 to 12 and on adults from 18 to 66. We had a total of approximately 240 grandkid days at the cabin this summer (same as 8 grandkids for 30 days) and they were in the water at least 90% of the days. Yes, it did work and we gave it a good test. Yes, we had a few red bumps but that was a result of the little ones getting into the water before they had their "lotion" on. It worked if mom or dad applied the lotion to the younger children. It worked! No swimmer's itch! Well, let me qualify that. Then, during the summer of 2010, we tried mixing a natural plant oil with a water resistant 30SPF sunscreen. Our grandkids were scratching and itching to the point of not sleeping well and neither were their parents or grandparents! What could we do to prevent Swimmer's Itch? We read and studied most of the information available, talked with DNR officials, and tried many things but nothing really prevented it. Those itchy red bumps are called Swimmer's Itch. Those red bumps are itchy! What was going on? We had never experienced this in all the years. And finally, we began to see red bumps appearing on our skin and especially on the younger grandkids. Next, we began to notice more snails in the lake. In 2009, we began to notice more ducks and geese on the lake. and so we spend a lot of time in the lake and at our sandy beach. We have always been an active family, enjoying water sports such as swimming, tubing, water skiing etc. Our family has changed from 5 and 1 lab to 16 and 2 labs! Now the 8 grandchildren love it too. ![]() Today, 50 summers later, we are still going to the cabin on Webb Lake. And so, they grew up going to the cabin most every weekend – at least during the summer. ![]() Karen and I loved it and our kids and their friends loved it. It may or may not have a long swimming 'tail', depending on the species. A cercaria has a tapering head with large penetration glands. It develops within the germinal cells of the sporocyst or redia. Swimmers itch is caused by the larvae (immature stage) of certain flatworms that can be picked up. What is swimmer's itch Swimmer's itch, also called cercarialcercarialA cercaria (plural cercariae) is the larval form of the trematode class of parasites. It was that summer when our family of Bud, Karen, Tucker 9, Tim 4, Katie 4 months, and Pepper our black lab, began to enjoy and appreciate cabin and lake life every weekend from June to September. Swimmers itch occurs in some Wisconsin Lakes each year. Our story begins in the summer of 1973 when our contractor completed construction of our cabin on Webb Lake in northwestern Wisconsin. ![]()
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