▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁a ▁local ▁club ▁proposed ▁installing ▁a ▁man - made ▁island ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁lake , ▁stock ing ▁the ▁lake ▁with ▁salt ▁water ▁fish , ▁and ▁prom oting ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁destination ▁for ▁visitors ; ▁the ▁plan ▁was ▁opposed ▁by ▁residents ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁place . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁f ount ains ▁were ▁installed ▁to ▁aer ate ▁the ▁lake , ▁but ▁neighb ors ▁compla ined ▁about ▁salt water ▁o vers p ray , ▁and ▁the ▁f ount ains ▁often ▁id led ▁due ▁to ▁low ▁water ▁and ▁r usted ▁parts ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁they ▁were ▁removed . ▁ ▁A ▁private ▁group ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Park s ▁Conserv ancy ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁improve ▁Col onial ▁Lake ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Its ▁plans ▁would ▁have ▁narrow ed ▁adjacent ▁R ut ledge ▁A ve . ▁by ▁nine ▁feet ▁( to ▁the ▁same ▁width ▁as ▁nearby ▁streets ) ▁and ▁installed ▁a ▁more ▁formal ▁landscape ▁around ▁the ▁lake . ▁Pl ans ▁were ▁completed ▁with ▁some ▁modifications , ▁and ▁an ▁expected ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁start ▁date ▁for ▁the ▁four ▁million ▁doll ar ▁project ▁was ▁set . ▁Work ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁completed ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Category : P arks ▁in ▁Char l eston , ▁South ▁Carolina <0x0A> </s> ▁Otto ▁Dum ke ▁( 2 9 ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁– ▁ 4 ▁August ▁