sentences:  Plans to dam the creek for use as a water source began in 1956, then switched to planning for use as a recreational area in 1960.An earthen dam was completed in 1967, with the construction of recreational facilities initiated in 1968.Salt Fork Lodge opened in 1972
  
  The park features an 18-hole golf course, 2,500-foot swimming beach, two marinas and seven boat launching ramps, fishing for largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, walleye and muskellunge, hunting, picnicking facilities, trails for hiking, snowmobiling, and equestrian use, miniature golf, nature center, and an archery range.