You can ride your bike or walk along the trail that circles the 21st Street Pond in Ogden, a city-owned body of water in an area that has traditionally been given over to industrial use.

You can fish from the edge of the lake in certain spots, a popular activity for many as recreational amenities in the area have slowly expanded.

Don’t put a kayak or swim in the small body of water off 21st Street, however, at least for now.

Then-Mayor Matthew Godfrey inked an agreement back in 2008 with Goode Ski Technologies, giving the water ski maker a concession to use the small body of water — which it dubs Goode Ski Lake — to research ski design. The agreement is to last 30 years, with Goode retaining the option to extend the accord another 20 years, until 2058.

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