Xavier Mascareñas/Treasure Coast Newspapers; Otto Herrera, of Royal Palm Beach, takes a closer look at the algae covering much of Lake Okeechobee as it splashes on shore Friday, June 29, 2018, at Port Mayaca. Herrera, who said he has lived in Florida since he was 12 years old and had never seen the lake, was traveling from Bradenton with a friend who suggested the detour.