What a beautiful and strange summer we are having. As group events are called-off, we want you to know that the LLPOA Board continues to meet and work on lake programs and issues. Due to social distancing and avoiding face-to-face neighbor calls, our membership is down 30% at 73 members. We thank all of you that did join remotely. Let's hope for a better year next year!
Steve Frazier, LLPOA President
We have only one scheduled activity to end our lake year: the annual fall road clean-up. Originally scheduled for Saturday, September 12th, this year, to keep members safe, it is canceled as a group activity due to COVID 19.
Instead, we will do a volunteer road clean-up during the month of September and ask you to clean the road area by your lake home or another spot around our lake. We appreciate the volunteers who worked in the spring and we are hoping there will be even more volunteers during the fall. Let us know what area you are willing to pick-up (lonelakepoa@gmail.com) so we can mention it in our fall news brief.
The LLPOA board continues to work on several initiatives this year and into 2021. We always will watch the lake clarity as David Scott, our Water Quality team leader, completes regular Secchi Disc readings for the state of Minnesota. He also collects data on such items as water temperature, elevation, and veliger testing for zebra mussel infestation.
Water quality is affected by a complex combination of wind, rain, drought, changing climate, water elevation, and the intensity of boat usage. All these elements can affect our lake water quality.
So what can we do to minimize these effects?
Clean your shoreline of washed-up dead vegetation.
Cruise around the lake 250 feet from the shore or at a depth over 15 feet.
Conduct water sports in the middle of our two big bays and not near the shore or in the narrows area.
Watch for any AIS near your dock and especially zebra mussels. Report them immediately if you find them.
Provide a buffer between the lake and your lawn to filter runoff--a "no-mow" zone.
We can't control the weather but we can control our behavior on and around the water to follow these common-sense recommendations. Let's do what we can to enhance, protect, and preserve the beauty of Lone Lake for the future.
Have a great rest of the summer and we'll talk again in the fall.
Steve Frazier
LLPOA President