Monday, July 4th
11:00 am on your calendar for the annual boat parade. Time to start gathering ideas and supplies now! Also Monday, July 4th, the triathlon will begin at 8:30 am at the public beach, with both teams and individuals competing. Make your training count with this local event. Thanks to the VanSlooten family for again organizing this event. 2021 Boat parade winners shown above.
Saturday, July 16th | annual meeting
Stan Tekiela | http://www.naturesmart.com
11:00 am is the annual LLPOA meeting. Come meet your lake neighbors and make new friends. Our speaker will be Stan Tekiela, well known naturalist, photographer, and author. Bird house building for the kids and great food (don't need to bring anything) for all. Add it to your calendar now!
Calling all photographers! As the annual meeting will feature a well-known wildlife photographer with the topic being local birds, we are hoping many of you can find some birds right here around Lone Lake, photograph them, and send them to us to be used for a display at the annual meeting and in future newsletters. We all hope the bird flu has not interrupted your enjoyment of those song birds outside your window. Grab the camera/phone and send us the photo of what you see.
Saturday, September 10th
Thanks to the Super Seven who squeezed in some road clean-up time on a windy, cool May morning. Now is the time to mark Saturday, September 10th on your calendar for the annual fall road clean-up. Better yet, when out for a summer stroll, please take a garbage bag with you. Thanks for sharing the joy! (Let us know with a photo or email that you have helped keep our surrounding roads clean.)
Saturday, June 18
The Aitkin County Rivers and Lakes Exposition returns. Bigger and better than before Covid, the 2022 event will be at the Long Lake Conservation Center. Want to share some volunteer hours? They are still in need.
Ospreys Wild, conservationist President Teddy Roosevelt will be there to discuss our conservation needs, free canoeing, all supplies provided, will be available from 9am-2pm.
9:30-11:30 will bring Dr. Lackman from UMD to share information about the native MN fish that lives to over 100 years of age.
More information is available on the Aitkin County Rivers and Lakes Fair Facebook page.
Shoreline Protection
Now that the water is rising, shoreline protection may be on your mind again. LLPOA has a grant to share with property owners as requested when shorelines need repair. Of course easier to keep it protected than to start from scratch, but let us know with an email if you would like some assistance. Huge thanks as well to the volunteers who always show up to help.
water clarity and depth
Water…..what we all need and want in our lake and why our cabin is located where it is. The June Secchi disc reading was a clarity of 27’. (Know that 5'-10' is most lakes is considered good.) In 2021, the lake dropped more than a foot through the summer. In May, 2022, the lake rose about 6”. A topic we can’t do much about, but we learn to appreciate what our location on the lake allows us to have.