4th of July Success!
The Ninth Annual 4th of July boat parade was another wonderful success! Spectators along the shore shared many positive comments about the colorful and creative entries this year.
A special highlight of the event was a tribute in memory of Bob Meyerson. A bammer was created in his memory and presented to his wife Sue. Sue and their daughter, Ella, also joined the parade, making the moment even more meaningful.
Abig thank you goes out to Brenda Negan for once again organizing this fun community tradition. If you have ideas or suggestions for next year's parade, please reach out to Brenda as she'd love to hear them!
Weedfest Event
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Diamond Lake County Park on July 19th. It was a beautiful day!
Music by Southern Crossroads who played from 2 to 8pm. Thanks to the dancers! Beverages and food from the Handle Bar and Kandiland Food Truck! Also, a thank you to Eric Vruwink from the Middle Fork Crow River Watershed District for providing information and identifying invasive and native weeds for those who brought them!
Proceeds after expenses from the bar and pulled pork meal will be very generously donated to the lake association by the Handle Bar! Thank you Tom Hayden!
It was great to see so many lake residents and camping residents attending! This was a day to visit with neighnors and meet new neighbors.
WeedFest Sponsors: Handle Bar, Unlimited Ag (Brandon Kragenbring), and West Central Sanitation.
See you at next year's WeedFest!
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Lakes, Rivers and Wetland Facts
by Maxine Whitely
1. What's in a name?
When you head out to the lake, you might need to be specific. There are a bout 200 Mud Lakes in MN and 26 other locations that incorporate the word "Mud" into their name. There are also more than 150 Long Lakes and more than 100 Rice Lakes. (Good luck, Google Maps).
2. Winning on a Technicality
Minnesota is lauded as the state with the most lakes (11,842 at oeat 10+ acres in size), which is true - but only if you count officially designated lakes. Alaska has or than 3 million unnamed natural nodies of water along with nearly 3,200 official lakes. *MN still wins for public relations, though).
3. Dry Counties
Of the state's 87 counties, only 4 lack Minnesota;s watery trademark: Mower, Olmsted, Pipestone and Rock counties are all lakeless. That means about .004% of the state's population can't name a favorite lake in their county.
4. I'm a Lumberjack and I'm OK
Paul Bunyan, America's favorite mythical lumberjack, roamed around with his famous sidekick, a bnlue ox named Babe. Regional legend has it that Minnesota's lakes formed in the wake of Babe's footprint in the earth.
5. Science says...
Minnesota's lakes were created by the movement of glaciers across the state over a very long period of time. When ice chucks got stuck under the soil, they would eventually melt, collapsing the earth and leaving a large hole in the ground. These craters were called kettles, and once they filled with water, lakes were the result. (Decide for yourself whether you prefer this explanation, or the one involving a gigantic imaginary ox).
