From Britt Campbell: First, I would like to thank all of the Upper Pine Lake home and cabin owners who responded to my earlier letter regarding a lake association meeting at our cabin on June 3. Unfortunately, I only received eight responses and four of them were not able to attend on that date. Due to the lack of response, I am cancelling (postponing?) the meeting. I am sending out this notice to all home and cabin owners who have listed an email with the lake association but am currently missing email addresses for nineteen owners. I am hoping that with the upcoming Memorial Weekend, most home and cabin owners will be at their lake places so I am asking that if you see your neighbors over the weekend, please pass the word and make sure that they are aware of the meeting being cancelled. There is not time at this point to send out another letter to everyone so I would appreciate any help in getting the word out. I understand the June 3rd...
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Porcupine
There was a brief conversation the other day with a neighborhood porcupine. The happen to be rodents, rank as the longest living rodents in the world, up to eighteen years and have four defensive mechanisms: quill erection, teeth clattering, odor emission, and attack. A few years ago one was living in one of my woodpiles. It was late fall and perhaps it was a bit sluggish because of the cooler weather but I picked it up with a scoop shovel and carried it far into the woods. Maybe it's come back for a visit.
July 23, 2022 Lake Levels
This email is being sent to all home and cabin owners on Upper Pine Lake as strictly informational so that people are aware of the current lake level issues both on Upper Pine and Little Pine lakes. Below, please see a copy of an email that I, as current Upper Pine Lake Association President, received from Jim Mostek. As most of you know, Jim has the responsibility of recording and reporting daily lake level measurements for Upper Pine to the DNR. Mike Welna, referred to in the email, is a resident of Little Pine, who has been working cooperatively with Jim and I on trying to find solutions to water level issues on both lakes. From Jim: As you may recall, the lake level was at a very high level on May 15th … about 8” over the OHWL. Then, the lake dropped about .03’ (or 1/3”) per day for about a month and the lake was a foot lower or 4” below the OHWL. The specific dates are May 15th at 2.12 on the gauge and June 21st at 1.12. At 1’ per month, the lake would now...