Our mission is to preserve the natural and aquatic environment of Lone Lake LLPOA Newsletter – Volume 19, Number 2, June 2012 P.O. Box 10, Aitkin, MN 56431 Editor – Steve Frazier – [email protected]Website: www.minnesotawaters.org/group/lonelake Email: [email protected]“Plant A Tree For Marie” Is A Great Success! The “Plant a Tree for Marie” event held on Saturday, May 5 th at the Swimming Beach brought out over 30 members to meet with the Hawkinson family, socialize over coffee and homemade desserts. Upon members renewing their lake association memberships they received a lovely selection of seedlings and various bushes and trees. Marie Hawkinson passed away this past year and her daughter, Judy Skoog (Lot 38) and members of her family wanted to contribute a memorial in her name to the LLPOA. Because of Marie’s love of the lake and its beautiful environment it was decided that a “living memorial” would be most appropriate and a way to have her spirit live-on at Lone Lake. With matching funds from the LLPOA and additional trees donated by Aitkin Soil and Water some 400 trees were made available to members at the event and during the Road Cleanup weekend. To mark the occasion the Hawkinson Clan planted a beautiful Red Norway Pine at the Swimming Beach in remembrance of Marie. The LLPOA would like to thank the Hawkinson and Skoog Families for the donation. We would also like to thank Karen Frazier for organizing the event and David Scott for storing the trees under refrigeration during the weeks of the event. The Year of the Loons on Lone Lake The LLPOA has designated 2012 as the “Year of the Loons” on Lone Lake and to our great surprise we have two sets of Loons nesting on Lone Lake on the SE and NW corners of the lake each containing two eggs. Pictured here is the Loon on the Association loon nest on Loon Lagoon in the NW corner of the lake. The really exciting news is that we have confirmed the hatching of at least two baby Loons on Saturday, June 11 th ! We will keep you posted about other arrivals! (Turn to page 4 to read Pat Humphreys’ article on the nest in Loon Lagoon and several other Loon Stories from Lone Lake.) Also be sure to mark your calendar to attend the Lone Lake Annual Gathering on Saturday, July 29 th to hear Stan Tiekala’s incredible presentation on Loons and to see his incredible photography. Stan is a noted wildlife photographer, author and speaker that will astound us all with his knowledge of Loons and their behavior in the wild. (See story on Page 2) Also In This Issue: 2012 Water Testing p.3 Week of 4 th of July Events p.3 Annual Gathering Sat., July 28 th p.2
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Our mission is to preserve the natural and aquatic environment of Lone Lake
LLPOA Newsletter – Volume 19, Number 2, June 2012P.O. Box 10, Aitkin, MN 56431 Editor – Steve Frazier – [email protected]
The “Plant a Tree for Marie” event held onSaturday, May 5th at the Swimming Beach brought outover 30 members to meet with the Hawkinson family,socialize over coffee and homemade desserts. Uponmembers renewing their lake association membershipsthey received a lovely selection of seedlings and variousbushes and trees.
Marie Hawkinson passed away this past year andher daughter, Judy Skoog (Lot 38) and members of herfamily wanted to contribute a memorial in her name tothe LLPOA. Because of Marie’s love of the lake and itsbeautiful environment it was decided that a “livingmemorial” would be most appropriate and a way to haveher spirit live-on at Lone Lake. With matching funds
from theLLPOAandadditionaltreesdonated byAitkin Soiland Watersome 400trees weremadeavailable to
members atthe event and
during the Road Cleanup weekend.To mark the occasion the Hawkinson Clan
planted a beautiful Red Norway Pine at the SwimmingBeach in remembrance of Marie.
The LLPOA would like to thank the Hawkinsonand Skoog Families for the donation. We would also liketo thank Karen Frazier for organizing the event andDavid Scott for storing the trees under refrigerationduring the weeks of the event.
The Year of the Loons on Lone Lake
The LLPOA has designated 2012 as the “Year ofthe Loons” on Lone Lake and to our great surprise wehave two sets of Loons nesting on Lone Lake on the SEand NW corners of the lake each containing two eggs.
Pictured here is the Loon on the Association loonnest onLoonLagoon inthe NWcorner ofthe lake.The reallyexcitingnews isthat wehaveconfirmedthehatching ofat least twobaby Loons on Saturday, June 11th! We will keep youposted about other arrivals! (Turn to page 4 to read PatHumphreys’ article on the nest in Loon Lagoon andseveral other Loon Stories from Lone Lake.)
Also be sure to mark your calendar to attend theLone Lake Annual Gathering on Saturday, July 29th tohear Stan Tiekala’s incredible presentation on Loons andto see his incredible photography. Stan is a noted wildlifephotographer, author and speaker that will astound us allwith his knowledge of Loons and their behavior in thewild. (See story on Page 2)
Also In This Issue:2012 Water Testing p.3
Week of 4th of July Events p.3Annual Gathering Sat., July 28th p.2
Minnesota Waters Closes Its DoorsThe Lone Lake Associations’ Board of Directors
is sad to report that Minnesota Waters has closed itsdoors in mid-May. MW acted as parent organization forall of the lake associations in the State of Minnesota.MW provided training and grant programs for lakeassociations and conducted a vigorous legislative programto protect the rivers and lakes of Minnesota. TheLLPOA had been a long time member of MW andreceived its website hosting from it. Shortly after theclosing it was announced that Minnesota Waters wouldbecome part of Conservation Minnesota and they wouldnow host the MW members’ websites.
This prompted the LLPOA to act quickly topurchase our own domain name which will bewww.lonelake.org in the future in the event that we mayneed to transfer our website to another provider.However, for the moment our website is up and runningand we will keep members informed of any websitechanges.The Annual Gathering Set For July 28th
You will notice that the Annual Meeting and PotLuck is now the Annual Gathering that takes place onSaturday, July 28th. The Board adopted the change fromthe 2nd weekend in June to the fourth weekend in July fortwo important reasons. First because June is the primesummer month for inviting company to the lake and theBoard realized how precious that time is and the difficultyfor many members to attend. Secondly the Board alsofelt that our late summer Variety Show was not being wellattended and that if we combined the two events into oneand make it a month later in the summer that we mightattract more members and their families to attend.
So we now have the Annual Gathering that willbe held on Saturday, July 28th from 11:00 to 1:30 at thePreiner Storage Building at 30353 Oak Avenue. Asalways we encourage you to bring a hot dish, salad ordessert to share (with copies of your recipe!) and foldingchairs. The Association will provide tables, plates andtableware, coffee, pop, popcorn and lots of door prizes.There will be games for the kids like the bean-bag-tossand Minnow Races with prizes!
Stan Tekiela will be our speaker and hispresentation will focus on the Loons of Minnesota and hewill absolutely keep you captivated with his knowledge ofLoons and their behaviors. Stan is an award winningnaturalist, wildlife photographer and writer and is theoriginator of the popular Birds of Minnesota Field Guide,
Wildflowers of Minnesota and Trees of Minnesota.Over the past two decades Stan has authored more than100 field guides, nature appreciation books and wildlife
audio CDs for nearly everystate in the nation,presenting many speciesof birds, mammals,reptiles and amphibians,trees, wildflowers andcacti.
Holding aBachelor of Sciencedegree in NaturalHistory from theUniversity of Minnesota
and as an activeprofessional naturalist for
more than 20 years, Stan studies and photographs wildlifethroughout the United States and has received variousnational and regional awards for his books andphotographs.
Stan is also a well-known columnist and radiopersonality, his syndicated column appears in over 20newspapers and his wildlife programs are broadcast on anumber of Midwest radio stations. He is a member of theNorth American Nature Photography Association andCanon Professional Services along with many otherprofessional organizations. The Association will beholding a drawing to give away his famous Birds ofMinnesota Field Guide with Bird Songs CD.
The Lone Lake Singers will be on hand to sing acouple songs, we’ll have a Loon Photo Contest (Startnow!) and a Loon Calling Contest. The meeting will endwith a brief election of the LLPOA Officers. We hopeyou will make it a point to reserve July 28th on yourcalendar and come and celebrate Lone Lake and ourLoons!
TheLLPOABoard ofDirectors
TheLone LakeBoard ofDirectorsstarted
meeting inMarch to get
ready for this year’s program and association events.The Board thanks you for your continuing supportand membership in the Lone Lake Property OwnersAssociation.
This year because the 4th of July fallsmidweek the Board decided to hold the Lone LakeBoat Parade on Saturday, June 30th starting at 12:00noon in the bay by the Public Access. We hope thatby holding the parade on the weekend we willaccommodate the greatest number of members totake part in the parade, dock competition or just befun spectators.
There are threetypes of competition: Thebest decorated and/orunique theme for pontoons;for speed boats and docks.Please display your Nameand Lot # to help our
judges Bob and Roberta Kosloski to help themidentify you. Thewinners of the threecategories will get theirnames engraved on thetraveling trophy and tokeep it at their cabin forthe year.
Last year’swinners of the BoatParade will act as theParade Marshals andthe Mann Family(Speedboat) and theSanford and the
Wagenknetch (Pontoons) Families will lead theparade.
The Lone Lake Triathlon on July 4th
The Lone Lake Triathlon will be held on themorning ofWednesday, July4th at 8:30AM atthe SwimmingBeach. No priorregistration isrequired andteams of 2 or 3are welcomed. The three stage event starts with a350 yard swim to Dance Hall Point and back;followed by a 12 mile bike ride and concluded with a3.5 run. Come as a triathlete or put together a team
to take part in this fun and invigorating start toIndependence Day!
The Lone Lake Store Is Now OpenDirector Bev Napurski has been busy
working on our website, updating our Facebooksocial media and setting-up a clothing line and othermerchandise with the classic Lone Lake logo. Themerchandise is of excellent quality and a bit of theprofit comesback to theLLPOA. Weurge you to goon line and seethe merchandiseposted there andto start orderingreally cool stufffor yourself and your family!
The Lone Lake Store is located athttp://www.cafepress.com/lonelakestore anddepicted here is the garments and merchandise thatBev purchased online.
This Is The Year To Test The Water!
Every five years the LLPOA conducts testing andanalysis of the water in Lone Lake. Jerry Baker andDavid Scott are doing the testing and taking samplestwice a month from June through August and one samplein September. The biweekly samples taken will beanalyzed for Total Phosphorus (TP); Chlorophyll a, andPheophytin. Secchi Disk transparency reading will alsobe taken on the same schedule. Secchi Disk readings aretaken on a biweekly basis yearly. Water clarity in LoneLake in the month of May was 28feet! This year’s wateranalysis of the indicators will be used by the LLPOABoard to update the Lone Lake Management Plan in2013. The cost of the water sampling analysis will beshared between the LLPOA and the Aitkin county Soiland Water District. Dave Scott said, “Testing the waterevery five years will give us reliable data to determine ifwe are maintaining our high quality of water in LoneLake and if gradation has occurred we can take steps tocorrect it.”
The LLPOA and members appreciate the effortsof Jerry Baker and David Scott for their willingness toconduct the tests and collect the samples under stringenttesting procedures that will help us monitor the quality ofthe water in Lone Lake.
The Spring Road Clean-up was held onSaturday, May 12th. Thirty members met at theSwimming Beach at 9:00 and visited while they enjoyedrolls and coffee, renewed their Association membershipsand received their free trees. Roy Carlson provided therolls, Dianne and Walt brought the coffee and DavidScott brought the table and trees for distribution. DianneWeisser handled the membership renewals and organizedthe cleaning teams. Walt had gone out earlier and set-upthe road pick-up zones and Bev Napruski did thephotography. Thank you one and all for coming out tohelp clean the environment around Lone Lake.
Helping out this year was Dianne and WaltWeisser, David Scott, Bev and Rick Napurski, ElertJohnson, Joann and Dick Preiner, Edna and Jerry Baker,Julie and Jerry Nelson, Nancy and Fred Lane, Lee andSandi Poppe, Deana and Larry Masuga, Julian Grev,Anne and Jim Benda, Gay VanSlooten, Michele Decker,Maureen Sanford, Roberta Kosloski, Elaine Palthe,Laurie and Maris Kurmis, Mustafa Bulut and RoyCarlson.
Theresult of theirlabor is self-evident in thepile of refuseat theWeisser’smail boxready forAitkin
Countypickup. Thank
you for volunteering to help keep our lake area beautiful.Come join us for the Fall Road Clean-up on Saturday,September 8th at 9:00!
Loon Stories from Lone Lake(Continued from page1)
Loon Lagoon is located in the West Bay of LoneLake and there is where you will see the Association’sLoon Nest. Pat Humphreys also lives on that lagoon andis our resident observer of the Loon nest.
Hi Lone Lakers. Walt, Bob and I braved the thin ice(those big dudes forced me to go first) went to the otherside of the Loon Lagoon and set the nest in place inanticipation of the ice melt in March. The loons showedup early and we saw the birds looking over the nest fouror five times. We could not distinguish if it was thesame bird or different ones (they all wear the samesuit). This year there was a lot of squawking (maybebecause of the other pair on the East end, or we are soclose to the beaver house) anyway, for a while we did notthink anything would happen - on the nest for a fewminutes then off the nest for a day or so. Finally, Isurmised they were finalizing the 2nd egg. Earlier in theyear I read a report written by a noted Loon Expert whostated Loons can lay multiple eggs over a couple weekperiod (usually two) and they will not begin to incubateuntil the birds body-heat starts it. The report blows ahole in the theory that Loons mate for life. In fact,when a stronger male comes along and drives the otheroff, she gets the homestead and he moves in.
Anyway, they settled into the nest about May14th and incubation is approximately 29 days so weshould see the little one/ones after June 12th.
On Saturday, June 9th we received this reportfrom Jane Humphreys. “ Birth Announcement – Surprise!Good Morning! The loons were really carrying on thismorning so Pat walked down to the shore. One loon hasa baby on its back, the other swam around for a fewminutes then she/he is back on the nest so perhapsanother baby will be born/hatched today. We will let youknow.” At press time Naomi Wagenknecht called andexclaimed “We have two baby Loons and they are doingfine!”
We look forward to more sightings and moreLoon stories. Mark Williams has a place on Stephan’sPoint and he had some decoys out in the water this springand sureenough theLoon cameover toinvestigateand scout-out theintruders!
52 Boat Inspections Made Over theMemorial Weekend
Memorial Day weekend LLPOA BoatInspection was an interesting experience. Between theblistering heat and sudden thunderstorms our AIS BoatInspectors inspected 52 boats. Our volunteer inspectorsput in 51 hours at the Public Access inspecting andeducating the public. We had three empty slots but wereable to cover most of the weekend boat access traffic.
During the twelve shifts that our Boat Inspectorswere on duty we had three boats that had last been in thewater at Mille Lacs prior to coming to Lone Lake.Thank heavens that one had been in Mille Lacs 8 dayspreviously and for the other two it had been 14 days. If aboat is cleaned and dry then most zebra mussels will onlysurvive up to 5 days although some experts suggest 12days. Two of the three were from Lone Lake and tookprecautions to clean their boats inside and out.
The greatest threat to Lone Lake is ZebraMussles. Our proximity to Lake Mille Lacs puts our lakein danger every time it is windy and rough on Mille Lacsand fishermen leave to find quiet waters on small adjacentlakes. A professional fisherman visiting Lone Lake toldone of our inspectors that the best way to inspect a boatthat has come from Mille Lacs is to run your hand downthe lower portion of the bow and if it feels gritty it is mostlikely Zebra Mussels and will most likely infect the lake.He went on to say that the best way to deal with it is tosuggest that they not launch prior to going into thecarwash in Aitkin where the water temperature is 106degrees and to power wash their boat inside and out andall of their anchors and tow lines. He even suggested thatthey wash their car because of backing their vehicle intothe water. His solution for the live well is to put a half acup of breach in a gallon of water and rinse it out on landaway for the lake.
The pro-fisherman went on to say that if theboater does not cooperate then notify him that he hasbeen warned that he is most likely transporting ZebraMussels and tell him that you are notifying the authorities
and take out yourcell phone
and dial911!
Wewant tothank theMemorialDayInspectorsfor theirimportantservice to
inspect but more importantly to educate boater andsupply them with the current information on AquaticInvasive Species. Specifically we want to thank Julie andJerry Nelson, Jon Tremmel, Rick Napurski, SeanHawkinson, Linda Szymanski, Jeanne Thompson, PeggyBragelman, Naomi and Jerry Wagenknech (Pictured hereand first time inspectors with Jeanne and Peggy!), DavidWilke and Karen and Steve Frazier.
Let’s now turn our attention to the upcoming 4th
of July and Labor DayWeekends. We have fiveopen shifts for the heavy 4th ofJuly Week and three openshifts for the Labor DayWeekend. We know thatlake time is precious but so isserving and trying to protectthe lake from invasive speciesand careless boaters anduninformed personalwatercraft operators. ContactSteve Frazier [email protected] with your
name(s) and desired Date and Shift you would like toserve. In turn Steve will send you an instruction letterthat describes the inspection process and a Pdf file thatdescribes how inspections are conducted on Lone Lake.If you are a DNR Certified Boat Inspector and havealready signed–up to do a shift the LLPOA AIS Fundwill pay you $15/hour to take on an additional shift(s).
How about some good news?! Bev Napurski hasmade-up new Boat Inspector Badges that make an officialimpression to boaters using the Public Access and will beready for the 4th of July Inspectors.
MemorialDay
7-10 10-1 1-4 4-7
Fri 5/25 NoInspections
No Inspections Frazier Nelson
Sat 5/26 Tremmel Napurski Open OpenSun 5/27 J Olson Hawkinson Szymans
kiFrazier
Mon 5/28 ThompsonBragelman
Wagenknetch Wilke Meinke
4th of JulyFri 6/29 No
InspectionsTremmelLeVoir
Open Open
Sat 6/30 Tremmel Mashuga Bulut OpenSun 7/1 W Olson Szymanski D. Wilke FrazierWed 7/4 Bragelman Open Open OpenLabor DayFri 8/31 No
InspectionsNo Inspections Mashuga Scott
Sat 9/1 Poppe T.Anderson RCarlson
Open
Sun 9/2 Preiner Meinke Open NelsonMon 9/3 Kosloski Open Weisser Frazier
Lake Association Membership Drive& New Lone Lake Directory
LLPOA Treasurer and Membership Chairreports that the Membership Drive that started over theMemorial Day weekend is off to a great start with 72members that have already renewed their membershipswith only half of the Membership Callers reports in.Karen said, “Members really like getting the newly revisedand updated Lone Lake Directory when they renew theirmemberships and find it useful to get it early in the year!”Karen went on to say, “If you have renewed yourmembership but have not received your Lone LakeDirectory please let us know or the Director living closestto you and we’ll get a copy to you!” Karen also mentionedthat she is still getting updates on contact informationeven after trying to contact every member this past spring.There will be an updated version of the Lone LakeDirectory available at the Annual Gather on July 29th.
New Member Lake Owner Packets AvailableIf you are a new member of the Lone Lake
Property Owners Association and a first time lake homeowner on Lone Lake, we want you to have s NewMembers Packet that will help you understand localregulations and helpful tips for lake living. Please contactSteve Frazier – LLPOA President at [email protected] he will get a packet to you. Welcome to Lone Lake!
Are the Beavers Destroying Your Shoreland?The LLPOA’s Policy on beavers is that we will
pay for trapping the beavers if they are inhibiting the flowof water out of Lone Lake. However if the beavers arecausing damage on your shoreland it is your owndetermination what action you may want to take. This isa touchy subject of nature versus shoreland preservationand the Association leaves that decision up to you. If youneed a trapper he is Wayne Davies 218-927-6817
For Sale on Lone LakeIf you have a lake property for sale on Laone Lake
please let us know by sending a brief description and photo [email protected] and we’ll put it in the July issue of theLLPOA Newsletter. We are aware of at least nineproperties on Lone Lake that are up for sale and what betterplace to find a new owner than through the people who livehere and love this precious lake.
Visit Us on Facebook at Lone Lake POA
The Mann Family at the Plant a Tree for Marie Event
Boat Inspectors on Memorial Weekend
Jon Tremmel
Karen Frazier &Linda Szymanski
Carol & GaryMeinke
We Say Goodbye to Some Lone Lake Friends
Carleton “Sonny” L. Carlson, 75, Aitkin, died April 22, 2012, at
his home on Lone Lake.
Torry L. Hallstrom, Aitkin, formerly of Brook Park, died on May
25, 2012, at his home by Lone Lake. He was 85 years old.
Rita M. Gerads, 86, Aitkin, formerly of Minneapolis and
Richfield, died May 1, 2012, at the Aitkin Health Services in
2012 LLPOA Membership FormPlease fill out this form completely so that we can verify our records and include with it a $15 check payable to theLLPOA. The membership form and dues can be mailed to the LLPOA, P.O. box 10, Aitkin, MN 56431. Yourcheck will serve as your receipt. Dues run from January 1st to December 31st. Thank you.
