The Lake Guardian - Lake Charlevoix Association

PROTECTING, PROMOTING & ADVOCATING FOR LAKE CHARLEVOIX
The Lake Guardian
Spring 2015
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Pine River Bridge #2 /Sketches courtesy of Charlevoix Historical Society
Pine River’s Earliest Bridges
by Joel VanRoekel
CHARLEVOIX’S MEMORIAL BRIDGE TAKES ABOUT THREE SECONDS TO CROSS AT
the posted speed limit. Waiting for the bridge to go down when you are in a hurry can take considerably longer. The Pine River crossing has been an issue since settlers made their way here in the
1850’s. Back then, the river was narrower, curvier, and in spots, faster flowing than it is today.
Trees lined the stream, hung over its surface, and fell into the
water among rocks and other obstacles. It was impossible to
float from Lake Michigan to Round Lake without hoisting your
boat over or around these natural blockades.
Using shovels and horse drawn scrapers, the townsfolk
gradually cleared the channel enough to permit travel all the
way in from Lake Michigan or out from Round Lake. Somewhere around 1859 there is mention of the first bridge to span
the river. Being about four feet wide and two feet above the
water, it was for pedestrians only. Hand-driven pilings supported wooden planks on stringers except at the very center of the
channel. At that point, planks were just laid across the middle
of the river and left there until a boat needed to pass through.
Sailors would reach up from the deck of their vessel, slide the
planks off to one side, pull themselves through, and then reset
the planks for the pedestrian traffic. Anything big or heavy was
floated across by ferry rafts, scows, or pulled with horse-drawn
wagons. The trip was fairly easy as the river was only about
two feet deep and around 60 feet wide.
Five years later, the log bridge was replaced by a “jackknife” affair built on pilings. It was wide enough for a single
cart and stood a towering 16 feet above the water. A log tripod
securing a 30-foot pole stood on the south side. A rope led
from a winch, up the pole and down to the north end of the
draw. When lifted, the opening would allow a sailboat to pass
Spring 2015
Inside...
2 - From the President
3 - Neighborhoods on Guard
3 - Boater Safety
through. While this seemed to be a more elegant solution than
sliding planks away from the opening, the draw or trap was so
heavy that David Nettleton, town pioneer, said, “It took nearly
the entire available population of the town to manipulate the
draw.” The bridge was later rebuilt with two traps requiring
men on each side of the channel to be available if both traps
needed to be raised.
Pencil sketch of first bridge in 1859
3 - Recovering a Natural Shoreline
4-6 - Members List
7 - Membership Figures/Memorials
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8 - Lake Levels
8 - Septic Study
10 - LCA Ambassadors/News Bites
Mike Dow
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It’s been a busy winter
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Presidential Meanders
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for your LCA Board. We are
excited to announce that the
Inland Seas Sailing Ship will
again this year be providing
our members and local officials
with educational sailing trips
on June 29 and 30. Funding
for this event comes from a
watershed grant and from LCA
member dues. The sessions
on the boat will include water
quality study by the Inland
Seas staff, observations and
discussions about the benefits
and funcWe are excited to
tionality
quality greenbelts, and what we can all do
announce a new,
to protect the Lake. This event was very
easier to attain,
well received in 2014. Seats are limited for
the 2015 trips and will fill quickly, so watch category of Lake
Guardian. Anyone
your email for announcements about signing up. As noted below, anyone that agrees
that signs on to
to work toward improving their greenbelt
begin improving
will have priority. Watch your email for
their greenbelt can
sign up information.
be part of the Lake
We were flattered when the Glen Lake
Association, GLA, contacted us to ask us to Guardian Program.
work with them to develop their own Lake
Guardian Program. We have since learned
that others are looking at similar initiatives. This fact gives us
confidence that we are on the right track with our Lake Guardian Program, but we really would like more participation, SO…
We are excited to announce a new, easier to attain, category
LCA Board
of Trustees
Dan Mishler - President
Paul Weston - 1st Vice President
Joel VanRoekel - 2nd Vice President
Mike Dow - Treasurer
of Lake Guardian. The name for this new level of participation
in protecting the Lake is yet to be determined, but in effect,
anyone that signs on to begin improving their greenbelt can
be part of the Lake Guardian Program. As a perk for doing
this, folks that sign up will have first shot at the boat trip on
the Inland Seas in June. We will also be offering “waterfront
gardening” workshops this summer to help folks plan their
projects. Please let us know if you are interested in participating and adding natural beauty to your greenbelt.
We have also begun work on a major project to write, produce and publish a book highlighting the beauty and wonder
of Lake Charlevoix. The plan is for this keepsake book to be
a whole lot of “feel good” with some science mixed in. Stay
tuned for updates and options for obtaining your copy.
Also on our plate:
• We are still hoping more people will “Adopt a Reef” for
their area. Please contact us if you would like to head up
a team.
• Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, TOMWC, recently
completed a study of tributary input to Lake Charlevoix.
That revealing data will be published and addressed soon.
• As part of our watershed grant with TOMWC, LIAA (a
community planning organization from Traverse City)
has been working with local, township and city officials
to develop ordinance suggestions aimed at protecting the
Lake. Their very useful data is available at http://lakecharlevoixprotection.org.
• Three LCA board members sit on a county-wide committee looking at septic issues around the Lake. It is our hope
that this committee will soon make a recommendation for
improving septic management in Charlevoix County.
Whew! Is it summer yet? We are working to protect what we
all love. We do sincerely hope you will join us. If you would
like to help, or would like to be added to our email list, please
email us at [email protected].
Sherry Pursel - Secretary
Chris Heroy - Director
Joe Kimmell - Director
Larry Levengood - Director
Paul Witting - Director
Dan Mishler, LCA President
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MEC Family Investments, LLC
and Martha Condit
Jeff & Carol MacFarlane
A Mahorski and Lore/Bernie
Silberman/Wilson
Paul & Kimberley Maise
Howard & Suzanne Majors
Gary Malone
Thomas Manning
Charlie & Nan Marr
Jeffrey & Christine Mason
Roger & Cheryl Mathews
Robert & Lynn Maxwell
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Roland & Elizabeth McElroy
Dennis & Freya McGinty
George & Kay McKnight
James & Francoise McMurtrie
Kim & Cindy McPheeters
Paul & Anne Menke
Peggy Midener and Wendy
Froud
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Duane & Nancy Miller
Ron & Trish Miller
Thomas & Barbara Miller
Daniel & Martha Mishler
Thomas Molen
Donna Moll
Pierre & Amy Moncion
Skip & Nancy Moore
Patrick & Sharon Moran
Charles & Carol Morris
Gregg & Amy Motter
Glen & Kirsten Mottershead
Robert & Cassandra Mudloff
Bob & Joyce Mueller
Muir Family, LLC
NWM Properties, LLC and Doug
Mills
Emil & Pat Nelson
Charles & Kathleen Nemes
Daniel & Anne Nemes
Terry & Marilyn Nielsen
Bill & Deb Noblett
H Austin & Karen Olmstead
Charles & Margaret Ondrick
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Edward Schreiber
Lawrence & Elizabeth Schwartz
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Matthew & Nancy Simon
Fritz & Cathy Simons and James
& Margo Parker
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Mark & Ann Sinclair
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Thomas & Lesley Smith
William Snell
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John & Karen Stewart
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Stephanie Nelson
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George & Betsy Valentine
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Peter & Eleanor Vance
Lee & Suzanne Veldboom
Leon Vercruysse and Andrea
Herman
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Kenneth & Nancy Visser
John & Susan Vrondran
Bill & Janet Vuillemot
David & Darlene Wade
Larry & Alice Wallie
John & Vickie Walters
Lester & Katherine Warner
Bob & Laurie Watson
Eugene Weber, Jr and Lawrence
& Elaine Weber
Paul & Lesley Weber
Jeff Wellman
Allen & Noreen Welsby
William & Danielle
Wentworth, Jr
Mike & Maureen Whitehead
Patricia & Mary Wickowski
Don & Sue Wierenga
Michael & Kimberly Wiersema
Jeffrey & Alison Williams
Christine Willis
Mary Jane Wilson and Robert &
Catherine Wilson
Robert & Leona Winchester
Daniel & Connie Wollschlager
Frederick & Diana Woodbridge
Arch & Trish Wright, Jr
Lonny & Sandy Zietz
- Chris Christensen
- Karen Colburn
- Richard Fish
- Tammy Hutchinson
- Marty Moody
- Mary Moore
- Mike Webster
Martha Mishler, Realtor
North By Nature Landscapes
Park of the Pines Campground/
Roger Elkins
RE/MAX of Charlevoix
- Steve Andreae
- Greg Bryan
- Kevin Roush
- Joseph & Christie Vogelheim
RE/MAX Resort Properties
- Keisha Veryser
Shindorff Builders
Site Planning Development
Swan Valley Marina
Van Dam Custom Boats
Vidosh North
Viridis Living, Inc
Ye Nyne Olde Holles Golf Club, LLC
Business
Ace Hardware - Charlevoix
Armstrong Environmental, LLC
Bingham Insurance Services
Boyne Co-Op True Value
Bulmann Dock & Lift
Dan Wood Co
Green Room Landscape
Architecture
Harborage Park Association
Huff Pharmacy
Inspired Living/Leslie Neilson
Catt Development
Korthase Flinn Insurance &
Financial Services
Lynda’s Real Estate Service
- Bill Christensen
- Lynda Christensen
W
e thank you very
much for your support.
This newsletter and many
other educational efforts
are made possible through
LCA member
contributions.
LAKE
GUARDIAN
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Joe Kimmell
Neighborhoods on Guard
Recovering A Natural Shoreline and Greenbelt
Joe Kimmell
You may have seen our green pennants flying
around the Lake last summer. These pennants signify property
owners who have taken the Lake Guardian pledge to manage their property and greenbelt to protect the Lake against
harmful runoff and erosion. This spring and summer, our Lake
Guardian Program will expand its focus to include recognition
of specific projects that are aimed at improving shorelines and
greenbelts. While some properties may not be able to qualify
as a Lake Guardian Property, encouraging commitments to
improve these shorelines may have an even greater impact on
water quality than recognizing properties that already qualify.
Therefore, we will be seeking property owners who are willing to commit to Lake Guardian Projects that are aimed at
developing more natural shorelines and protective greenbelt
buffers.
Each owner can propose his or her improvement plan,
and the project will be recognized by appropriate signage as
a “Lake Guardian Project” in progress. We will reach out to
owners to seek participants, but if you would like to commit to
an improvement project, please contact us at www.lakecharlevoix.org. For those who have already signed
on as Lake Guardians, thank you and please
L A KE
GUARDIAN
proudly FLY YOUR BURGEE.
I
n our Fall newsletter, we highlighted the Harborage Park
Association for becoming the LCA’s first “Lake Guardian
Community”. Please check out the photo of their new sign
accompanying this article. We are actively seeking additional
neighborhood associations that would commit to help protect
Lake Charlevoix.
Your association can sign up to be a part of our Lake
Guardian Program in either of 2 ways: (1) A Guardian Community, like Harborage Park, works with LCA to develop a
comprehensive property
management
plan, adopting lake
friendly
approaches
to property
management
and shoreline
and greenbelt
preservation
and restoration, or (2)
A neighborhood can institute a more limited approach by proposing a
“Lake Guardian Project”, which would address some poor existing conditions, thereby improving the ability of the property
to reduce harmful runoff to the Lake.
We will be reaching out to neighborhoods around the Lake
in an effort to recruit associations to become Lake Guardian
Communities, or to develop Lake Guardian Projects. If you are
a member of a neighborhood that manages common property
on our Lake, please consider joining us.
Contact us at www.lakecharlevoix.org.
Julie Stratton
Randy Goss
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LAKE
GUARDIAN
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Who Needs to Take a Boater Safety Course?
•
New Rules: Michigan has toughened the legal threshold
for boater intoxication. The blood alcohol limit was
lowered slightly from .10 to .08.
•
If you were born on or after 7-1-96, a Boating Safety
Certificateisrequiredtolegallyoperateaboat.The
certificatemustalsobeonboardthecraft.Special
restrictions for anyone under twelve operating a boat
may be found at www.michigan.gov/dnr.
Boater Safety Certificate by Sherry Pursel
As spring arrives and boats and personal watercraft (PWC) are
put in the water, safety questions may arise. Here are some
things you should know:
• ABoatingSafetyCertificateislegallyrequiredtooperate
a PWC if you were born after 12-31-78. If you are under 14
years of age, you may not legally operate a PWC. The ages
14-15mayoperateaPWCwithaBoatingSafetyCertificate
along with close adult supervision.
•
PWC operators are required by state law to wear a U.S.
Coastguard approved Personal Floatation Device (PFD)
(“life jacket”).
• MichiganconservationofficersandMichigancounty
sheriffs encourage all persons operating boats in
Michigan to enroll in a boating safety class.
MichiganBoatingSafetyCertificatesmaybeobtained
online at www.BoatEd.com or www.BoaterExam.com. More
information may be found at www.michigan.gov/dnr and
at www.michigan.gov/boating. Boat safely and have a great
summer!
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Tom Gleason
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Philip & Marlene Glotfelty
Charles & Barbara Glueck
Robert & Carol Goodenough
John & Mary Gorte
Roger & Marsie Gowdy
Jim & Nancy Gowell
Peter & Ruth Grass
Lee & Susan Haddix
Richard & Judy Haldeman
Robert & Janet Halderman
Heinz & Marlis Haller
Art & Jane Halloran and
M Anderson
Steve & Anne Hansen
Lyle & Florine Harper
Ronald & Donna Harrington
John & Charlotte Hawke
Joe & Linda Heiermann
Ronald Henning
John & Kathy Henricks
Bruce & Joyce Herbert
Todd Hickox and Carmen
Ventocilla
Kathryn Hills and Elizabeth Hill
Robert & Kristie Hohn
Donald Homan and Bonnie Miller
David & Anne Hornak
James & Karen Huesing
Gordon & Dorothy Hughes
Lawrence & Ruth Hughes
Russell & Kay Hughes
Dan & Mary Hunt
Michael Husman
Ralph & Susanne Huston
Arthur & Mary Irish
Paul & Judith Ivan
Michael & Mary Ann Jablonski
Mike & Judy Jackson
Roberta Jackson
Lawrence & Pat Jacob
Edwin & Suzanne Jakeway
Carl & Vicki Janssens
Charles & Dianne Jaskolski
Gil & Mary Lou Jenkins
Darrell & Pamela Jerden
Chris & Julie Johnson
David & Kathleen Johnson
Larry Judkins
Don & Nancy Kaegi
Gary, Beth, David, & Judith Karp
Terry & Kathy Kasiborski
Stan & Lee Katlein
Harold & Laurie Kaufman
Anton & Rosalinde Kaufmann
Kevin & Fay Keane
Bill & Barb Keating
James & Laurie Keller
Charles & Eileen Kelly
William & Kirsten Kelly
Todd & Lynda Kennedy
William & Mary Kerscher, III
Mike & Colleen King
Richard & Theresa King
Charles Kinnaird
Larry Kish
David & Karen Kittredge
Dirk & Katherine Kjolhede
Marie Kjolhede
David & Anna Klamer
Steve & Debra Klein
John & Janice Kopera
Thomas & Oksana Kujan
Martha Landis
William & Catherine Lawson
William & Phyllis Ledeen and
Linda Schwartz
Charles & Elizabeth Lee, Jr
Helen Leitz
Alan Letson
Jeff & Alene Lipshaw
Charles & Carlene Long
Karl Lothschutz
William Lovelace
Ron & Susan Ludgin
Bob & Carol Lyons and
Courtney Lyons
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Mike Dow
Our Lake Levels Keep Going Up
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Mike Schlitt
Last summer from May through August,
we saw a major rise of 8”, a large spring/summer
increase. This year, a similar increase can be expected,
BUT, the big story is that this increase will be on top of
a barely discernable decrease this winter. The bottom
line (maybe “top line”?) is we all should expect next
summer lake levels to be as much as 11” higher than
levels seen last year.
As 2014 water levels crept above their long-term
averages, 2015 began with the full year expected to
continue above long-term averages. However, this
is still about two feet below those very high levels
reached in 1986-1987. Enjoy our high water; there will
very likely be a low water time again somewhere in our
future. Our Great Lakes do have their ups and downs.
Lake Charlevoix Association Participates in Septic Study
by Larry Levengood
adequate and effective. Additionally, the Committee
will identify any problem areas that exist and examine
potential ways to solve them. Educational efforts will
also be looked at in terms of ways to better educate the
public about septic system maintenance and upkeep.
The Committee will also create a final report of their
findings and present any recommendations to decisionmakers and other interested parties.
For further information or to provide any input into
the process, please contact Grenetta Thomassey at the
Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council at (231)347-1181,
extension 118, or [email protected].
Mike Dow
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any of the properties in the Lake Charlevoix
Watershed are not serviced by municipal sanitary
sewers. These properties are typically serviced by
individual, on-site septic systems that are privately owned
and operated. But are the current practices and controls for
these systems adequate to protect the water quality of Lake
Charlevoix?
This is the question that Tip of The Mitt Watershed
Council is seeking to answer
“But are the
in their current Lake Charlevoix Septic Question Project.
current practices
This effort is being funded by and controls for
the Michigan Department of
Environmental Quality with a these systems
adequate to protect
Section 319 Grant in support of the Lake Charlevoix
the water quality
Management Plan. To assist
of Lake
in the project, an Advisory
Charlevoix?”
Committee has been established of interested partners.
These include the County of Charlevoix, township officials,
the Lake Charlevoix Association, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, the Health Department of
Northwest Michigan, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council,
WATCH, private contractors, and several business representatives.
The initial objectives are to review what septic policies
and practices are in place now, and to determine if they are
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ridge #2 worked fairly well until the first major dredging of the channel took place in 1873. The river was
deepened to 12 feet with a channel width of 35 feet.
In order to complete this project, the old bridge pilings had to
be removed. This was done in July but no consideration had
been given for replacing them or the bridge. It wasn’t until
August that the county Board of Supervisors met to discuss a
new bridge where they concluded they needed to study it for a
while.
In the interim, a moveable scow bridge was used for pedestrian traffic, while small boats toted the heavier cargo. The
scow bridge was not only inconvenient, it could be dangerous.
In September, prominent businessman, Amos Fox, nearly died
when he fell off the upstream side of the scow. Hanging on
until fatigue forced him to let go, Fox swam under the hull of
the scow. He floated across the channel and finally made it to
shore. Fox was so exhausted that he had to be helped home by
some townsfolk who found him on the bank.
With its study completed, the
Board of Supervisors drafted a tax plan
Next issue:
a new metal bridge in October. To
Charlevoix’s for
pay for it, they decided to place half the
first metal
tax burden on the residents of Charlevoix Township and the remainder on the
bridge.
county. The township voters didn’t think
that was very fair and promptly voted it down. Things remained unchanged until the Board (perhaps hoping the voters
had short memories) decided to float the very same tax scheme
again in February. The voters were as consistent as the Board
and rejected it this time as well.
With the shipping season looming, Amos Fox told the
Board that he would build a new wooden bridge for $400.
Seeing the writing on the wall, the Board quickly approved
his offer and by late May a new double trap bridge was ready
for traffic. The problem of manpower to lift the trap was still
an issue. According to Willard Smith, a prominent citizen, “A
force of six men is necessary to raise it every time a vessel
passes through.”
In 1877, in order to better organize this process, Joseph
Clark (a lawyer) and S.S. Liscomb (a jeweler) were hired as
official bridge tenders. They were chosen primarily because
their businesses were located near the bridge. For $15 a month
each, they were required to find able-bodied men to form a
six-man winch gang whenever a vessel entered the channel.
It turns out, the quickest way to do this was to go to the only
saloon in town, round up its customers, and form the winch
detail. This became a common routine as the commerce in the
channel increased.
September of that year meant the demise of Bridge #2.
The schooner Hinkley struck the bridge causing only slight
damage, but two weeks later, the Hunter collided with and
collapsed one side of the bridge. The crash also pulled some
of the bridge pilings out into the channel. The bridge was gone
but the owners of the Hunter graciously offered eleven dollars
to cover the damages their vessel caused.
For the next eight months, Charlevoix was back to using rafts and scows to cross the Pine River Channel passing
right next to the destroyed remains of their not-so-beloved
bridge. This signaled the end of the wooden era for Pine River
bridges. There was pressure to build a modern metal bridge
and plans were put into the works. It took only a month for the
County Board of Supervisors to draft a tax formula that was
deemed acceptable by the township and the rest of the county.
The county would foot $3,500 of the costs with the township
coming up with the remaining third. So, in February of 1878,
the contract was offered to the Smith Bridge Company of
Toledo, Ohio. The mild winter meant that construction could
start in April, none too soon for the people of Charlevoix
county. Next issue - Charlevoix’s first metal bridge.
The author wishes to thank Mr. David Miles and the Charlevoix
Historical Society for offering their time and archives without which
this article could not have been written. For a comprehensive history
of this topic, pick up a copy of Charlevoix’s Channel Bridges at the
Charlevoix Historical Society.
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Positive LCA
Membership
Figures
Julie Stratton
Paul Witting, LCA Board Member
T
oday, our membership totals 686
and for that, we are most grateful.
Within that figure are 24 businesses and 24 lifetime members. The balance
of 638, are folks that renewed or became
members this year by choosing any one
of three annual membership levels…
Regular $25, Patron $50 and Benefactor
$100.
Interestingly, within those 638 mem-
berships, almost half of the time, 46% to
be exact, individuals, on their own, chose
to be a member at the Patron or Benefactor levels. And certainly, we very much
appreciate the added funds these membership categories generate.
So, a heartfelt “thank you” to all
of our members. And, for those of you
reading this Newsletter that are not LCA
members, a sincere request…please
join us using the enclosed membership envelope or, you may join via our
website www.lakecharlevoix.org Any
non-member joining now, will have their
membership extended to the end of our
2015-16 fiscal year, May 31, 2016.
There’s only one Lake Charlevoix…
let’s do the best we can to protect it and
keep it beautiful!
Lake Charlevoix Association Honoraries and Memorials
In Honor of Jonathon Friendly’s Birthday
Stephen Little and Barbara Wotila
In Memory of Bill Harrison
Todd & Lynda Kennedy
In memory of Bill & Anne Olstrom
by Charles & Louise Vanderlaan
In Honor of William and Barbara McKinstry
Bruce & Jenny Abel
In Memory of John Hoyt
John & Kathleen Hoyt
In Memory of Dorothy Perry
Helen Gallaher and Dana Vance
In memory of Carl Bloom
by Patricia Bloom
In Memory of Sue Klingbell
William & Nancy Harrison
In memory of Tom Pyke
by Susan Pyke
In memory of Mildred Darnton
by Jeff & Susan Bellefleur
In memory of Louis (Bud) Kohler
by Janet Kohler Dueweke
In memory of Richard Dauch
by Sandy Dauch
In Memory of Nancy Krueger
Gregory & Judy Krueger
In Memory of Ann Rosenthal
Ronald & Luellen Newmann
Rosenthal Family Trust
In Memory of Chuck and Marg Duerr
John & Susan Logie
In memory of Bud Matthews
by Marjory Whelan and Jill Whelan
In memory of James & Phyllis Elliott
by Bob & Sally Winter
In Memory of Marjorie Mohnke Lothschutz
Karl Lothschutz
In memory of Richard Salzer
by Betty Salzer
In memory of Robert Scherer
by Eugene & Barbara Steele
In memory of Charles Winn
by Janna Winn
Dick Webster
Lake Charlevoix Association
P.O.
Box 294
PANTONE
2738U
PANTONE Process
Cyan U
Charlevoix
MI 49720
[email protected]
www.lakecharlevoix.org
We Thank Our
Lake Charlevoix
Association
Ambassadors
Mike Dow
Join now!
LCA ambassadors play an important role
in assisting our organization with fulfilling its mission. They are a great resource
in that they are always ready and willing
to jump in and help. They are a great
group of volunteers and we thank them
for their support.
Steven Boothe
Jim & Carol Carroll
Gary Gray
Chip Hansen
Todd & Lynda Kennedy
Jack Mackenzie
Tony Parker
Bob Pursel
Hank Ross
Pete Trantow
Nancy Van Roekel
Paul Weston
Maureen Whitehead
Julie Stratton
News Bites...
•
The LCA Annual Meeting will be held on July 9th at Charlevoix
Public Library at 10am. Please join us and receive a “Native Plant
Starter Kit”.
•
Students Experience Lake Charlevoix: Boat excursion will be held
May 19 & 20, 2015. Thank you to all the volunteers who signed up.
The LCA recognizes Tip of the Mitt and Beaver Island Boat Co. for
their extensive help and contributions with this project.
•
Ice Melt Contest 2015: Discover this year’s winners on the LCA
website - www.lakecharlevoix.org. Thank you participants!
•
New Use for Phragmites - Roof Thatching: It looks great on an
Earl Young home, but did raise concerns for those of us working
so hard to control phragmites in our area. After looking into it,
the Department of Agriculture says this shipment from Turkey was
heat treated to ensure the seeds are not viable.
•
Inland Seas Sailing Ship will be providing our members and local
officials with educational sailing trips on June 29 and 30. Those
who agree to work toward improving their greenbelt will have
priority. Watch your email for sign up information.
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send an email to [email protected] to request being added
to our list.