Fred took these photos at the access area this morning while everyone was waiting for the divers to arrive.

Jacob Grant, a reporter from the Caledonian Record waited as long as he could (shown here with Tom Dente).

About the only activity for quite a while was fishing boats coming and going. Here's one just leaving the access area.

Meanwhile, Pam Hebert, left, Camilla Dente (behind Tom in this photo), and Tom Dente waited patiently. Tom and Pam look pretty worried here, don't you think? It all turned out ok, and Pam sent the following report to me:

I don't have a final report form the divers but they did not find any Eurasian milfoil. They also were not able to locate the boat. One diver was here two years ago and able to pinpoint the location. He told me that with the sediment and depth, they were not able to locate the boat.

So, we will get a more detailed report but the good news is that no Eurasion milfoil was found.

And Ted. Thanks for the pictures of the divers. We are most fortunate that the most significant items that the divers located was a few fishing poles instead of our facing the monumental task of ridding the Pond of an invasive plant that could cost upwards of $100,000. These trained and knowlegable divers gave us a negative inspection for Eurasion milfoil and this is great news. Thanks to everyone who takes this situation seriously and is committed to keeping our "waters" clean.

*****

And on another note, yesterday afternoon I saw a swimmer 100 feet from shore. This is the second time I personally have seen a swimmer in what I would say is a dangerous distance from the shore (two weeks ago I watched a swimmer go to the sunken island and back to the Route 2 side of the Lake.)

I called the Vermont State Police and spoke to Mike Sisino who is the Assistant Director of the Vt State Police Marine Division. He informed me that there are no laws for swimmers in open waters. His exact words were that "there are not laws against stupidity."

He did further explain that it is the boat operator's responsibility to maintain a proper look out and the burden is on the boat operator. I think this is worthwhile to pass on.

Pam

"Against stupidity the very gods themselves contend in vain." Shiller, 1801.