Reminder

 For those of you who were not at our Spring Meeting and therefore may not know that the boat parade that had been planned to celebrate the Fourth of July will not happen. It was decided that because of there being so much Eurasian Watermilfoil (EWM) around the perimeter of the pond, it was not a good idea to have unnecessary boat traffic that might spread the invasive weed even further. So if you had planned to decorate your pontoon boat or kayak for that event, take your thinking cap off for the time being. Reviving the Boat Parade would be really nice - and perhaps that could be a great way to celebrate having EWM well under control or, with lots of luck and hard work - GONE! What a celebration that would be!

Photo on the left above is of the fire boat, manned by the late Ralph Hastings and his crew in the 1978 parade, and on the right, Jules Chatot, Sr. in front, and John LaGue - both fondly remembered as JPA members cutting up a bit in probably the same parade, or perhaps 1979.

So instead, we hope to have a candle-lit shoreline in the evenings of the 3rd and 4th. Marti Talbot is hoping to bring back that custom. Luminaries are available at Hastings Store in West Danville, or get in touch with Marti at  802-563-5022, and her cottage is at 1279 West Shore Road, if you want to pick some up from her. They are $1 each, and proceeds will go towards the expense of fighting EWM.  

With many folks visiting the pond for the holiday weekend, please be reminded to minimize your boating if possible, and when you do take your water craft out, please stay away from the marked areas close to the shoreline. Unfortunately, that leaves very small sections in the two smaller ponds for boats to navigate in - so best to not go into those two ponds for the present.

I haven't had a report of recent diving excursions from the Milfoil Exterminators crew, but I expect they will be diving and reporting findings soon. 

An interesting comment came to me today regarding the loss of one of our loon chicks. Mary W. sent the following message that set me wondering about that large turtle the dive crew came face-to-face with last year?! Here is what Mary's found: