Long Lake Link
Long Lake Property Owners Association Newsletter
Vol 19:3 Fall 2009
Message from LLPOA President, Dick Locke
Issue Contents...
Presidents Message ..... Page 1
Healthy Lakes ............... Page 1
From the Editor ............. Page 2
Treasurer Report .......... Page 2
Board Minutes July 27 .. Page 3
Lake River Facts .......... Page 3
Board Minutes Aug 8 .... Page 4
How Do Lakes Freeze .. Page 4
Loon Facts .................... Page 4
Board Minutes Oct 2 ..... Page 5
Septic Tips .................... Page 5
In Memory of
Dr Dick Locke
January 12, 1937 - August 29,2009
The Long Lake Property Owners Association Board of Directors, regrets to inform you
that LLPOA President Dick Locke has passed away unexpectedly from cardiac
arrhythmia on Saturday August 29th while on his way back home to Illinois. The
Association Board of Directors is sadden by this loss and pass along their condolences
to his wife Judy and family.
Healthy Lakes and Rivers Partnership Program
2009 Meeting Calendar
May 30th 11:30 a.m. Patricks
June 29th 11:30 a.m. Patricks
July 27th 11:30 a.m. Patricks
August 8th 9:30a.m. at
Salem Lutheran Church
LLPOA Mission
The purpose of this association shall
be to maintain and improve lake water
quality and lake bed health, maintain
and continue fish propagation and
protect wildlife and its habitat.
It shall also include education about
many issues affecting lake property
owners and users through the
dissemination of information to Long
Lake property owners and their
families.
Lake ID: 11-0142-00
Long Lake Link
P.O. Box 292
Longville, MN 56655-0292
[email protected]
Website
www.minnesotawaters.org/LLPOA
The Healthy Lakes and Rivers Partnership Program builds the capacity of citizen leaders to
develop and implement lake or river management plans. Over two sessions, participating lake and
river advocacy groups will be trained to develop a locally shared vision and plan, set measurable
goals and report on their progress and outcomes, all of which are conditions of entering the
program. The program is designed to:
•
Improve leadership skills of key lake/river association members. Provide a forum for shoreline
property owners to plan for the future of their watershed.
•
Provide opportunities for shoreline property owners to network, work cooperatively and learn
from each other and create a voice for healthy waters in central Minnesota
•
Establish visions, missions, goals, and management plans for their watershed, using a
template developed by the HLRP program and modeled after the State Interagency Lakes
Coordinating Committee guide.
•
Establish indicators to measure the success of each associationʼs efforts.
•
Provide training, technical assistance and support to associations as they go through the
process of planning and project implementation.
This program emphasizes four principals of citizen- (or asset-) based planning and community
development:
•
Inside Out -- community change is best made by concerned citizens who can gain a sense of
ownership and empowerment;
•
Relationships -- communities are built on relationships; professional systems should not be
substituted for local resident or organization involvement.
•
Assets -- Focus on the gifts and capacities of local individuals, associations, institutions, and
other built or natural resources.
•
Participatory Democracy -- Voting in not enough; democracy is built upon citizen volunteers
and civic participation.
Does the program work?
Perhaps the best measure of success is when the technical assistance initially requested from the
Initiative Foundation is no longer needed; as the various citizen groups mature they each develop
an expertise in the issues that are most pressing in their community.
Another measure of the success of the program is the amount of financial or technical assistance
the groups have successfully leveraged from regulatory agencies. While the HLRP program
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From the Editor
Board of Directors
President
Dick Locke
[email protected]
Vice President
Tony Ozark
[email protected]
Secretary
Ken Johnson
[email protected]
Treasurer
Jean Olsen
[email protected]
Membership
Jean Olsen
Pat Brockton [email protected]
Director Zone 1
Grace Ann Parkhurst
[email protected]
Director Zone 2
Dick Loeffler
Director Zone 3
Duane Schock
Director Zone 4
Marilyn Bliss
[email protected]
Director Zone 5
Roger Mitby
[email protected]
Director Zone 6
Mark Eidenschiek
[email protected]
Director Zone 7
Bob Alley
[email protected]
Director Zone 8
John Evans
[email protected]
Web Master
Tom Sorensen
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor
Mark Bohnenstingel
[email protected]
Association Web Site
www.minnesotawaters.org/LLPOA
I have added the Lake ID for Long Lake to the left margin on page 1. I thought it might be helpful
as you navigate websites, specifically the Minnesota DNR site which gives you the option of
looking up lake information by name/county or lake id.
Please submit your thoughts and ideas regarding the boat parade. Please submit your comments
on start time, meeting place and parade route. Send them by email to [email protected] or
send them by postal mail to the address located on page one.
A new fiscal year for the property association is upon us. The Association operates from August
through July. We will begin collecting membership dues for the fiscal year ending July 2010. A
membership dues form is included with this issue of the Long Lake Link. Thank you for your
continued support.
As always, I would enjoy receiving any feedback you have regarding this newsletter. If there is
something you like or dislike, if you have a topic you would like to see covered, or if you have a
story you would like to share please e-mail your comments to [email protected] or send
your comments to Long Lake Link P.O. Box 292 Longville MN 56655-0292.
Mark Bohnenstingel, Editor
Treasurerʼs Report - August 08, 2009
Balance Checking Acct (8/01/08)
Add Deposits (Dues)
Disbursements Balance Checking Acct (8/01/09)
$4,935.76
2,895.00
2,262.39
5,568.37
Disbursements:
Ck. 821 Stamps, Labels, Seals
$ 236.37
Ck. 822 Annual Meeting Supplies
54.04
Ck. 823 Ink to Print Directory 32.09
Ck. 824 Void
50.00
Ck. 825 Leech Lake Watershed
168.00
Ck. 826 Salem Lutheran rental
165.00
Ck. 827 Woman Lake Lantern Bay Consv.
300.00
Ck. 828 Mike Cochran, Legal Fees
125.00
Ck. 829 Visioning Session, food/Postage
183.50
Ck. 830 Scott Carpenter
38.00
Ck. 831 Mark Bohnenstingel, (Link)
100.00
Ck. 832 Dick Loeffler (Healthy Lakes)
100.00
Ck. 833 Dick Loeffler (Healthy Lakes)
150.00
Ck. 834 Leech Lake watershed
404.13
Ck. 835 Post Office Box Rental
40.00
Ck. 836 Mark (Link)
178.63
Ck. 837 MN Waters Donation 100.00
Ck. 838 ACCL (Area Lks Catch/Release)
100.00
Ck. 839 Void
0.00
Total Disbursements
Petty Cash Stamps and Name tags Combined Accounts Balances
Source: Jean Olsen, Treasurer
$ 1,558.14
+ 36.76
- 7.95
$ 4,935.76
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Board Meeting Minutes July 27, 2009
Lakes, Rivers, and Wetland Facts
Meeting was called to order by President Dick Locke at 11:30 am at
Patrick’s restaurant in Longville. Members present were: Ken
Johnson – Secretary, Jean Olson – Treasurer, Dick Loeffler – Zone 2
Director, Duane Schock – Zone 3 Director, Roger Mitby-Zone 5
Director, Mark Eisenschink – Zone 6 Director and John Evans-Zone 8
Director.
Secretary’s report from June board meeting were reviewed and
approved.
Jean Olson provided the treasure’s report and membership report. The
LLPOA account balance was $5568.37. Key expenditures since last
report included $400 to the Catch and Release program, $150 to the
Leech Lake Watershed Foundation, and $100 to the Minnesota Waters
program. There were 149 (2009) paid up members which is 57% of
the property owners. M/S/P to approve the treasurer’s report. Jean
suggested that we cut back on expenditures by eliminating
membership cards. After discussion, M/S/P to eliminate cards.
Fishing Report – Mitby. DNR plans to continue walleye stocking by
planting 900 lb of fingerlings into Long Lake this fall.
President Locke reminded the board that the Cass County Planning
Commission will hold a meeting on August 28 at Backus to discuss
revision of Land Use Guidance regarding lakeshore classification.
Loeffler provided information on cost of purchasing buoys and
materials to mark shallow and channel entrance areas on lake. He
suggested that we needed eight buoys and estimated the cost at $250.
M/S/P to proceed with purchasing of materials. Loeffler volunteered
to purchase and assemble buoys. He and Johnson will put buoys out
during the first week in August. Areas to be buoy marked include:
shallow area just south of the narrows, entrance into Monster Bay,
rock reef between island and shoreline on west side of lake near 100’
hole, rock reef off south end of northern grass island, rock pile in
center of lake on north end and entrance to small bay on northeast end
of lake.
It was noted that someone had removed the “No Wake” signs by
narrows and laid them on the shoreline on the point just south of the
narrows. The signs were there for a week or so and then disappeared.
If anyone knows the whereabouts of the signs contact Dick Loeffler or
Ken Johnson. They will get the signs reposted at the narrows.
Thanks.
Annual meeting – Locke. The annual meeting for all members and
property owners will be Aug 8th at Salem Lutheran Church in
Longville at 9:30 am. Members are encouraged to view the LLPOA
website; HYPERLINK "http://www.mnlakes.org/LLPOA"
www.mnlakes.org/LLPOA. Thanks to Tom Sorenson for
development and maintaining the website.
M/S/P to adjorn at 12:30.
General
Respectfully submitted, Ken Johnson
No one can see their reflection in running water.
It is only in still water that we can see.
~Taoist proverb
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Minnesotaʼs waters flow outward in trhee directions:
North to Hudson Bay in Canada
East to the Atlantic Ocean
South to the Gulf of Mexico
Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesota is the largest waterbased park in the National Park System.
By the numbers
Counties with no natural lakes
Mower, Olmsted, Pipestone, Rock
Number of lakes:
11,842 (10+ acres)
Number of natural rivers and streams:
6,564 (69,200 miles)
Wetland acreage present in 1850:
18.6 million acres
Wetland acreage present in 2003:
9.3 million acres
Ten most common lake names:
Mud, Long, Rice, Bass, Round, Horeshoe, Twin, Island, Johnson,
Spring
Depest inland lake:
Portsmouth Mine Pit near Crosby (450 feet and rising)
Deepest Natural lake:
Lake Saganaga, Cook County (240 feet)
Depths and Size of other Cass County lakes:
ten Mile 209 feet xxxxx acres
Leech
150 feet, 111,527 acres
Winnibigoshish 113 feet, 58,544 acres
Largest border lakes:
Lake Superior (20,364,800 acres totla with 962,700 acres in MN)
Lake of the Woods (950,400 acres total with 307,010 acres in MN)
Longest shoreline:
Lake Vermillion, St. Louis County (290 miles of shoreline)
Minnesota River length:
370 miles
Mississippi River length in Minnesota:
680 miles
Total area covered by Lakes and Rivers (deep water):
2,560,299 acres
Total surface water are including wetlands:
13,136,357 acres
Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
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Board Meeting Minutes August 8, 2009
How do lakes freeze over?
Meeting was called to order by President Dick Locke at 9:30 am at
Salem Lutheran Church.
Jean Olson provided the treasureʼs report and membership report. The
LLPOA account balance was $5568.37. There were 149 (2009) paid
up members which is 59% of the 252 property owners. M/S/P to
approve the treasurerʼs report.
Locke reported that two board positions and three zone directors
positions were up for reelection this year. Tony Ozark has agreed to
serve as Vice President and Jean Olson has agreed to remain as
Treasurer. Mark Eidenschink has agreed to serve again as Zone 6
Director. John Evans is retiring as Zone 8 Director. Dick Loeffler who
served this past year as Zone 2 Director will replace John Evans as
Zone 8 Director and Ken Johnson has agreed to serve as Zone 2
Director in addition to being the association secretary. M/S/P by
members present.
Fishing Report – Mitby. Roger visited DNR in Walker within last 30
days and inquired about possibility of relooking crappie size/limit
restrictions for Long Lake. He did receive a commitment that the DNR
will do some testing regarding size and numbers of crappie in 2010.
The DNR will stock 720 lb of walleye fingerlings into Long Lake in late
September. They expect a 10-20% survivability rate. Roger also
reported that the Longville Rod and Gun Club has withdrawn its
application for consideration of the site off the NW end of Long Lake.
President Locke introduced guest speaker Paul Radmerski. Paul is a
career employee with the DNR and most recently served as project
manager for the Sensitive Shoreline Restoration Project. Cass County
has taken the lead with this project as a result of shoreline
development pressure and the need for intra-lake land use
reclassification. Paulʼs presentation was very detailed, informative and
interesting. The entire report can be viewed at the DNR web site –
HYPERLINK "http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/eco/sli/index.html"
www.dnr.state.mn.us/eco/sli/index.html. Some interesting Long Lake
information from the study included: there are 45 different aquatic plant
species; plant growth can be found as deep as 30ʼ although most is at
15ʼ or less. There are three or four unique plant species found only in
very clean lakes with long ph and chlorophyll readings. The study
found 22 species of fish nine of which have not previously been
identified in Long Lake. There were 66 species of birds found on and
around Long Lake. Data collected from the study will be used by the
county to identify areas to be classified as sensitive shoreline…the
result of which may be larger lot sizes, longer shoreline, greater
setback and larger maximum building areas. All this would apply only
to new development.
Jerry Lerom reported that seccii readings remain good. May readings
were 24ʼ with early August readings reducing to 18ʼ. This change is
normal due to vegetation bloom and increased boat traffic during the
summer months.
M/S/P to adjorn at 10:30.
As you all know, water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit. That doesn't
mean, however, when the air temp reaches 32 the lakes freeze. Water
is a great insulator and good at holding heat, which is why the lake
temperature doesn't fluctuate much day to day like the air does.
Therefore, below freezing temperatures are needed for a week or more
to form ice on a large lake.
Respectfully submitted, Ken Johnson
If water is too clear, it will not contain fish;
people who are too cautious will never gain wisdom.
~Chinese proverb
Water is a unique substance in that the solid form (ice) is lighter than
the liquid form (water). For most substances, the solid form is heavier.
Our lives would be much different if ice sank instead of floated. If ice
sank, lakes would freeze from the bottom up and the fish and other
aquatic creatures wouldn't survive the winter!
Since water is good at holding heat, the more water there is, the more
heat it will hold. This is why large deep lakes take longer freeze and
melt than small shallow lakes.
Water freezes from the perimeter of the lake to the center. It happens
this way because the water is shallower at the lake's edge so it cools
off faster. Water is most dense at 39 degrees Fahrenheit, so when it
gets colder than that, the cold, lighter water floats on top of the lake.
This top layer of water interfaces with the cold air, which cools the top
of the lake even further until it freezes. Windy days cool the lake
surface off faster because the cold air moving over the water cools the
lake faster.
Since ice-in does not occur in one day like ice-out usually does, it is
hard to keep accurate records. The ice can form around the edge of the
lake, and then a warm sunny day can come along and melt it again.
Source: RMB Environmental Laboratories
Healthy Lakes Program, continued from page 2
cannot take exclusive credit for these new collaborations or sources of
support, most regulatory agencies will readily admit that working with a
well-organized, knowledgeable citizen group is far more likely to lead to
successful implementation than in a community with divided or
polarized goals and objectives.
Source: Initiative Foundation (www.ifound.org)
Loon Facts
Which state has the most common loons? In the continental U.S., surveys indicate Minnesota has the largest
population of common loons with more 10,000 adults. Wisconsin has an
estimated summer population of more than 3,000 adults. Additionally,
states with breeding populations include Maine with approximately
4,100 adults, New York with an estimated range of 800-1,000, and New
Hampshire with about 500 adult common loons
continues on page 5
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Board Meeting Minutes Oct 2, 2009
The meeting of the LLPOA was called to order by our acting President
Tony Ozark on Friday October 2, 2009 at 10 am. At the Common
Grounds.
Those present were: Tony Ozark, Vp/Pres. Jean Olsen, Treasurer,
Jerry Lerom, Roger Mitby, Mark Eidenschenk, Will Laraway, and Bob
Alley.
Treasurerʼs Report given by Jean Olsen . $ 5,530.67 in checking.
$38.26 in petty cash. Present membership at 169 out of 252 properties
which put us at 67 % .
Discussion about the vacancy for President left by Dick Locks passing
was held and names of a few people who may be interested were
brought up and they will be contacted as to their interest.
Jerry Lerom talked about the 2 yr water testing program were 10
samples over that time will be taken from the north end of the lake it is
in partership with the RMBEL to test water quality . We have been
testing other areas of our lake for sometime. The Healthy Lakes
Program has some money available to restore shoreline buffers . This
is important to filter what comes into our lake.. Bev Baldwin recent
restoration of her shoreline is a great example .
Lake quality and fish management is probably our most important
issue . Townline lake is now infested with milfoil . Please be careful to
clean motor, empty livewell and check for any weeds because milfoil is
now very close!
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Septic system tips
1. Have your tank cleaned and inspected at least every three
years.
2. If you can't eat it, it shouldn't go into the septic system.
3. Use water consistently through out the week, spread out
laundry, showers etc
4. Keep brush and trees from growing in the drain field area.
5. Have a filter installed in your septic tank.
6. Do not use additives in your septic tank.
7. Keep vehicles and heavy traffic off of the septic system.
8. Check all water appliances, make sure nothing is dripping.
9. Keep manholes above grade to prevent water runoff into the
system and allow
access for inspection & maintenance.
1. Lack of maintenance. Many people believe that if a septic
system isn't backing up,
it must be fine.
2. Over use of water compared to the design capability of the
system.
3. Using your septic system as a garbage can. Paint, grease,
left over medication, oil
and other nonorganic waste should never end up in a septic
system.
Roger Mitby stated that fish fry and Perch will be added to our lake
within the month before hard water . i
Will Laraway brought up the idea of added Kego lake to our
association . Some folks on that lake have brought it up. We discussed
it and feel it has to be a decision that those lake owners need to make,
so we will give them ideas and resources to get them going on their
own .
Meeting adjourned at 11am .
Respectfully submitted by Jean Olsen as our secretary Ken Johnson
could not be present .
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Loon Facts, continued from page 4
How long each year do loons stay within their summer (breeding)
range?
Loons return to northern forested lakes and rivers in the springtime,
usually in April or early May. The breeding range includes Alaska and
northern Canada south to Washington, Montana, Minnesota, Wisconsin
and New Hampshire.
Breeding loons, like those radiomarked in this study, left breeding areas
in late October to early November.
Loons spend the winter season along the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf
coasts.
How far can loons fly in one day? The telemetry data tracked the birds every 2-3 days during migration. In
one documented case, a loon traveled 572 miles over a 3-day period. In another case, a loon traveled consecutive distances of 388 and 419
miles, each during a 2-day period. These were likely single movements.
Do loons return to the same place to nest where they were born?
Biologists suspect that loons return to the same general area where
they were born and try to work their way into a territory. Loons do not
reach breeding maturity until about their fourth summer.
Loon nests usually include two olive-brown, lightly spotted eggs. Nests
are situated on a low mass of vegetation near water, often on an island. Both adults incubate the eggs and share in care of the young.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey (www.usgs.gov)
July 2007
Source: MN Department of Natural Resources
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Property Owners Association
P.O. Box 292
Longville, MN 56655-0292