What's New at the Lake

Minnesota DNR Commissioner to be Featured Speaker at Sportsmen's Club Annual Meeting

On Aug 9th, Mark Holsten, Commissioner of the Minnesota DNR, will join us at Fortune Bay Resort to help celebrate our organization's 40th anniversary. The festivities start with a 5:00 p.m. social hour, followed by a 6:00 p.m. buffet.

The club's annual meeting is a time for members and their guests to talk about club activities and share ideas with the Sportsmen's Club board. They'll have an opportunity to meet Commissioner Holsten and hear his perspective on the future Lake Vermilion State Park.

Board member Mardy Jackson will present the results of the 2008 Loon Count. Board member Judy Moline has prepared a slide show to help us look back on the club's accomplishments during its first 40 years. Attendees will also see a Turn in Poachers (TIP) display and meet the group's executive director, Al Thomas.

The cost is $16 for adults and $8 for children 12 or younger and includes a raffle ticket. Additional raffle tickets will be available for purchase.

Reservations are necessary by Mon, Aug 4, to one of the following:

 - Ray and Vi Harris, 666-2300, vermharr@msn.com
 - Dale and Nan Lundblad, 666-2316, lundblad@accessmn.com
 - Paula Bloczynski, 753-2107
 - Jeff and Kathy Lovgren, 753-2413, lovgren@frontiernet.net

Please join us for the party of the summer!

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Dock at Wolf Bay Shore Lunch Site Gets New Cedar Decking

To increase safety before the busy July 4th week, the Sportsmen's Club has replaced the cedar decking on the dock at the Wolf Bay shore lunch site. Over the years the original decking had deteriorated and now, thanks to the high water this spring, a few boards were missing. Our thanks to Eagle Docks for their fast repair work.

In 1994, the Sportsmen's Club recognized the need for designated locations where boaters could safely pull up to shore and enjoy a shore lunch or picnic. Over the years, through cooperative agreements with the USDA Forest Service and the Minnesota DNR, the number of sites has grown to six.

[Read more about shore lunch sites, allowed use, and their locations here on this website.]

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CLMP+ Teams Complete "Round 2" Water Quality Sampling

Citizen Lake Monitoring Program (CLMP) volunteers from the Sportsmen's Club collected their 2nd set of water samples on June 23rd.

Samples will be collected from 8 sites on Lake Vermilion throughout the summer. After some on-shore processing by the volunteers, the refrigerated samples go to the MPCA's lab to identify the levels of chlorophyll-a, total phosphorus and sulfates.

[Read more about water quality monitoring activities here on this website.]