What a difference a month makes! Over the past month, we've enjoyed an incredible display of northern lights, and we're grateful to everyone who shared their stunning photos. Additionally, we received much-needed rain, boosting our lake levels and spurring remarkable growth in the grass and brush. With temperatures rising, the hummingbirds (and woodticks) are out and about, and the lake is becoming more active. Welcome to summer!
These are the months we truly get to savor being outside on the lake and spending time together. We hope you'll join us for our fun social gatherings, attend the annual meeting in August, check out our book club, and find time to relax and soak up the sun on these beautiful summer days.
Laurie Conzemius
PLA President
By Bob Berdahl
The Loons of Potato are well along with their spring activity on our lake. I was on the lake yesterday and found the MERTZ nest on the north end of the lake and west of the sand bar that reaches across the west arm. I’ve looked for this nest over the years and finally found it! Pictures are attached. I don’t know how many eggs as I did not want to upset the loon sitting on the nest. I looked for other nests on the west arm but did not find any. If anyone can find the KRAMDEN nest, let us know. This location also produced a few loon chicks last year..but we have never located the nest.
Our objectives for the 2024 season remain unchanged.
- Develop and accurate count of the adult loons and loon pairs with location and territory for each.
- Locate all loon nesting sites including nests on loon nesting platforms. This should be done by mid May.
- Monitor all nests and if reasonable the number of loon egg’s on each nest. Egg’s should appear in early May and hatch in early June.
- Track the number of Chicks that hatch and watch them through the summer to understand how many survive.
Thanks to our cleanup crews!
Thank you to Polly Reischlein for organizing another Cty Rd 40 ditch cleanup effort! It was great to have a good number of volunteers to assist, and (based on the number of bags you filled) it looked like an abundance of trash was collected.
Additional thanks to Mike Markman and crew for the cleanup of the additional two miles from Harris Drive to Cty Rd 4.
Watch for information regarding the fall road cleanup that will take place in early fall.
It's a picnic!
Join your Potato Lake friends and neighbors at Jim & Pam Miller's home for an informal social gathering!!
When: Saturday, June 22 at 6:00pm
Where: Miller's, 15327 Haakon Drive (park at the north boat access or down the road at Ken's shed)
Bring: A dish to share and your favorite beverage. A generous anonymous donor is providing burgers, brats and buns. More specific details will be sent out by email in mid-June. Your RSVP is important so we can plan for the right number of people!
Our full list of social events is posted on our website: https://potatolakeassociation.wordpress.com/events-and-meetings/ and the remaining dates are included below. Feel free to print and post this schedule and make plans to join us each month as we gather as friends and neighbors. We hope to see you!
The annual Potato Laker has been mailed!
Our Potato Laker should have arrived in your mailbox in mid-May. If you did not receive yours, please email potatolake@gmail.com and let us know.
Neighborhood captains will be heading out soon to verify your contact information, answer any Potato Lake questions you might have, and provide an invitation to join the Potato Lake Association. We would love it if every property owner joined the Potato Lake Association. Are you a member? If not, please consider joining us today: www.potatolake.org
Wear a life jacket, don’t just bring it.
Source: DNR Encourages a Safety Mindset as Recreational Boating Season Kicks Off
Potato Lake Association
Email: potatolakemn@gmail.com
Website: www.potatolake.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Potatolakeassociation/
Don't forget our Potato Lake Association Annual Meeting, Saturday, August 3, at 9:00AM, and held at Headwaters Golf Club in Park Rapids.