Turtle Porn

Hi there, Mohegan Laker.  Have you seen turtles mating lately?  Probably not.  It's pretty hot.  By the way, this post is not safe for work.  OK, so here we go--with a big hat tip to Abby for providing the photographs!

In all seriousness, Mohegan Lake is F#%#ing amazing.  We should make sure we don't drive over them during mating season when they're all over the place, and by place I mean our roads. 

Come here often?

Let's get it on.

Ohhh baby, I like it like that.

Bad Driver Alert

Whoop, whoop, that's the sound of da police.  Hat tip to The Daily Voice.

Movie Night at Mohegan Colony!

Hi Team:

I was excited to receive the following email from MLID.  Don't forget about the movie night/floating lantern launch concluding at the Colony on Lake day, 7/12/15. 

Below is a message sent out by the President of the Mohegan Colony about our second free movie night this year:

HI Everyone,
The weather so far looks ideal for our second movie night!
This Saturday at dark, I will show the Oscar winning Film “Interstellar” PG13
The word Epic is often used to describe this movie.

Come on out, bring chairs,, blankets and snacks!
Come a little early to set up your chairs and not disturb the film…..
Keep an eye on this list for email updates regarding the weather.
Over 30% chance of rain and we will reschedule.

I will start at dusk.

Lyle

MLID Meeting Minutes

MLID minutes are a thing now because Shelley, from the Mohegan Highlands Property Owners Association, is the best.  Keep thinking about how you can contribute to, or passively or actively (think canoe races) participate in, Mohegan Lake day on July 12th.  Without further ado, the informal minutes:

"Big Ben" at MHPOA's Turtle Cove

 Hi all—

For those who missed Thursday’s meeting, here’s a quick recap:

Algae: Copper sulfate permit process continues; we’ve got only one bid on application, but we’d like to have the first application in a couple of weeks to get a good start.

Lake maintenance: Wayne, our lake manager, has hired two returning helpers and they’ll be out on the lake more after their boats are back from repairs. The harvester is also in the shop; Wayne is looking into replacing it with a new one next year. We’re also looking into the possibility of offsetting the cost by cooperating with other lakes, for example offering to clear Shrub Oak Park’s lake, which they currently hire out, in return for a cost offset for us.

They are also working towards putting an aeration station near Mohegan Highlands.

Mid-Hudson Lake Meeting: Just what it sounds like. Friday, July 24, at a lovely location in Putnam County.

Boats: Mohegan Colony has ordered stickers to identify/register all of their boats. We talked about all the benefits of doing this lakewide, so Ken is getting pricing info to see if MLID can just order enough stickers for all of the associations. Current plan is to give each association a run of stickers and leave them to establish how they want to use them. We doubt we can make it mandatory, but having a boat registration action on Lake Day would be a good start. Having a registry of boats with ID numbers would be excellent.

Lake Day:  The day looks like this so far:

9-10:30: Fishing Derby - Mohegan Beach Park.

11-1: Turtle Whisperer and Kids’ games - MHPOA. (The feedback I’m getting is that they would like a shorter time slot. Maybe an hour and a half?)

1:30-2:30: Boat races - Section 1.

4:30: storytelling, followed by potluck with live music, movie, and release of lanterns - Mohegan Colony


We are reaching out to paddleboard/kayak people to try to bring them in for demos, and to get someone to offer water taxi services.

The sooner all of this is locked in place, the sooner we can get out posters/flyers and a press release to the local papers, to let people know about all the great activities we have planned. We need lead time in particular for the MLID newsletter, because mailings have an inherent time drag.

The next meeting is June 11.

Have a great day!

Shelley (MHPOA)

MLID Lake Day Planning Meeting

All seven of the beaches around Mohegan Lake are preparing for our annual Lake Day celebration on Sunday July 12th, 2015 (raid date is the 19th).  Detailed schedule of events with maps of beaches.  Expect a regatta, turtles, food, drink, potluck and a movie, floating lanterns launched at sundown, and much, much more!  Meeting will be at the Calvary Church at 99 Baron de Hirsch road at 7pm next Thursday the 28th.  Be there and help us make this the most successful Lake Day to date. 

P.S.  Did anyone see the pink flamingos on the abandoned boat that emerged after the thatw at the top of the lake?  What a joyous sighting. Sadly, they were here for less than 18 hours and whoever took them just dragged the boat closer to shore.  Pretty, pretty lame. 

The Most Dangerous Game

And...we're back from an extended silence.  Lots of things to catch up on, including our lawsuit against the Yorktown Zoning Board of Appeals which is currently wending through the 2nd Appellate Division in Brooklyn. 

But first, we got this alert from LoHud last night about a Mohegan Lake man that shot a crossbow at a Mohegan Park employee (seems he didn't like staying there).  Stay alert out there, kids. 

MLID Meeting This Thursday 2/26/15

From Ken:

And to think the first day of spring is only a month away!  This is quite a winter we are having.  Nevertheless, we have to plan for the summer season, if we want a swimmable lake this year.  The Mohegan Lake Improvement District is meeting this Thursday night at 7:30 P.M. at 99 Baron de Hirsch Road in Crompond (Calvary Chapel).  We will be meeting in the kitchen.  I hope we can have representation from each beach association around the lake.   Keep warm!   

Mohegan Lake Hit and Run

Yesterday's news, but still important today.  Did you you see the bad person run over the man? 

Sad News

The woman who has owned Camp Nabby since 1970 has died. 

How Sweet It Is

We've been enjoying some fine times on the lake.  Hockey, fishing, big long skates to the island house.  And nature's Zamboni came through to boot.

Be careful out there boys and girls. 

Mohegan Lake Is Singing

Do you hear it?

Nearly five years of living on the lake's edge, it's hard to not to hear it and to love it.  As the lake freezes, it makes crazy, ray-gun-type noises.  Alien.  I think it's due to the cracking of the ice.  It's a wildly fluid membrane structure, ultimately, no?

We should all give a big-up to mother nature for her natural Zamboni effect.

At any rate, I stomped through the ice at the edge and we have 2-3 inches.  This amazing cold we're getting should assure us at least a safe 4" of clean, clear ice by Saturday.  To skate on!  Will pull out the auger on Saturday morning.


Ice growth chart courtesy of this fine website.

Hourly weather graph provided by the National Weather Service. 

Grab Your Auger, Ice Skates, and Fishing Poles

Ohhhhhhh.

Yes, it is on.  The lord has truly blessed us; just be careful out there, because god has plans. 

I predict we have 4 inches of clean, clear ice by next Saturday.  Me and the girls just got our blades sharpened at Bear Mountain after Thanksgiving. 

Huzzah: