Manager's Minute

I am not sure if it is just me, but this year the warm weather and boating season has seemed to go from non-existent to full swing in the blink of an eye. The past week we have averaged nearly 40 boats a day through the park for crappie and bass fishing.

Operations on the water have jumped into high gear for staff as well. Lots of debris has been removed, buoy assessments are done, and vegetation surveys have already been completed. McCullough dredging has removed over 4,000 cubic yards of material through private dredging operations and is bringing in their small barge soon to continue work (keep reading for those details).

Hydraulic dredging is also in full swing, having started operations more than one month sooner compared to last year. Last year alone, more than 17 acres of lake was reclaimed to safe boating depths. An amazing accomplishment and a very visible benefit of our fees and tax revenue at work. Upon completion of the current hydraulic dredging contract, 140,000+ yards of sediment will be removed from the lake in 2022 and 2023 alone. This is nearly equal to the amount of material removed by the LLCD over the past 16 years.

I wish you all the best and minimal vessel maintenance as you gear up for the 2023 season.

Cheers,

Adam Casey, LLCD District Manager

Upcoming Vegetation Treatment

Adam and Ross were out on the lake Wednesday surveying areas of vegetation that will need treatment. Spring vegetation treatment will occur on May 1st.

If you have a particularly troublesome area, we'd like to know. Please click the button below to email Operations Supervisor, Ross, and let him know your specific issues.

There are no body contact restrictions with the treatment, but there is an irrigation restriction for 24 hours.

Email Ross Vegetation Concerns

Dock Subleases Update

Time is running out! If you would like to execute a previously approved dock sublease, we need your signed agreement and payment ASAP.

The final due date for sublease fee payment is May 31, 2023 after which time the surplus parcel may be offered to another Freeholder for sublease. The sublease agreement will be void if payment is not received by the LLCD and/or if a valid sublease agreement is not executed by all parties by the final due date.

For Freeholders who have completed the sublease agreement and paid, dock stickers have all been mailed. If you haven't received your dock sticker yet, please let me know.

Questions about your sublease? Please click below to email Jess.

Email Jess Sublease Questions

Riddle Point Boogie

Saturday May, 6th 2023 | 2pm - 10pm

Ticket sales are moving right along! Haven't grabbed yours yet? No better time than now. Ticket prices will increase later this month.

The Lake Lemon Conservancy District presents the inaugural Riddle Point Boogie, a festival to raise awareness and money for the conservation of Lake Lemon! Chicago Farmer & the Fieldnotes will headline the night! You'll also hear music from Joe’s Truck Stop, The Hammer & The Hatchet, Them Lasses, and Low Landers.

There will be food trucks, a beer and wine garden, and vendors of all types. This is an all ages event and kids under 12 get in FREE! Parking is included in the price of your ticket.

Gates open at noon with music starting at 2 pm and running until 10 pm. Join us at Lake Lemon for a day of Americana and Bluegrass music, help raise money for the conservation of the lake, and make memories that will last a lifetime!

While you will be able to hear music from a boat, please consider purchasing a ticket or sponsoring the festival to help make this initial event a success and to ensure future events can happen.

Want to park your boat on the beach? Boat passes are almost... going, going, gone! Click below for all tickets, sponsorship opportunities, and for vending applications.

Click here for all tickets & vendor applications

Click here for sponsorship opportunities

No Wake Zone 4/28 - 4/29

The annual Dale England Cup is taking place Friday and Saturday April 28th and 29th so no wake zones will be in place both days.

Please take note of the map and slow down for the rowers. Click the button below to view a larger map of the no wake zones.

Come out and support the IU Rowing Team!

View No Wake Zone

Dredging - Small Equipment Is Coming

McCullough Dredging has been out over the past few weeks dredging for Freeholders. We are aware that McCullough wasn't able to make it out to all shoreline with the larger barge, so they will be heading out soon with smaller equipment.

They will be out on the water very soon. Now is your chance for private work.

To inquire, please reach out directly to Shannon McCullough with McCullough Excavating...

Click to call -- (765) 386-6514

Click to -- EMAIL

2024 Total Solar Eclipse - Save The Date!

Partial solar eclipse in Wisconsin, photo credentials Cindy Bailey Marinette

On Monday April 8th 2024, Lake Lemon will experience an event 800 years in the making. The Moon will pass between the Sun and Earth, creating a darkened sky and ring of light surrounding the sun.

Lying directly in the path of totality, Lake Lemon will experience over 4 minutes of total eclipse, some of the longest in the country! To celebrate this, Riddle Point Park will host camping where you can witness the celestial event while being surrounded on three sides by water.

Watch as the moon’s shadow comes across the lake at 2,000 miles an hour. The sky will darken as waterfowl, songbirds, frogs, and insects begin chirping as if it were dusk. While festivities will last all day, the partial eclipse will begin at 1:49 pm and last until 4:22 pm, with totality lasting from 3:04 pm – 3:08 pm. Click here to see a map of eclipse totality.

Reservations will open soon for both RV and tent camping!

Lake Lemon is excited to offer this experience for you to witness such a rare event from both land and water in our unique natural setting. You will not want to miss this once in a lifetime experience! Stay tuned for more information, and for now, save the date!

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