Mid-August Weekend Mrs Nemo's Birthday Weekend

August 11th through 14th, 2011

Lake Lucerne
The northwoods have entered that strange season between Summer and Fall (Fummer)where tanning is in order one day and a hoodie is called for the next.
Lake Lucerne
This Fummer weekend called for tanning. The light Fummer winds made for excellent kneeboarding/skiing/footing. Cool Fummer nights dropped the lake temperature by almost 5°F.
Lake Lucerne
A moderate Fummer storm quickly passed through the area early Saturday evening.
Lake Lucerne
Just before sunset, the remaining clouds blew out. At around 9:43 PM the ISS made a very bright (-3.3) pass over the east shore of the lake.
Lake Lucerne
No clouds survived the night. The morning cool further pulled the lake temperature down.
Lake Lucerne
The storm totals were less than astounding. We need more rain to hold and add to the lake level gains made this year.
Lake Lucerne
About 1500 pounds of air (little over a half an hour) was spent under the northeast shore of the lake. We picked a few golfballs from the lake floor.
Lake Lucerne
One tire was found and removed from the lake bottom also.
Lake Lucerne
A staring contest was won with a local bass.
Lake Lucerne
Other bass hung out in the cribs that dot the northeastern shore.
Lake Lucerne
The old boat hasn't changed since we visited it last weekend. My dive partner wore a full wetsuit. I had just a swim suit and t-shirt under my BC. The thermocline is at about 20 feet. I can personally attest that spending any amount of time below it with only a swim suit and t-shirt under your BC is cold.
Lake Lucerne
More than once, a skin diver came down to check on us, remind us that her birthday was tomorrow and her current mask leaks.
Lake Lucerne
Some cans that rested on the bottom since the era of pop-tops were removed from the lake.
Lake Lucerne
The sides have fallen on the other, smaller wreck under the northeast shore.
Lake Lucerne
So far Fummer, with the exception of the cool nights and the falling lake temperature, bares a strong resemblance to Summer. A pod of skin divers in the area attracted a few people in kayaks who watched their golfball gathering antics. It's good to see that the population of these curious, befined water dwellers is increasing. During the late 90's and early 00's the DNR had put them on the endangered list, especially the females. Now, thanks to the no-running-them-over-while-pulling-a-tube rule, they are no longer endangered but simply protected. Especially the dive flag lugging ones.


-Nemo, staring down fish so you don't have to.