Rising Water

April 25th through May 1st, 2016

Lake Lucerne
To say last week was Summer like would be a stretch. The air was too cool. Lake Lucerne was too cold. On the other hand, to say the lake was rising last week would be spot on.
Lake Lucerne
Judging from the in-flows, the lake will continue to rise. Yay!
Lake Lucerne
The plan was to hold the annual Knottlane board meeting and pool party in the extreme southeastern corner of the lake during the gray period between ice-out and Memorial Day. The plan was to float around the pool sipping a well crafted cocktail while watching the rain hit the lake on the webcam. That was the plan.
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Lake Lucerne
Man plans, God laughs. There's been thunder, lightning, and sheets of rain. This has been the second wettest April for Las Vegas since records were kept.
Lake Lucerne
Eventually the sky cleared and the temperature rose.
Lake Lucerne
All the rain seems to have produced a bumper crop of Grumman this Spring.
Lake Lucerne
So would you pair that with a Boone's Farm Strawberry Hill or Wild Raspberry?
Lake Lucerne
By week's end on the shore of the lake, some lifts were touching the water without any help from the studio audience.
Lake Lucerne
On the North end of the lake, there were signs of a wild turkey beach party.
Lake Lucerne
The lake level continues to rise! Huzzah! It might be over the nail for the first time in over a decade. In addition to the rising water, there's rumors of golf and preliminary fire wood cutting for next year's maple syrup season. We did not get an image of Knott Lane this week, but we can safely assume that the snow remains gone and it's back in gravelly Summer form.


-Nemo, ever the wine connoisseur, went with the Strawberry Hill