Last week started off summery and then got hotter. There was also clouds, sun, and an ever present threat of needed rain. At the finish of the week, Lucerne ended up with more sun than sun showers.
That is not to say we did not get any rain. Over the course of the week we measured about a third of an inch. That's enough to slow the lake level's retreat, but not enough to arrest it.
Late last week, it looked like the lake might get the kind of downpour that would drench birds and gray-ize the sunset, but the storms stopped just short of the lake's edge.
The water clarity remains, as always, super clear even as the lake warms up to its summer highs. The north end of Lucerne made it to 77°F on Sunday.
Last week could be best described as fantastic, but we would expect nothing less during the middle of July in the northwoods. The lake has been especially flat as of late, making for some great skiing. I'm sure there are some aside from the ski show, but there seems to be far fewer footers so far this summer. What the lake is lacking in footers, it's more than making up for with pontoon boats. Not sure if that's a sign of an aging lake population or a reflection of current gas prices (a footing run around the lake requires far more go-go juice than a leisurely tour). What ever your water transport, if you pass by the Knott Lane dock, you'll get a smile and a wave.
-Nemo's happiest between the surface and the thermocline.
