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October 27th through November 2nd, 2025

Last week went average. The first two weeks in September had record cold. After that the lake area got a lot of above average pleasantness. Then came last week with its frosty mornings and a few days not making it to 50°F. If you were planning another ski run, that ship has sailed. Also sailing is pretty much out, too. With each passing day, the cold nights were lit more and more by a waxing moon. Early in the week, the high temperatures (over 50°F) made golfing comfortable without parkas and snow pants. Parking was not an issue. The course was in good shape. The lake was super flat at the start of the week. If it weren't for the cardiac event cold of the water, one more ski run would have been nice. All of last week's sunsets were short. A few were pretty good. With thick frost on the ground most mornings, it was deemed time to pull the last of the piers from the increasingly un-warm water. With the lake level falling fast, there was talk among the men of leaving some sections in with the hope the lake would retreat from under them (lazy men). Ultimately, they ended up pulling in every part. At the start of the week, it was determined that squirrels crashed the local internet. At the end of the week, the evil little buggers did some sort of a wind dance and gusts started to come from the south. The waves that crashed on the north shore were impressive. The wind was strong enough to roll unchocked lifts, well...one unchocked lift, across lawns and roads. We didn't get to witness the "Great Lift Migration of '25", only the aftermath. It appears that no lifts were damaged during this rare event. Lucerne lost four inches during October. The current lake level is at the exact same point it was last year at 12.5 inches above the nail. It's nice to have a little more beach, but for those of us that lived through the low levels of 2010 and 2013, it causes a bit of dyspepsia. We could use a little more rain and a wet winter. The code monkeys failed to get this year's ice-in contest up last week. Bad monkeys! Promises of bananas and threats of floggings will motivate them to get it posted this coming week.<br><br><br>-Nemo likes late season golf, bananas.

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