Soo Lake United Associati​on

9/19/2021

Good evening, Soo Lake Members,

I wanted to let you know that I did confirm with Mark from Northern Pier, that he is going to move up the Soo Lake schedule to September 27th and 28th. I have received a few calls about the possibility of just leaving the docks in the lake this year, because there will probably not be any water around your docks for the winter. I believe that next spring the lake will start to be filled with water before all the ice is melted from the lake. If we would experience a wind shift that moves the floating ice into your docks, I think there may be a very good chance that your dock could be damaged. Of course, the choice is up to you. Maybe your shoreline is in a protected area where you would not get these floating icebergs.

If you remove your own lifts and docks, you may find this task may be easier after the water is reduced. You won’t need your waders after a week or so. Please remember that the lake will start to be lowered about 6” a day starting September 29th. Most of us saw what our shoreline looked like in June with a 3-foot reduction. This drawdown is scheduled to be a 4 ½ foot.

Another bit of information is that Adam, our current dam’s keeper will be resigning this coming week. Dustin will be our current dam’s keeper until another person is recruited for the position. Dustin was working with Adam for this past year and filling in about every other weekend. He also trained with Bob Lepke and was a backup for Joe Neeb, while he was our dam’s keeper.

I will be sharing more information with you as I find out any more details.

It was sure nice to see many of the people on the lake enjoying a boat ride this VERY warm September day today. The leaves are turning more every day, and it sure makes for a nice tour of the lake. We still have a little over a week to enjoy so let’s make the best of it.

Tom Frane, President

Soo Lake United Association 

Hunterman@pctcnet.net

715-571-1058 

9/17/2021

Good evening, Soo Lake Membership,

I received the attached Public Service announcement today about the long-awaited schedule of the replacement of the gates on our dam. Because of the requirements and permits with the DNR and the construction delays on parts, it has been a challenging task to get a time frame that would work for most of the people. The water level will start to decrease on Wednesday, September 29th, 2021. The water will be lowered 4 ½ feet and will remain at this level until next spring. I believe this will help us out with some of our weed control. I left a message for Northern Pier to see about getting a different schedule for removing the docks and lifts from the lake, but I have not heard back from him yet. They were supposed to remove them on October 4th and 6th. I will let you know what the new plan is for that.

We are having our last lake association meeting tomorrow morning at 10:00. This will be at Soo Lake Bar & Grill. We will be discussing the drawdown in more detail. Please remember that will have our annual roadside cleanup after the meeting. This will be from Corner Connection to Hwy. S & W corner.

Tom Frane, President

Soo Lake United Association 

Hunterman@pctcnet.net

715-571-1058 

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