Hello Clam Lake!
A big thank you goes out on this Veteran’s Day to all those that have served!
This past week saw us receiving a fair amount of much needed rain. That, along with our Halloween snow, was welcome. Living in the forest we need that moisture to keep the fire danger at bay.
MEETING REMINDERS – The Clam Lake Book Club discussion group will meet on Tuesday November 12th running from 2:30 to 3:30 at Lisa’s cabin. The book being discussed will be “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Reid is also the author of “Daisy Jones and the Six” which was made into a series for Amazon Prime. If planning to attend, please contact Lisa Peifer at LisaSPeifer@gmail.com for directions and RSVP.
CLAM LAKE COMMUNITY CLUB – The next monthly meeting of the Clam Lake Community Club will be held on Thursday, November 14th beginning at 5:00 pm. The meeting will be followed by a Pot Luck and some Clam Lake Style Bingo (Small Bucks Bingo) led by Master Bingo Caller Ace Griffaw. Ace has recently completed his recertification at Cayuga Tech as a Master of the Bingo Craft.
SYMPATHIES – We extend our sympathies to Jane Eder and family on the loss of long time Clam Lake canine resident Zoey Eder. Zoey’s favorite thing was being taken to a lake to swim. She loved the water! If she was stressed she would often sneak away to go for a quick dip on Upper Clam which was not far from where the Eders live. It was hard for her to disguise what she had been up to when she returned to her family soaking wet! She was a gentle soul and will be missed! Zoey was 15.
HISTORY MOMENT – Taken from a November 1922 issue of the Glidden Enterprise – “The West Fork Road was placed upon the prospective system of state highways and made a part of the county trunk system at the meeting of the county board this past Wednesday.” The West Fork Road would become what is known to us today as the part of Highway 77 that connects Glidden to Clam Lake.
FOREST SERVICE NEWS – Some of you may have noticed domed piles of brush covered with black plastic near where Day Lake meets Highway M. These were brought to my attention as to the what and why so I spoke with District Ranger Mike Martin as to their purpose. He explained that when Day Lake was built back in the late 60’s there was also an earthen dike structure that was put in place to compliment the dam and help retain water into what is now Day Lake. As part of their dam maintenance, the Forest Service periodically brushes out the area around the dike and makes burn piles that they cover with plastic to help keep the debris dry until winter when they can safely burn. Mike told me they also make burn piles of ladder fuels along roads for winter burning. Ladder fuels is a fire fighting term for live or dead vegetation that allows wildfires to spread from the forest floor into the tree canopy. There will be some of these along GG North this year along with oak wilt piles west of Clam Lake. Trees suffering from oak wilt are destroyed to try and prevent the spread of the disease. Always interesting to learn how our Forest Service is helping keep the many facets of our mighty Chequamegon and our Day Lake Dam in good working order.
Until next week…..
Pictured are the burn piles made by the Forest Service near the Day Lake dike.
Also pictured is Zoey Eder.
