A Year on Lake Mitchell - 2010

March 25 -After a relatively mild winter, the ice goes out about two weeks earlier than normal.

April 29 - DNR conducts walleye shocking. Finds good crop of young walleye.

May 24-29 - Temperature hits 90 degrees and stays in 80s for a week capping a warm spring.

May 28-29 &31 - Survey team marks 1686 GPS points to pinpoint location of Eurasian Water Milfoil.

June 8 & 9 - Lake receives chemical application.

June 10 - Chladophora is harvested in Camp Torenta Canal.

June 14 & 15 - Initial treatment is completed.

June 23 - Harvesting begins in cove areas.

July 6-11 - Daytime highs range 85-91 degrees, This summer will be remembered as hot.

July 13 - 3.5 inches of rain.

July 24 - Report at Improvement Board meeting shows 357 acres of milfoil treated and 27 acres harvested.

August 18 - Survey shows 35 lakefront properties withFor Sale signs. Surveys in previous years show 30-33 For Sale properties.

October 10 - Fall colors peak.

October 26 & 27 - 30 mph winds down power lines. West Lake Mitchell loses power for 50 hours.

December 3 - Lake Mitchell freezes.

December 11-12 - Near blizzard dumps 14 inches of snow.

A Year on Lake Mitchell in Photos - 2010

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Blue Heron at dawn.

Pileated woodpecker common in the Lake Mitchell area.

Flock of coots on Little Cove.

Waves break over the City Dock in Cadillac.

Harvester collects chladophora in Camp Torenta canal.

Chemical applicator's boat treats Lake Mitchell.

Autumn sunrise over Lake Mitchell.

High winds on October 26-27 dropped a tree near Poplar Court.

Tree on power lines on 13th Street cut power for 50 hours to West Lake Mitchell residents.

The first snow arrived on November 5.

A near blizzard dropped 14 inches of snow on December 11-12.

Snowshoeing near Little Cove.

The Lake Mitchell Association is working to keep our roadways free of litter. All are welcome to help in this endevor.

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