2012 spring meeting

 

Dear Island Lake Property Owners,

The Island Lake Property Owners Association will hold their spring meeting on Saturday May 26, at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church in Rose City.  The directors will meet at 9:30 a.m.

We had a relatively mild winter at the lake and a great spring.  I hope this is a prelude to the kind of summer we are going to have.

Plans are going well for the 4^th of July boat parade as well as our third annual Island Lake Arts and Craft Show. The craft show will be held on Labor Day weekend on the corner of Dyer and Oak Roads.

The DNR has asked everyone on Island Lake to PLEASE STOP FEEDING THE SWANS.  By feeding them, they feel that we are contributing to the problem of the swans fighting.  I realize its fun to feed the swans, but it is not fun if it is causing them to kill each other.  Let’s stop feeding them this year and see if things get back to normal.

I look forward to seeing all of you at the meeting on Saturday, May 26.

Sincerely,

 Larry Sills

Autumn at Island Lake

Leaves have been falling for weeks and people have been blowing and raking regularly.

October can be such a fickle month and it can also be the most beautiful.

New residents of Island Lake

Unfortunately the third signet did not make it and died mid-August 2011.

Photos courtesy of Samatha Rice Houston, TX

fall meeting 2011

August 10, 2011

Dear Island Lake Property Owners,                                              

The Island Lake Property Owners Association will hold their fall meeting on Saturday, September 3, at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church in Rose City, The directors will meet at 9:30 a.m. 

Our 2012 Membership dues of $20.00 are due on or before October 1^st.  You can pay your dues at this meeting or by sending them to our treasurer at 7187 N. Portsmouth Rd. Saginaw, MI  48601

We have several new families with homes on the lake.  This will be a good time for all of our members to invite their new neighbors to attend this meeting.  We welcome all property owners from around the lake.

The 14^th annual 4^th of July boat parade was another great success thanks to Clare Hulett.  The parade is a source of pride for lake residents and a lot of fun for those involved. 

Once again, we are proud of our family of swans this year.  Mother, father and their three babies are all doing ‘swimmingly’.

For the ladies, there will be a luncheon held on Thursday, September 8^th at Los Cuatro Amigos Restaurant on N. US 23 in East Tawas.  Call Judy Sederlund at 989-685-2804 or Dawn Hartel at 989-685-8771 to R.S.V.P. if you plan to attend.

Don’t forget the second Island Lake Arts and Craft Show at the corner of Oak and Dyer Roads on Saturday, September 3 and Sunday, September 4. 

This has been an extremely warm summer.  I hope this hasn’t kept you from enjoying your place on the lake this year.

I look forward to seeing all of you at the meeting on Saturday, September 3.

Sincerely,      Larry Sills

2ND ANNUAL ISLAND LAKE ART FAIR

Calling all Island Lake Artists and Crafters





The 2nd annual Island Lake Arts & Crafts show will be on


Sept. 3rd & 4th. Bring your artistic creations and set up on Fri eve. or Sat. morning.


The show times will be 10:ooam to 4:oopm each day.


The location is the corner of Oak and Dyer rds.


Special thanks to Bob and Robin McKinnon for letting us use this site.





Any questions call


Clare Hulett 989-685-3974


or email to


clareh@m33access.com

Sunrise over Island Lake July 2011

traveling Elvis makes the rounds

the king of rock
roams from dock to dock
dont keep him home
he was meant to roam

notes from the spring meeting 2011- unofficial

***Frontier , the phone company came to the meeting and spoke for about a half an hour.
1. They will be rolling out  DSL (high speed internet) around the end of Oct.
2. a 1 meg plan will be about $20
3. a 300' wireless router rents for $6
4 they have a 4 month seasonal plan

*** we have 106 members
*** last year we caught 10 pike one was 37" . so we will not stock fish this year
*** Oak wilt is a problem , don't prune oaks until after Oct 15
*** Issues at the beach, don't give the Host any money, Put it in the metal box, Also she can't give tickets
*** Tan Newspaper boxes should be removed
***Purple Lousstrife (sp) should be removed ...Very Invasive
*** don't park in the easments, its a fire lane
*** Boat parade is July 3 1:00pm  rain date July 4
*** Be reasonable about fireworks. Only a few days around the 4th
*** Ladies Lunch July 9th
*** Treas report .... we have over 4K in the bank for improvements/memberships/costs/ mailings
         Please turn in email to save ILPOA money
*** Swans have layed eggs. Need sign to warn people to stay away. ( I made one)

Springtime at Island Lake

The winter was long. The ice was late in departing, but the swans were back.

Slowly but surely things are coming alive at Island Lake.

There is a beaver!

A friend and I were up at our cabin the last weekend in April and saw a large wake on the lake. He said "look a beaver" and I told him there were a number of muskrats living in the area. As we watched the animal came out of the water and sat on a log. It was a beaver! We looked at it through binoculars and confirmed our sighting.