We now have two Bat Mobiles to monitor for bats on Forest Lake - Dan Stetter & Christine Fuller and Larry & Bernie Heindl. They will continue their bat surveys on the lake until mid-October. So if you see a pontoon boat shining a spotlight on your property, don't be alarmed. It is our very own Bat Mobiles! Thank you and the good news is that the little brown bats are making a comeback after they had succumbed to a virus. They eat mosquitoes so we love bats!
What's News???
8.12.25: Another Forest Lake Association Annual Meeting and picnic (2025) is in the books! This year's meeting/picnic was held at the Land O'Lakes Pavilion for all who came to hear about what's been going on with the Board since we last met in 2024. Thank you to Dave Pushka, President, for being our official "MC". A big thank you to the FLA Board who served as the picnic committee. Everyone pitched in and helped do all the necessary stuff to make the meeting and picnic a success. Thank you to our outgoing Board members: Linda Bogdala, Larry Heindl, Donna Livingston and a big welcome and round of applause 👍 for the 4 new Board members: Chantal Kirkland, Scott Rafferty, John Reehl and Rhonda Sprague (serving the 1 year left on the term of Donna Livingston).
Mark your 2026 calendars for the 1st Saturday in August, the 1st, for next year's annual meeting/picnic. Next year's meeting/picnic will be at the home of Tony & Karen Nicosia. Thank you to the Nicosia's! See you next year (if not on the lake or around town).
Mark Dreyer, author of the "Forever Chemical" articles found a company that tests for PFAS. Tom Macak tried it and reports that his well water, on the southern shore, has NO detectable PFAS!! What are PFA's you may ask. Here is how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency defines them: PFAS are manufactured chemicals that have been used in industry and consumer products since the 1940s. Because of their widespread use and their persistence in the environment, many PFAS are found in the blood of people and animals all over the world. There are thousands of different PFAS, some of which have been more widely used and studied than others.
Below is the article found for us by Mark Dreyer:
WHAT WAS THAT STRANGE LIGHT THE OTHER NIGHT?
LAKE CHAMPION AWARD
The annual Lake Champion Award was created and awarded in 2019. The premise behind the Forest Lake Champion Award is to recognize those individual homeowners who have worked selflessly for the preservation and stewardship over the years. The criteria is simple: it is individuals who have done some of the "dirty work" or as we commonly say, the "unsung heroes". They do this work through countless actions that preserve the lake and our lake community for future generations to enjoy. Those homeowners who founded the Forest Lake Association not only experienced the beauty of the lake and its environs but laid the groundwork for future generations to ensure that all of us continue to enjoy the beauty of Forest Lake today.
2022 Lake Champion Award Winner - Tom Macak
2021 Lake Champion Award Winners - Steve & Elaine Bablitch
2020 Lake Champion Award Winner - Bill Heinig
2019 Lake Champion Award Winner - Bob Baumler