Page 17 - Vermilion Lake Association Spring 2021 Newsletter

Leave No Trace at Shore Lunch Sites
other boaters. What a great way to meet other lake lovers!
The sites are monitored by volunteer Vermilion Lake Association members who do a wonderful job of keeping things in repair and clean for everyone’s use. If anything is amiss or perhaps in need of attention, please call one of the two coordinators listed below.
John Zweig/West End: 218-750-3971 Mike Ptak/East End: 612-986-7984
A map with shore lunch site locations, and GPS bearings, are listed on the VLA website:
https://www.vermilionlakeassociation.org/wp-con- tent/uploads/2019/09/Lake-Vermilion-Shore-Lunch- Site-Map-1.pdf
For more information on “Leave No Trace”:
https://lnt.org/why/7-principles/
Above: Amelia Michaelson gives a "thumbs up" to the clean shore lunch site at Bear Creek.
WWhy should I become a member?
By Mike Ptak, VLA member/volunteer
One of the more popular activities on Lake Vermilion is going to a shore lunch site. There are eight designated locations spread out across the lake to enjoy a picnic and perhaps cook up some fresh fish with family and friends. Each site has a dock, picnic table, fire ring, and latrine.
We expect a busy summer again
this year with the Canadian border
being closed indefinitely. Remem-
ber to be respectful and leave it cleaner than when you arrived. This means packing out all your garbage, including bottles, cans, and food scraps. (Food scraps attract unwanted wildlife.) Cutting of trees is not al- lowed. A lot of work goes into digging latrines-please no garbage in pits! All toilet paper belongs in the latrines, not along the trail leading up to the latrines.
The intended purpose is to enjoy a lunch and per- haps a fire in the provided ring or cooking grate. Try to limit your time so others may enjoy, or share with
ith this edition of the Vermilion you You are contributing to help preserve a resource may be reading this newsletter courtesy you value.
of the expanded free distribution of this special issue. Normally, this news-
letter is reserved for distribution to our members. The Vermilion Lake Association is probably the largest, most active lake association in the state. We have approximately 2,800 members, many of whom provide valuable time as volunteers. So, if you are not a member, here are sev- eral reasons to join.
By receiving this newsletter quarterly, you stay in- formed about issues that can impact your enjoyment of the lake.
You are supporting the development and mainte- nance of the many amenities the Lake Association provides to the lake such as:
Prevention of the introduction of aquatic invasive species
Use of the shore lunch sites Preservation of our loon population Use of the navigational beacons
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Dwight Warkentin VLA Vice-President
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