FIREWORKS CANCELLED FOR 2020
The Pine Lake Country Club announced the September 6th fireworks are CANCELLED due to COVID. We thank the PLCC for years of magnificent pyrotechnic displays and look forward to many more years of this community tradition.
NEW WAKE/SURF BOAT ROUTE in Deep Water
We received your feedback – Thank You!
Our mission is to promote safety, educate, protect water quality, and watershed property around the lake. We developed a suggested a deep water wake & surf route for Pine Lake to preserve our lake bottom and respect (stay away) shorelines to protect property damage to sea walls, boat lifts and boats while maintaining safe boating practices as described HERE.
After consultation with our lake experts, businesses, and board members, the map was created. This is our best effort to keep everyone safe, accommodate wake/surf boats so we can all enjoy Pine Lake, as an all sports lake. We know the wake/surf boat path is not perfect and that it lessens the area for those who like to float, but still allows room north of the PLCC point. Factors that went into the development of the map considered
Safety
Riparian damage to their boats and property from wake of wake/surf boats.
Research showing wake/surf boats stir bottom sediment into the lake (not good).
Floaters and swimmers use of the lake
Boats, PWC, skiers, paddle boarders, tubing around the lake
And wake/surf boats
The map is a guide and a requested route. Use your judgment, stay in deep water, be safe and respectful to other boaters. If it is too crowded to use the suggested route, make the circle wider or try another time. While we realize the suggested map route isn’t perfect, it’s a start. Let’s make a go of it.
Map of Pine Lake indicating depths & suggested Wake & Surf Boat Route
NOTE FROM A MEMBER: Rule Violation Need Help
Dear PLPOA,
After sunset, often jet skis are illegally being used on the lake and it is difficult to identify or photograph them because of the speed.
There have also been speed boats whizzing past close to midnight on weekdays on multiple occasions, again very hard to get out of the house and photograph so late at night. Hard for the cops to come and enforce something on the water so late at night.
I will do my best to report any violations, but there are challenges.
I think these are habitual offenders and if an email is sent out to all the members of the PLPOA it might be easier to identify with help, who these offenders are so they can be appropriately reprimanded so this behavior is corrected.
Thanks for all your help.
EMERGENCY - NON EMERGENCY CALL NUMBERS
Non Emergency - 248 975 9200 (WB Township), try to give details such as date, time, boat type, color, MC#, pictures, video, You can ask for a jump boat. Or you can email the information to Sergeant Jex jex@oakgov.com
Emergency - Call 911
LOST & FOUND
If you lost or found and item, we will include your items in regularly scheduled email blasts - email us.
LOST - Blue Resort Float contact Adam, 248-561-5500, acheslin@me.com
LOST Blue Tube/ Yellow Handles AND Aluminum Paddle Contact Bill 248-682-2180
LOST Red, Finish Line New Tube contact kelly@bekolay.com
VIDEO - EFFECTS OF WAKE SURF BOATS ON THE LAKES
Interesting presentation, you can watch all OR FAST FORWARD TO 20 minute mark to get the essence.
CLEAN BOATS CLEAN LAKES INITIATIVE - Short "How to" Video "CLEAN BOATS = CLEAN WATERS"
HOW MANY BOATS ARE ON PINE LAKE ON ANY GIVEN DAY?
The annual boat revealed 482 motorized boats on our 400 acre lake. We are seeing the effects of the pandemic. Families are staying home due to COVID. Boats, paddle boards, kayaks, RV’s, camping equipment are in high demand with record sales.
Help us by following all safety rules and taking safety classes before operating a boat.
Past Boat Counts
Help us by following all safety rules and taking safety classes before operating a boat.
368 Boats in 2019
225 Boats in 2018
315 Boats in 2017
374 Boats in 2016
Q & A ON INVASIVE WEED TREATMENT
QUESTION - What invasive weed beds were treated?
ANSWER - Hybrid Eurasian Milfoil was treated. Native pond weeds, the sign of a healthy lake, were not treated per DEQ restrictions.
QUESTION - Where on the lake are the invasive weed beds and that were treated?
ANSWER - See map showing the GPS coordinates on our website https://www.pinelakemi.com/lake-management Savin Lake Services will send us a 2020 map showing treated areas and we will post it on the website.
QUESTION - What is the best method for treating invasive weeds? Can a holistic approach be used?
ANSWER - The PLPOA Board with the help of experts and other resources are always looking for the most efficient, cost effective and non chemical approach, but to date, there just isn't a viable option. We are always looking for better alternatives.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
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SAFE BOATING IS EVERYONE'S BUSINESS
Refresh yourself on the Pine Lake Rules HERE.
We want everyone SAFE! Share rules with new boaters.