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Campers! The Old Holbrook’s Place sent in these two before and after shots of our latest snowstorm. Note the level of the snow around the picnic tables. We definitely received a good foot plus of the white stuff! Thanks to all our photographers in the field for giving us these glimpses of the beauty of each corner of the lake.
As another snowstorm envelops us here on Manchaug Pond, it is facinating to look at these photos taken less than a month ago on New Year’s weekend by a long time MPA member and lake resident! Thank you for sending these in! Keep them coming.
Saturday, representatives from Manchaug Pond’s association and foundation once again attended the 24th Annual Lake and Pond Management Conference held at Worcester State College joining other enthusiastic lake volunteers to learn and share with a network of biologists, lawyers, environmentalists, legislators, and lake residents and advocates. The day began with the business meeting with election of officers of the umbrella organization for central Massachusetts lake associations: the Massachusetts Congress of Lake and Pond Associations, Inc (COLAP) Conference topics and issues this year included nutrient loading and the deadly cyanobacteria, aquatic weed identification, and dam structure to restoration techniques to grants. Every year, volunteers across the state from the lake associations come together to network, learn and advocate. In turn these volunteers bring the info back home to their local organizations. As the sun begins to set today at Manchaug Pond. Photo taken from scenic Manchaug Road, Sutton Here’s a look at the agenda and the workshops MPA representatives attended: B. LAKE LAW–Forming Nonprofit Lake Associations (Chapter 501(c)(3) Incorporation), Forming Watershed Districts, and Great Pond Issues (Chapter 90),– Robert Levite, Attorney, UMass Extension Service, Mass Watershed Coalition President C Introduction to AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES for VOLUNTEER LAKE/POND GROUPS— Jim Straub, …
More stylin shoes from Manchaug Pond. These sent in from Area 2 on the north end of the lake.
Please join at least 4 members of the Manchaug Pond Board of Directors who will be attending this year’s MACOLAP’s (Massachusetts Congress of Lakes and Ponds)24th ANNUAL LAKE and POND MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP Student Center, Worcester State University Saturday, January 29, 20118:00 AM to 3:00 PM(Snow Date: Sunday, January 30)[Call 508-429-5085 for message] 8:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast (Included) 8:30—10:15 Plenary Session Policies, Regulations & Legislation Affecting Massachusetts Lakes & Ponds Senator Stephen Brewer (invited) NALMS Update & Mass Lakes and Ponds Update Business Meeting/Election of Officers Stormwater, Dams & Lake/Pond Partners Ken Wagner, Water Resource Services LLC: The Big Picture in Watershed Management—How nutrient loading changes with development; realistic expectations for watershed management and options for bridging the gap 10:15—10:30 Break and Exhibit Time 10:30-11:30 CONCURRENT WORKSHOP SESSIONS A,B,C,D,E (Choose 1 of A,B,C,D or Choose E) Sessions are repeated in the next hour, Except E is a 2-hr session A. For new people LAKE & POND RESTORATION TECHNIQUES— Emphasis on Integrated Lake Management— Rob Wheaton, Field Biologist, Lycott Environmental, Inc., and Michael Lennon, Aquatic Biologist, ACT, Inc. B. LAKE LAW–Forming Nonprofit Lake Associations (Chapter 501(c)(3) Incorporation), Forming Watershed Districts, and Great Pond Issues (Chapter 90),– Robert Levite, Attorney, …
It’s all in the name! and “Manchaug” is on the menu at a near-Webster Lake eatery, Bistro Eighty Ates. A reader wintering in Florida brought this review by Worcester Magazine’s Zeke Williams to our attention. Here’s what Mr. Williams had to say …. “We started with an order of the Crock of Manchaug Bisque – a saffron-kissed mixture of a smooth sherry-cream base made with juicy pieces of lobster, shrimp and scallops. The flavors were fresh and vibrant. I am just not sure why a place looking to be “big city” would name a starter dish after a small lake and/or village in rural Sutton.” So what do you think? Did “a place looking to be big city” name its now famous “Crock of Manchaug Bisque” after “a small lake and/or village in rural Sutton”?
Yahoo news yesterday morning had a lead story on a pair of shoes, one green and one pink, worn by an actress to Sunday night’s Golden Globe Awards . Thought I would give you a look at some of the shoes four women of Manchaug Pond are wearing this season when they step out on Manchaug Pond: (photos taken this past Sunday) Ladies, send in a photo of your favorite pair of shoes this season for Manchaug Pond!
Clear blue skies and warm sunshine today and over the weekend make snowmobiling, ice fishing for pickerel, and snowshoeing the things to do on Manchaug Pond
December 16, 2010 taken by MPA VP on a cold windswept day on Manchaug Pond
This morning the temperature is 0 degrees and below depending on which side of the house you are on! Here are a few photos sent and taken from our photographic blogger and Facebook friends around the lake during the recent storm. Thanks to our Manchaug Pond photographers.
